Senior Software Engineer at coinbase

Compensation

$186,065 – $218,900/yr

Setup: Remote
Location: Surprise, Arizona
Type: Full-time
Level: not_specified
Posted: Jul 9, 2026

Description

Coinbase is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their EAA Compliance CXAE team. This role involves building full-stack applications to enhance compliance processes, focusing on AI-first tooling, user-facing feature development, and integrating third-party vendors. The engineer will lead complex technical solutions, architect platform improvements, ensure system reliability, and mentor junior developers.

Required Skills

Golang
React
cloud technologies
AWS
Kubernetes
Terraform
BuildKite
vendor integrations
rate limiters
caching
load balancing
distributed debugging
event-driven architectures
Kafka
MQ
SQL or NoSQL databases
service communication patterns
gRPC
GraphQL
ETL

Additional Information

Required Previous Experiences: 5+ years of software engineering experience developing large-scale systems with Golang and React, shipping user-facing features on cloud infrastructure (AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, BuildKite or similar)
Demonstrated experience with third-party vendor integrations, including assessment, implementation, and ongoing operational management of external platforms.
Proven track record building and operating large-scale, high-traffic platforms with hands-on experience in rate limiters, caching, load balancing, circuit breakers, and distributed debugging.
Proficiency in event-driven architectures (Kafka, MQ), SQL or NoSQL databases, and service communication patterns (gRPC, GraphQL, ETL), with experience authoring and contributing to technical architecture decisions.
Experience working across distributed teams and time zones, translating complex technical concepts into clear narratives for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.