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Staff Software Engineer (Platform - Financial Engineering)

Coinbase· Platform
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Remote$218k - $256.5kFull-timePosted 3w ago

About the role

Staff Software Engineer on the Finance Engineering Platform team responsible for frontend technical direction of systems that transform trading, payment, and transfer activity into accurate financial records, building the internal control plane for Finance and Accounting teams, and delivering scalable, user-centric experiences.

Responsibilities

  • Own the frontend technical strategy and architecture for financial reconciliation and operations products, including React and TypeScript applications for high-volume financial data, tables, filtering, visualizations, and transaction-level investigation.
  • Lead the design of auditable human-in-the-loop workflows covering validation, approval states, error handling, permissions, and review history.
  • Define end-to-end contracts with backend and API teams so that new data capabilities become reliable, understandable product features.
  • Establish best practices for frontend quality across testing, accessibility, performance, observability, feature management, and safe rollout.
  • Drive the most ambiguous and high-impact initiatives, creating technical clarity and alignment across engineering, product, design, and Finance stakeholders.
  • Partner directly with Finance and Accounting users to translate operational pain points into a clear product and technical roadmap, while mentoring engineers and raising the team's technical bar.

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of software engineering experience, including significant experience building and shipping production web applications with React and TypeScript, with fullstack capability across frontend and backend services.
  • Demonstrated track record leading ambiguous, cross-functional projects from problem definition through design, implementation, rollout, and iteration.
  • Deep frontend architecture expertise including state management, API integration, performance optimization, accessibility, testing, and observability.
  • Experience building data-rich operational products, enterprise software, or workflow systems where accuracy and user trust are essential (financial systems, reconciliation, or payments domain experience preferred).
  • History of influencing technical direction across organizational boundaries and creating durable alignment among stakeholders with different priorities through written technical designs and product discussions.
  • Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

Skills

Required:ReactTypeScriptFrontend architectureCross-functional leadership
Nice to have:Data-rich operational product experience

Benefits

  • Medical Plan, Dental and Vision Plan with generous employee contributions
  • Health Savings Account with company contributions each pay period
  • Disability and Life Insurance
  • 401(k) plan with company match
  • Wellness Stipend
  • Mobile/Internet Reimbursement
  • Volunteer Time Off
  • Fertility Counseling and Benefits
  • Generous Time off/Leave Policy
  • The option of getting paid in digital currency
Last updated Oct 15, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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Buy, sell, and manage cryptocurrencies.

Founded in June of 2012, Coinbase is a digital currency wallet and platform where merchants and consumers can transact with new digital currencies like bitcoin, ethereum, and litecoin. Our vision is to bring more innovation, efficiency, and equality of opportunity to the world by building an open financial system. Our first step on that journey is making digital currency accessible and approachable for everyone. Two principles guide our efforts. First, be the most trusted company in our domain. Second, create user-focused products that are easier and more intuitive to use.

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