Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Consumer - Growth & App Infra)

📋 Description

• • Join Coinbase, a leader in the cryptocurrency space, and contribute to our mission of increasing economic freedom globally by building the next generation of crypto-forward products and features.
• • As a Senior Software Engineer, Backend, you will tackle unique, large-scale, and highly complex technical challenges at the intersection of web-scale applications and blockchain technology.
• • You will play a pivotal role in making cryptocurrency accessible to everyone worldwide, operating real-time applications with high frequency, low latency updates, and managing some of the most secure infrastructure in the cloud.
• • This role is within the Consumer & Business Group (CBG), specifically on the Growth team, which is dedicated to becoming the #1 financial app globally by driving sustainable user growth through innovative acquisition, engagement, and retention strategies.
• • The Growth organization operates with a vision to scale Coinbase to a billion active users by building foundational infrastructure and executing rapidly on user acquisition, engagement, and retention initiatives.
• • You will be part of a dynamic team focused on the entire user journey, from acquisition and onboarding to engagement and retention, ensuring Coinbase is the easiest, safest, and fastest platform for crypto assets.
• • The team's approach is systematic and impact-driven, focusing on delivering tangible outcomes rather than just outputs.
• • You will be encouraged to adopt a full-stack mindset, enabling you to quickly pursue and validate ideas across product, backend systems, ML, and data, fostering flexibility and velocity.
• • A data-driven approach is essential; you will identify and pursue high-impact opportunities backed by robust data analysis.
• • High agency is a core attribute, meaning you will understand how your work directly contributes to Coinbase's growth, take accountability for results, and possess the necessary tools and skills to build products and systems rapidly.
• • The team operates at high velocity, driven by a genuine motivation to move quickly while maintaining a balance between speed and quality, prioritizing simplicity where possible.
• • You will invest in tools, systems, and processes to enhance velocity and build strong organizational relationships to overcome potential barriers to execution.
• • The team's methodology involves rapidly launching, iterating, and optimizing features and products to drive Coinbase's growth.
• • You will build resilient and scalable systems that unlock growth at scale and accelerate the development and iteration of features and products.
• • Your work will span across the entire technology stack, including web, mobile, backend, data, and machine learning components.
• • Key responsibilities include designing, building, scaling, and maintaining production services, and composing service-oriented architectures.
• • You will write high-quality, well-tested code to meet customer needs and contribute to the overall technical vision and roadmap.
• • Collaborate closely with engineers, designers, product managers, and senior leadership to translate product and technical visions into actionable quarterly roadmaps.
• • Articulate and drive a long-term vision for the maintenance and scaling of backend systems and the teams responsible for them.
• • You will be instrumental in building and running experiments that directly power the growth of Coinbase's retail products.
• • Design and implement scalable systems to address novel challenges using modern cloud technologies and adhering to industry best practices.
• • Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement, sharing knowledge and best practices within the engineering team.
• • Embrace the challenge of working in a fast-paced, innovative environment where your contributions have a direct and measurable impact on the company's success and the broader adoption of cryptocurrency.