Staff Software Engineer (Platform - FinEng)

Coinbase

Remote

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Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$218,025–$256,500 / yr
Posted
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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $237k
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This role pays more than 83% of similar roles. Most pay $142,450–$221,350 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $237k versus about $182k 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 59 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $193,970–$228,200 across 53 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Staff Software Engineer (Platform - FinEng)

As a Staff Software Engineer on the Financial Engineering team within Coinbase’s Platform organization, you will own the architecture and long-term technical strategy for financial data pipelines and reporting systems that ensure accurate tracking and timely reporting of all transactions across crypto, fiat, and new verticals. You will drive the design and delivery of backend services in Golang, applying modern cloud technology to solve complex financial engineering problems at scale. Your responsibilities include leading initiatives to enhance the accuracy and auditability of financial data while partnering with Finance, Accounting, Tax, and Compliance teams to develop scalable technical solutions that meet regulatory requirements. Additionally, you will mentor senior engineers, lead design reviews, and establish coding standards that elevate the team’s technical culture. This role requires 8+ years of experience in backend software development, expertise in Go or similar languages, and a track record of setting technical direction across teams to influence roadmaps and align with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

What you'll do

  • Own the long-term technical strategy and architecture for Coinbase's financial data pipelines and reporting systems.
  • Design and deliver new backend services in Golang to solve novel financial engineering problems at scale.
  • Lead initiatives to improve the accuracy, timeliness, and auditability of financial data across entities and currencies.
  • Partner with Finance, Accounting, Tax, and Compliance teams to translate complex requirements into scalable technical solutions.
  • Mentor senior engineers and establish architectural patterns that elevate coding standards across Financial Engineering.

What we're looking for

  • 8+ years of backend software development experience in large-scale distributed systems.
  • Led platform-building efforts to unify fragmented services into coherent, reusable systems.
  • Deep expertise in Go with proven ability to architect fault-tolerant financial systems.
  • Track record of setting technical direction and influencing roadmaps across teams.
  • Proven ability to translate complex financial requirements into scalable systems.

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