Senior Software Engineer, Institutional, Client Lifecycle

Coinbase

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Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$186,065–$218,900 / yr
Posted
13 days ago
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Above market

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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 94 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $191,250–$218,900 across 85 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, Institutional, Client Lifecycle

As a Senior Software Engineer (Institutional, Client Lifecycle), you will join the Institutional group to own backend systems that transition institutional clients from application to their first trade. You will design and scale Unified Business Onboarding, KYC Refresh, provisioning, and the access-control stack. Your daily work involves driving onboarding automation for screening and risk scoring, leading the implementation of the Organizations Service as a source of truth, and partnering with Compliance and Identity teams to ship controls for products like FCM and Prime Custody. You must possess 5+ years of backend experience using Go, gRPC/Protobuf, relational data stores, and observability tooling. The role requires expertise in service-oriented architectures within regulated domains like identity, access control, and KYC/AML to solve complex financial onboarding problems.

What does a Software Engineer earn in Remote?

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What you'll do

  • Own backend services for institutional client onboarding, KYC refresh, and provisioning.
  • Drive automation for screening, risk scoring, and auto-provisioning to reduce manual operations.
  • Lead the design and implementation of the Organizations Service as the source of truth for client data.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to ship onboarding and access controls for new products.
  • Shape the access-control stack for roles, permissions, and policies for complex institutions.
  • Mentor engineers and maintain technical standards through design reviews and incident response.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of backend software engineering experience designing, building, and maintaining production services at scale.
  • Production experience with Go (or similar), gRPC/Protobuf, relational data stores, and observability tooling.
  • Track record of composing and scaling service-oriented architectures with well-tested, production-grade code.
  • Experience working in regulated, high-integrity domains such as identity, access control, KYC/AML, or financial onboarding.
  • Ability to utilize generative AI responsibly to deliver business-ready outputs and drive workflow efficiency.

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