Staff Software Engineer, Backend

Coinbase

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Remote

Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$218,025–$256,500 / yr
Posted
76 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $220k
This role $237k
$170k most similar roles pay here $266k

This role pays more than 66% of similar roles. Most pay $190,187–$250,250 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $237k versus about $220k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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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 58 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $215,177–$253,150 across 50 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Staff Software Engineer, Backend

As a Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Consumer - Prediction Markets), you will join the Prediction Markets team to design and own core backend systems powering market discovery, order management, trade matching, and settlement. You will architect distributed systems that ensure strict correctness for clearing, payout, and position management workflows while driving the technical strategy to migrate from third-party venues to a fully operated exchange and clearing platform. The role requires over eight years of experience in high-availability, low-latency distributed systems where financial correctness is non-negotiable. You will utilize Go or Java to build infrastructure for trading on real-world events across sports, politics, and crypto. Key responsibilities include leading cross-functional collaboration with Compliance and Risk teams, mentoring engineers, and establishing engineering standards while utilizing generative AI responsibly to improve workflow efficiency and system quality.

What does a Software Engineer earn in Remote?

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What you'll do

  • Design and develop backend systems for order management, trade matching, settlement, and market resolution.
  • Architect distributed systems that ensure strict correctness for clearing, payout, and position management workflows.
  • Drive the technical strategy to migrate from third-party venues to a fully Coinbase-operated exchange.
  • Collaborate with Product, Compliance, and Risk teams to ensure the platform meets regulatory requirements.
  • Establish engineering standards and practices to improve code quality, system design, and operational rigor.
  • Identify shared infrastructure opportunities across trading surfaces to reduce technical duplication.
  • Mentor engineers and elevate team standards for design reviews and incident response.

What we're looking for

  • 8+ years of backend software engineering experience with high-availability, low-latency distributed systems in production.
  • Proven track record designing systems where financial correctness is non-negotiable, such as order management or settlement.
  • Experience leading complex, multi-quarter technical projects as the senior technical decision-maker.
  • Deep proficiency in at least one backend language like Go or Java.
  • Strong fundamentals in distributed systems, concurrency, and data modeling.
  • Track record of mentoring engineers and raising standards for design reviews and code quality.
  • Ability to utilize generative AI responsibly to improve workflow efficiency and output quality.

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