# Senior Software Engineer, Backend - Payments Platform at Coinbase

- Company: Coinbase
- What the company does: Backed by Battery, Greylock and Y Combinator.
- Company website: http://www.coinbase.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Remote - USA
- Work setup: Remote
- Posted: 2026-10-01
- Apply by: 2026-11-23
- Apply: https://www.coinbase.com/careers/positions/8247401?gh_jid=8247401&utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/coinbase-senior-software-engineer-backend-payments-platform/

## About the role

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. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- 5+ years of experience in backend software engineering, with hands-on experience building and maintaining production services in a service-oriented or microservices architecture
- Proficiency in Go or similar backend languages, with experience designing scalable, low-latency APIs and distributed systems
- Track record of owning features end-to-end, from design through deployment and production support, in a fast-moving environment
- Experience with financial systems, payments infrastructure, or high-volume transactional systems that require precision and auditability
- Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality

Tags: Engineering - Backend

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