Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Coinbase One)

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 . Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Coinbase One) We're hiring a Senior Software Engineer, Backend to join the Coinbase One team within the Consumer & Business group. Coinbase One is Coinbase's subscription membership product, offering a suite of premium benefits that supercharge the Coinbase experience for paying members. You'll own the backend systems that power the membership lifecycle, from sign-up and payment processing to benefit delivery and targeted promotions, directly driving subscriber growth and retention for millions of customers. What you'll do: • Own the design, development, and operation of backend services powering the Coinbase One membership lifecycle, including sign-up flows, subscription management, and recurring payment processing • Build scalable platform capabilities that enable targeted benefit delivery, promotional incentives, and personalized membership experiences across the Coinbase retail application • Partner with frontend, product, design, and payments teams to scope, ship, and iterate on customer-facing membership features from concept through production • Drive backend architecture decisions for the Coinbase One product area, establishing patterns for reliability, extensibility, and integration with broader Coinbase platform services • Improve service reliability, observability, and performance across Coinbase One's backend stack, proactively identifying and resolving production issues Required Skills and Experience: • 5+ years of professional backend software engineering experience with a track record of shipping and operating production services at scale • Demonstrated experience building subscription, payments, or commerce systems, including recurring billing, entitlements, or promotional logic • Proficiency in Go or a similar backend systems language (Java, C++, Rust) with demonstrated ability to adapt to a Go-centric codebase • Proven ability to design and maintain APIs and distributed systems that integrate across multiple product surfaces (web and mobile) • Track record of taking ambiguous projects from scoping through production with minimal oversight, including cross-functional collaboration with product and design partners • 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): $186,065 — $218,900 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. • US Applicants: View Employee Rights , Know Your Rights , and E-Verify Notice of Participation. • 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 .