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Senior Software Engineer, Backend - Payments Platform

Coinbase· Payments
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Remote$186.1k - $218.9kFull-timePosted 2w ago

About the role

Senior Software Engineer to join Coinbase Payments, building scalable backend systems and APIs for fiat on- and off-ramps, focusing on reliability, observability, and expanding payment capabilities across markets.

Responsibilities

  • Design and build scalable, fault-tolerant backend services for payment processing using Go, ensuring high reliability and correctness for financial transactions at scale
  • Own end-to-end delivery of payment features, from technical design through production deployment, monitoring, and iteration
  • Build the platform primitives, extension points, and self-serve APIs that let other Coinbase teams add new payment methods and rails without deep changes to the core services
  • Partner with engineers, product managers, and senior leadership to translate product vision and business requirements into technical plans each quarter
  • Drive improvements to system reliability, observability, and performance across payment services, proactively identifying and resolving bottlenecks
  • Contribute to engineering quality through thoughtful code reviews, design discussions, and advocacy for best practices in service-oriented architecture

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in backend software engineering, with hands-on experience building and maintaining production services in a service-oriented or microservices architecture
  • Proficiency in Go or similar backend languages, with experience designing scalable, low-latency APIs and distributed systems
  • Track record of owning features end-to-end, from design through deployment and production support, in a fast-moving environment
  • Experience with financial systems, payments infrastructure, or high-volume transactional systems that require precision and auditability
  • Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality

Skills

Required:GoBackend architectureFinancial systems / payments infrastructure

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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