This role pays more than
73%
of similar roles. Most pay
$176,000–$238,250
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$237k
versus about
$207k
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.
As a Staff Software Engineer, Backend - Platform (Core AI Automation), you will join the Core Automation team within the Platform group to architect and build Agentic AI systems. You will be responsible for designing intelligent agents, orchestration frameworks, and measurement systems that transform customer support and compliance processes into an AI-driven environment. Your daily work involves defining technical directions for distributed systems, building reusable primitives for scalable automation, and developing foundational APIs to ensure LLM-based applications remain grounded and reliable. The role requires extensive experience in software engineering, specifically with distributed systems and production AI/ML applications. You will utilize expertise in orchestration layers, evaluation frameworks, and guardrails to reduce hallucinations. This position focuses on the technical challenge of building scalable infrastructure for automated operations across multiple domains beyond initial compliance and support functions.