# Senior Software Engineer, Backend - Platform (Core AI Automation) at Coinbase

- Company: Coinbase
- What the company does: Backed by Battery, Greylock and Y Combinator.
- Company website: http://www.coinbase.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: Remote - USA
- Work setup: Remote
- Posted: 2026-09-17
- Apply by: 2026-11-01
- Apply: https://www.coinbase.com/careers/positions/8211452?gh_jid=8211452
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/coinbase-senior-software-engineer-backend-platform-core-ai-automation/

## 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.

## What they're looking for

- 5+ years of experience in software engineering, with proven expertise in designing, building, and maintaining production services using a microservices architecture
- Hands-on experience building LLM-based applications or AI/ML systems in production, including prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), or agentic AI frameworks
- Proficiency in Python and Golang (or comparable backend languages), with experience integrating third-party AI models and APIs into production workflows
- Track record of delivering end-to-end projects with measurable business impact in ambiguous problem spaces
- Experience building data pipelines, integrating with external vendors, or working with large-scale unstructured data sources (e.g., blockchain data, customer interaction logs)
- 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