Job brief: Staff Software Engineer, AI Developer Productivity

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• Listed on Coinbase's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-10 (today); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-10.
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• No other listing with this title and place on this board in the last 90 days.
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What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: $218,025 to $256,500 a year
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Remote · Remote - USA · US - Remote Zone 1 (Job Requisitions Only)
• Posted: 2026-11-09

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Lead / staff. The title says "Staff".

Must have

• Required skills and experience:
• 8+ years of software engineering experience with at least 2 years building AI/LLM-powered developer tools, agentic workflows, or code automation systems

Main duties

• Own the architecture and delivery of agentic AI workflows for continuous code improvement, including automated refactoring, test generation, and proactive bu…
• Build developer productivity tooling that integrates LLM-powered agents into the Institutional engineering workflow, from code review through deployment
• Partner with Platform's AI and DevX teams to align on shared infrastructure while customizing capabilities for Institutional's unique reliability, security, …
• Drive adoption of AI-assisted development practices across Institutional engineering, measuring impact on velocity, code quality, and developer satisfaction

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for software engineer jobs across the U.S.: $188k a year (1,004 listings, 65 employers). This listing is 26% higher.
• Across Coinbase's 43 open listings, 7% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How Coinbase hires

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