Coinbase
Financial Services
StaffSoftwareEngineer(Platform-FinEng)
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“Staff Software Engineer (Platform - FinEng) at Coinbase. Skills: Financial data pipelines, Reporting systems, Backend systems. Own technical strategy for financial data pipelines. Own architecture for financial data pipelines”
What You'll Achieve.
Increase economic freedom; Drive measurable improvements
Industry & Context.
Systemic risk identification; Resilient solutions architecture
Quarterly in-person working sessions
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
8+ years backend software development, Designing, building, scaling distributed systems, Understanding of service-oriented architecture, Led platform-building efforts, Deep expertise in Go, Architect fault-tolerant, highly reliable systems, Track record of setting technical direction, Influencing roadmaps, Driving alignment with stakeholders, Translate financial, accounting, or compliance requirements, Operate with precision at scale, Utilizes generative AI responsibly, Maintaining human oversight, Deliver business-ready outputs, Drive measurable improvements
Nice to Have
Experience with Kubernetes, Experience with container orchestration platforms
What You'll Do.
Own technical strategy for financial data pipelines
Own architecture for financial data pipelines
Own reporting systems strategy
Own reporting systems architecture
Own operational infrastructure strategy
Own operational infrastructure architecture
Define how systems scale
Drive design of backend services
Drive delivery of backend services
Apply modern cloud technology
Set engineering standards
Solve financial engineering problems
Lead initiatives to improve accuracy
Lead initiatives to improve timeliness
Lead initiatives to improve auditability
Identify systemic risks
Architect resilient solutions
Partner with Accounting
Partner with Compliance
Partner with Platform teams
Translate financial requirements
Translate accounting requirements
Translate regulatory requirements
Build scalable technical solutions
Build well-tested technical solutions
Future-proof financial infrastructure
Shape technical culture
Mentor senior engineers
Establish architectural patterns
Establish coding standards
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional teams; Finance; Accounting; Tax; Compliance; Platform teams
Communication Scope
Technical strategy forums; Strategy forums
Full Job Description
Ready to do the most impactful work of your career? At Coinbase, we are uncompromising on our mission to increase economic freedom. The bar is high, the environment is intense, and we like it that way. This isn't a place for complacency, it’s a place to be pushed past your perceived limits. If you're ready to build the future of finance alongside people who refuse to settle for "good enough," you belong here. Coinbase is a remote-first, but not remote-only company. Expect to get together quarterly for intense in-person working sessions called “surges.” learn more about working at Coinbase. Staff Software Engineer, (Platform - FinEng) We're hiring a Staff Software Engineer to join the Financial Engineering team within the Platform organization and own the architecture and long-term technical strategy for the financial data and reporting systems that power Coinbase's financial operations. Financial Engineering partners closely with Finance, Accounting, Tax, and other Platform teams to ensure every dollar and every coin that moves through Coinbase is tracked accurately, reported on time, and fully auditable. You'll define and drive the foundational backend systems that operate at the intersection of engineering rigor and financial precision, building infrastructure that scales with Coinbase's growth across crypto, fiat, and new verticals. What you'll do: Own the multi-year technical strategy and architecture for Coinbase's financial data pipelines, reporting systems, and operational infrastructure, defining how these systems scale across entities, currencies, and product lines. Drive the design and delivery of new backend services in Golang, applying modern cloud technology and setting the engineering standards that solve novel financial engineering problems at increasing scale. Lead high-stakes initiatives to improve the accuracy, timeliness, and auditability of financial data, proactively identifying systemic risks and architecting resilient solutions before issues a
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