Full-Time

Senior Software Engineer

Backend, Consumer, Coinbase Card

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Coinbase

Coinbase

5,001-10,000 employees

Digital currency wallet and transaction platform

Compensation Overview

$186k - $218.9k/yr

+ Bonus + Equity + Benefits

Senior

Remote in USA

In-person participation is required throughout the year for team and company-wide offsites.

Category
Backend Engineering
Software Engineering
Required Skills
Go
Requirements
  • You have at least 5 years of experience in software engineering.
  • You have experience with Card products and built or worked on such a product at scale.
  • You’ve designed, built, scaled and maintained production services, and know how to compose a service oriented architecture.
  • You write high quality, well tested code to meet the needs of your customers.
  • You’re passionate about building an open financial system that brings the world together.
Responsibilities
  • Build new services to meet critical product and business needs using Golang for our Card program.
  • Design scalable systems to solve novel problems with modern cloud technology and industry best practices.
  • Articulate a long term vision for maintaining and scaling our backend systems and the teams running them.
  • Work with engineers, designers, product managers and senior leadership to turn our product and technical vision into a tangible roadmap every quarter.
  • Write high quality, well tested code to meet the needs of your customers.
Desired Qualifications
  • You have gone through a rapid growth in your company (from startup to mid-size).
  • Experience with growth experiments or A/B testing frameworks.
  • You have experience with Blockchain technology (such as Bitcoin, Ethereum etc..).
  • You’ve worked with Golang, Postgres, MongoDB or DynamoDB.
  • You’ve built financial, high reliability or security systems.
  • Crypto-forward experience, including familiarity with onchain activity.

Coinbase provides a platform for buying, selling, and storing digital currencies like bitcoin, ethereum, and litecoin. Users can create a digital wallet to manage their cryptocurrency transactions easily. The platform is designed to be user-friendly, making it accessible for both merchants and consumers. Unlike many competitors, Coinbase focuses on building trust with its users through reliable services and a straightforward interface. The company's goal is to create an open financial system that promotes innovation and equal opportunity in the digital currency space.

Company Size

5,001-10,000

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2012

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Coinbase's tokenized equities offer a new revenue stream, competing with Robinhood.
  • Expansion into Luxembourg positions Coinbase for favorable EU regulatory environments.
  • Coinbase's political involvement may shape favorable cryptocurrency regulations.

What critics are saying

  • Coinbase Payments may face competition from PayPal and Stripe.
  • Tokenized equities could attract regulatory scrutiny, impacting Coinbase's offerings.
  • Expansion in Luxembourg may be delayed by backlash against fast-track licenses.

What makes Coinbase unique

  • Coinbase offers a user-friendly platform for digital currency transactions.
  • Coinbase's partnership with Shopify expands its reach in the global payments market.
  • Coinbase's new Business platform targets startups and SMBs with tailored cryptocurrency solutions.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

401(k) Company Match

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

1%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

-2%
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