Software Engineer

Coinbase
Charlotte, NC
On-site

Who this role is best for

Best suited to mid-level software engineers with Golang and React expertise working in compliance-focused financial technology, based in Charlotte, NC.

Best fit for

  • Engineers who thrive in high-intensity environments pushing technical limits.
    — “The bar is high, the environment is intense
  • Full-stack developers comfortable owning features from design to deployment.
    — “Own end-to-end development of user-facing features
  • Technical leaders who mentor peers on architecture and best practices.
    — “Mentor engineers on design patterns, coding standards

Things to consider

  • Quarterly in-person working sessions required despite remote-first policy.
    — “Expect to get together quarterly for intense in-person working sessions
  • Charlotte-based work with no fully remote eligibility.
    — “This role requires you to be based in Charlotte, NC

How to stand out

  • Demonstrate concrete examples of improving workflow efficiency with AI.
    — “drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality
  • Showcase distributed systems expertise beyond basic implementations.
    — “Hands-on experience with distributed systems patterns
  • Highlight cross-functional collaboration with non-technical stakeholders.
    — “Partner with product, design, security, and data teams
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Mid

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • build user-facing features
  • implement third-party integrations
  • mentor engineers
Typical background
software engineeringcloud technologies

Skills & requirements

Required

GoReactCloud-technologiesDistributed-systemsEvent-driven-architectures

Preferred

KafkaTerraformObservability

Stack & domain

GoReactCloud TechnologiesAWSKubernetesTerraformDistributed SystemsSQLNoSQLEvent-driven ArchitecturesCachingLoad BalancingObservability ToolingCommunicationProblem-solvingTeamworkMentorshipSoftware EngineeringComplianceFinance

About the role

Original posting from Coinbase

Ready to do the most impactful work of your career? At Coinbase, we are uncompromising on our mission to increase economic freedom. The bar is high, the environment is intense, and we like it that way. This isn't a place for complacency, it’s a place to be pushed past your perceived limits. If you're ready to build the future of finance alongside people who refuse to settle for "good enough," you belong here. Coinbase is a remote-first, but not remote-only company. Expect to get together quarterly for intense in-person working sessions called “surges.” learn more about working at Coinbase.

Software Engineer - Compliance CXAE (Charlotte, NC)

As a Software Engineer on the EAA Compliance CXAE team within the Platform group, you'll build the AI-first applications and services that power how CX Compliance agents work every day. This team is responsible for the platforms, tools, and integrations that streamline compliance processes, helping agents resolve customer issues and KYC workflows faster, with greater accuracy, and at scale. You'll own full-stack feature delivery across Golang and React, ship third-party integrations, and directly improve the productivity and compliance experience for millions of Coinbase customers. 

This role requires you to be based in Charlotte, NC and is not eligible for fully remote work.

What you'll do:

Own end-to-end development of user-facing features across the compliance agent platform using Golang, React, and cloud technologies, from design through production deployment.

Lead assessment, selection, and implementation of third-party tools and vendor integrations that extend platform capabilities and accelerate delivery.

Partner with product, design, security, and data teams to deliver cross-functional solutions to complex compliance and CX problems.

Build and maintain scalable, high-traffic services leveraging event-driven architectures, caching, load balancing, and observability tooling across AWS and Kubernetes.

Mentor engineers on design patterns, coding standards, testing strategies, and deployment best practices to raise the overall quality bar for the team.

Required Skills and Experience:

2+ years of software engineering experience building large-scale, user-facing systems with Golang, React, and cloud technologies (AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, or similar).

Hands-on experience with distributed systems patterns including rate limiters, circuit breakers, caching, load balancing, and event-driven architectures (Kafka, MQ, or similar), plus proficiency in SQL or NoSQL databases.

Demonstrated ability to author and contribute to technical architecture decisions, translating complex technical concepts into clear documentation and communication for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

This role requires the person

Job ID: P77388

Pay Transparency Notice: Base salary varies by location (see range below). Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)). 

Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus):$152,405—$179,300 USD

Application Limit: Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information. Applicants with criminal histories will be considered consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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Accommodations: If you are an individual with a disability who needs a reasonable accommodation, email us your request and contact info at accommodations[at]coinbase.com. Need screen reading technology? Click here to download a free compatible screen reader and view the tutorial.

Data Privacy & Arbitration: By submitting your application, you agree to our Candidate Privacy Notice. US applicants: By submitting your application, you agree to Arbitration of Disputes.

AI Disclosure: Coinbase is piloting an AI tool based on machine learning technologies to conduct initial screening interviews to qualified applicants. The tool simulates realistic interview scenarios and engages in dynamic conversation.  Coinbase is also piloting an AI interview intelligence platform to transcribe and summarize interview notes, allowing our interviewers to fully focus on you as the candidate. Coinbase will not use AI to make decisions impacting employment.

Source: Coinbase careers

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