Senior Staff Software Engineer, Backend

Overview Senior Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Platform - FinHub). We’re looking to hire a Senior Staff Software Engineer to join one of our teams within the Platform Product Group. The Platform Product Group’s mission is to build a trusted, scalable, and compliant platform to maximize velocity, efficiency and quality. They build the foundations that can be used by multiple products and teams at Coinbase so that users can have a consistent and high-quality experience. FinHub is at the core of Coinbase, processing and recording fund movements for our clients and our business. We are responsible for processing transactions across crypto, fiat and internal wallet, and managing the assets for our users including providing portfolio performance, user tax optimizations etc. With rapid growth of the industry and the company, our scale and complexity of operations quickly surpassed the original design of typical ledgering systems. Currently, we are taking on a challenge to unlock the next level of evolution for fund movements architecture. This is a unique opportunity to redesign foundational systems that will set Coinbase up for success in the next decade. What you’ll be doing Design and implement next generation core FinTech systems that power Coinbase Interact with stakeholders in many different organizations that build Coinbase products or responsible for financial operations Participate in shaping of the strategy and execution path of FinHub Manage individual projects priorities, deadlines and deliverables with your technical expertise Mentor and train other team members on design techniques and coding standards Write high quality, well tested code to meet the needs of your customers. What we look for in you 12 + years of experience in backend software engineering using Golang or similar languages Domain expertise in FinTech and / or trading Proven track record of delivering impactful solutions that power significant fund flows You’ve designed, built, scaled and maintained high throughput and low latency production services You’ve experience in architecting and developing solutions to ambiguous problems with significant impact Strong technical knowledge of building distributed systems that process massive scale Solid communication skills, ability to communicate to stakeholders with various technical and non-technical backgrounds Relentless drive to set and perseverance to achieve ambitious goals Passion for building an open financial system that brings the world together Nice to have Practical experience of building ledgering or trading systems at large scale Experience both in startups and large enterprises Crypto-forward experience, including familiarity with onchain activity such as interacting with Ethereum addresses, using ENS, and engaging with dApps or blockchain-based services About the team FinHub is at the core of Coinbase, processing and recording fund movements for our clients and our business. We are responsible for processing transactions across crypto, fiat and internal wallet, and managing the assets for our users including providing portfolio performance, user tax optimizations etc. With rapid growth of the industry and the company, our scale and complexity of operations quickly surpassed the original design of typical ledgering systems. Currently, we are taking on a challenge to unlock the next level of evolution for fund movements architecture. This is a unique opportunity to redesign foundational systems that will set Coinbase up for success in the next decade. Pay and benefits Pay Transparency Notice: The target annual salary for this position can range as detailed below. Full time offers from Coinbase also includebonus eligibility + equity eligibility + benefits (including medical, dental, and vision) Pay Range: $260,100 CAD - $260,100 CAD Job ID: GPBE07US-PF Please be advised that each candidate may submit a maximum of four applications within any 30-day period. 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