Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Platform) Coinbase is seeking Senior Backend Engineers to join our Platform Product Group, which aims to build a trusted, scalable, and compliant platform to maximize velocity, efficiency, and quality. These engineers will work on foundational systems used by multiple Coinbase products, ensuring a consistent and high-quality user experience. Current openings are for our Finhub and Identity teams.
As part of Coinbase, you will develop next-generation crypto-forward products, solving complex technical challenges at web-scale and blockchain technology constraints. You will contribute to systems that make cryptocurrency accessible globally, operating real-time, high-frequency, low-latency applications within a secure, cloud-based infrastructure.
Responsibilities include:
Building current services with Golang to address critical product and business needs.
Designing scalable systems using modern cloud technologies and best practices.
Planning long-term strategies for maintaining and scaling backend systems and teams.
Collaborating with engineers, designers, product managers,



and leadership to develop quarterly roadmaps.
Writing high-quality, well-tested code to meet customer needs.
Ideal candidates will have:
At least 5 years of software engineering experience.
Experience designing, building, scaling, and maintaining production services with service-oriented architecture.
A passion for building an open financial system that unites the world.
Preferred qualifications:
Experience with rapid company growth (startup to mid-size).
Experience with growth experiments or A/B testing frameworks.
Blockchain technology experience (Bitcoin, Ethereum, etc.).
Experience decomposing monoliths into microservices.
Proficiency with Golang, Ruby, Docker, Rails, Postgres, MongoDB, or DynamoDB.
Experience building financial, high-reliability, or security systems.
Crypto-forward experience, including onchain activities, ENS, dApps, or blockchain services.
*Crypto-related questions may be used to assess your onchain experience.

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📌 Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Platform) (Manitoba)
🏢 Coinbase
📍 Manitoba