Senior Software Engineer, Backend - Payments Platform

Coinbase

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Work type: Remote
Location: Remote
Salary: $186,065–$218,900 / yr
Posted: 4 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today

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Similar $200k

This role $202k

$160k most similar roles pay here $249k

This role pays less than 51% of similar roles. Most pay $170,287–$228,950 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $202k versus about $200k for comparable roles.

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About Coinbase

Coinbase Global is a publicly traded cryptocurrency exchange platform where consumers can buy, sell, and store digital currencies including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and hundreds of other cryptocurrencies. Industry: Cryptocurrency Exchange & Financial Technology

Coinbase currently has 88 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $186,512–$218,900 across 78 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, Backend - Payments Platform

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As a Senior Software Engineer, Backend - Payments Platform, you will join the Payments team within the Platform organization to build infrastructure, workflows, and APIs for fiat on- and off-ramps. You will design and build scalable, fault-tolerant backend services using Go to process high-volume payment traffic across various rails and partner integrations. Your daily work involves owning end-to-end feature delivery, from technical design through production deployment, while building platform primitives and self-serve APIs for internal teams. The role requires expertise in microservices architecture, distributed systems, and low-latency APIs. You will solve complex problems regarding payment success rates and reliability within financial systems that require high precision and auditability. Key skills include proficiency in Go, experience with high-volume transactional systems, and the ability to translate product vision into technical plans while improving system observability and performance.

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Skills

Go Microservices Distributed Systems Observability Service-Oriented Architecture High-Volume Transactional Systems

What you'll do

Design and build scalable, fault-tolerant backend services for high-volume payment processing using Go.
Own the end-to-end delivery of payment features from technical design through production deployment and monitoring.
Build platform primitives and self-serve APIs to allow other teams to integrate new payment methods quickly.
Translate product vision and business requirements into actionable technical plans with cross-functional partners.
Improve system reliability, observability, and performance by proactively identifying and resolving bottlenecks.
Conduct code reviews and lead design discussions to advocate for best practices in service-oriented architecture.

What we're looking for

5+ years of experience in backend software engineering.
Experience building and maintaining production services in a service-oriented or microservices architecture.
Proficiency in Go or similar backend languages for designing scalable, low-latency APIs and distributed systems.
Track record of owning features end-to-end from design through deployment and production support.
Experience with financial systems, payments infrastructure, or high-volume transactional systems requiring precision and auditability.
Ability to use generative AI responsibly to deliver business-ready outputs and improve workflow efficiency.

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