Build scalable backend services for Coinbase's crypto products in a remote-first environment.
Posted by employer 4 days ago
First seen on Joblaze 4 days ago
Last verified on the company career page 1 day ago
Skills & Technologies
What you'll build
- Build, deploy, and maintain backend services
- Define internal and customer-facing APIs
- Lead end-to-end delivery of features
- Strengthen operational excellence
- Participate in code reviews
Must have
- 2+ years of professional experience building backend services
- Experience designing and shipping APIs
- Familiarity deploying and testing in microservice ecosystems
- Proven ability to communicate technical trade-offs
Practical constraints
- Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period
AI in the day-to-day
Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs.
Requirements
- Experience
- 2+ years
Not disclosed in this posting: visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In this role, the Software Engineer on the CDP Foundations team at Coinbase focuses on building and maintaining backend services and APIs that support the launch and scaling of crypto products. Key skills include experience with microservices architecture, API design, and operational excellence, particularly in enhancing reliability and observability. This position is suited for engineers with at least two years of experience in production environments, who can effectively communicate technical concepts to cross-functional teams. Coinbase's remote-first culture emphasizes collaboration through quarterly in-person sessions.
Joblaze insights
- Listed 4 days ago — first seen on Joblaze September 30, 2026. Last confirmed on Coinbase's careers page October 3, 2026.
- Salary band is below the typical range for Backend roles (median ~$180,000).
- Starts above 65% of 133 comparable mid backend roles in United States we track (median $136,000 across 54 companies).
- APIs appears in 4.9% of 244 comparable mid backend roles in United States; Microservices appears in 0.8% of 244 comparable mid backend roles in United States.
Quick facts
- Is the Software Engineer, CDP - Foundations role remote?
- Yes — Coinbase lists this as a fully remote position.
- What's the salary range?
- Coinbase lists $152,405–$179,300 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 2 years of relevant experience for this Software Engineer, CDP - Foundations role.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: APIs, Microservices.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Coinbase targets mid-level candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Software Engineer, CDP - Foundations role at Coinbase.
From the original posting
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 Software Engineer on the CDP Foundations team within the Developer group, you'll build the core platform capabilities that enable businesses to launch and scale crypto products. The CDP Foundations team's three pods, Portal and Platform Services, Custodial Foundations, and Fully Disclosed Onboarding and Eligibility, own the foundational experiences and primitives spanning the developer portal, shared customer services, custodial accounts and taxes, and KYC/KYB onboarding and eligibility APIs. You'll design and ship the backend services and APIs that make it easier for partners and their customers to securely access Coinbase's crypto infrastructure.
What you'll do:
- Build, deploy, and maintain scalable, secure, and high-performing backend services in a microservices and distributed architecture
- Define internal and customer-facing APIs that serve as the building blocks for CDP, prioritizing clean design and a high-quality developer experience
- Lead end-to-end delivery of features from implementation through deployment and monitoring
- Strengthen operational excellence across the team by proactively addressing technical debt and driving improvements in reliability and observability
- Participate in code reviews and on-call rotation, lead incident response, and foster a team environment that welcomes constructive feedback to maintain high code quality standards
Required Skills and Experience:
- 2+ years of professional experience building and maintaining production backend services in a microservices or distributed systems environment
- Experience designing and shipping internal or customer-facing APIs with a focus on high-quality developer experience and clean interface design
- Familiarity deploying and testing in microservice ecosystems, including structured observability and monitoring tooling
- Proven ability to communicate technical trade-offs clearly in writing and in live discussions with cross-functional partners
- Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.
- Demonstrates the ability to responsibly use generative AI tools and copilots (e.g., LibreChat, Gemini, Glean) in daily workflows, continuously learn as tools evolve, and apply human‑in‑the‑loop practices to deliver business‑ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in efficiency, cost, and quality.
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- 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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