Staff Software Engineer, Enterprise Apps

Coinbase
United States
Remote

Who this role is best for

Aimed at senior-level software engineers with distributed systems expertise who thrive in collaborative, high-impact environments.

Best fit for

  • Senior engineers with experience in distributed systems and a track record of leading high-impact projects
    — “8+ years of software engineering experience, with demonstrated ability to architect and deliver distributed systems that solve ambiguous, high-impact problems
  • Individuals who can translate complex technical challenges into strategic plans with measurable outcomes
    — “translating ambiguous problems into clear architectural plans with measurable outcomes
  • Candidates who can mentor engineers and raise the overall technical standards of a team
    — “Mentor engineers on design techniques, coding standards, testing practices, and operational best practices, raising the overall engineering quality bar across the team

Things to consider

  • Periodic in-person attendance required despite remote-first work model
    — “Expect to get together quarterly for intense in-person working sessions called “surges”
  • Candidates must be prepared to work with global teams across multiple time zones
    — “Partner cross-functionally with teams across multiple time zones

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with Golang, gRPC, and event-driven architectures in your resume and interview narrative
    — “Architect and deliver distributed backend systems and foundational infrastructure components, including dynamic configuration, container orchestration, and secrets storage, using Golang, gRPC, TypeScript, and React
  • Emphasize your ability to lead technical direction and influence decisions across teams
    — “Lead technical direction for the team by defining strategic roadmaps with engineering management and stakeholders
  • Showcase your hands-on DevOps and cloud infrastructure skills with specific examples
    — “Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure and DevOps tooling such as AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines
  • Demonstrate your ability to use generative AI to improve workflow efficiency and compliance outcomes
    — “Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • architect and deliver distributed backend systems
  • lead technical direction
  • mentor engineers
  • partner cross-functionally
Typical background
8+ years of software engineering experiencedeep proficiency in Go

Skills & requirements

Required

GoGrpcTypeScriptReactCloud InfrastructureDevops ToolingDistributed SystemsTechnical LeadershipMentorship

Preferred

AI IntegrationObservability

Stack & domain

GoGrpcTypeScriptReactKubernetesTerraformBuildkiteRate LimitersCachingLoad BalancingCircuit BreakersObservabilityMetricsLoggingTracingTechnical LeadershipMentorshipCross-functional CollaborationProblem-solvingCommunicationEnterprise ApplicationsCustomer ServiceComplianceDistributed SystemsBackend Systems

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.

As a Staff Software Engineer on the Agent Engagement and Experience team within Coinbase's Enterprise Applications and Architecture (EAA) org, you'll build the customer experience platforms that power customer service and compliance processes for CX agents across the company. This team creates innovative services, tools, and applications that help resolve customer issues and compliance KYC processes faster and with greater accuracy. You'll anchor new projects, set technical direction, and mentor engineers while architecting the distributed systems that directly improve customer satisfaction and compliance outcomes at scale.

What you'll do:

Architect and deliver distributed backend systems and foundational infrastructure components, including dynamic configuration, container orchestration, and secrets storage, using Golang, gRPC, TypeScript, and React

Lead technical direction for the team by defining strategic roadmaps with engineering management and stakeholders, translating ambiguous problems into clear architectural plans with measurable outcomes

Build and scale high-reliability services that streamline CX agent workflows and compliance processes, owning end-to-end delivery from design through production deployment

Mentor engineers on design techniques, coding standards, testing practices, and operational best practices, raising the overall engineering quality bar across the team

Partner cross-functionally with teams across multiple time zones to identify platform improvements, foresee potential issues, and communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical leaders

Required Skills and Experience:

8+ years of software engineering experience, with demonstrated ability to architect and deliver distributed systems that solve ambiguous, high-impact problems

Deep proficiency in Go (Golang) and experience building scalable, high-traffic backend services in production, including API development (gRPC, GraphQL), event-driven architectures (Kafka, MQ), and SQL or NoSQL databases

Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure and DevOps tooling such as AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines (BuildKite or similar), including rate limiters, caching, load balancing, circuit breakers, and observability (metrics, logging, tracing)

Proven track record of leading technical projects end-to-end, mentoring engineers, and influencing architectural decisions across teams without direct authority

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

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):$218,025—$256,500 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.

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Source: Coinbase careers

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