Senior Software Engineer (Platform- Identity)

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Ready to be pushed beyond what you think you’re capable of? At Coinbase, our mission is to increase economic freedom in the world. It’s a massive, ambitious opportunity that demands the best of us, every day, as we build the emerging onchain platform — and with it, the future global financial system. To achieve our mission, we’re seeking a very specific candidate. We want someone who is passionate about our mission and who believes in the power of crypto and blockchain technology to update the financial system. We want someone who is eager to leave their mark on the world, who relishes the pressure and privilege of working with high caliber colleagues, and who actively seeks feedback to keep leveling up. We want someone who will run towards, not away from, solving the company’s hardest problems. Our work culture is intense and isn’t for everyone. But if you want to build the future alongside others who excel in their disciplines and expect the same from you, there’s no better place to be. While many roles at Coinbase are remote-first, we are not remote-only. In-person participation is required throughout the year. Team and company-wide offsites are held multiple times annually to foster collaboration, connection, and alignment. Attendance is expected and fully supported. About the Team: The Identity org is responsible for everything related to Coinbase customer accounts - from authentication, access, authorization, account recovery, onboarding, identity verification etc.  The services we build and support are the backbone of many critical user journeys across Coinbase. What you'll be doing:

• You will be responsible for owning the design, development, and reliability of core platform services that underpin account and identity management across all Coinbase products.
• Architecting and delivering backend platform services for account onboarding, organization management, and multi-user access across Coinbase products
• Leading the technical evolution from fragmented identity models to a unified accounts platform, defining APIs, data models, and system abstractions
• Owning reliability, scalability, and code quality for Tier-0/Tier-1 backend systems serving millions of users
• Driving end-to-end execution on complex, cross-functional initiatives such as Coinbase Workspace (unified organization management)
• Championing engineering standards, code and design review culture, and technical strategy for the team
• Mentoring engineers and accelerating team velocity
• Collaborating cross-functionally with product, SRE, security, compliance, and infrastructure teams to deliver robust and compliant solutions
• Proactively identifying opportunities for platformization, modernization,and performance improvements to support future business growth

What we look for in you:

• Have at least 5 years of experience in software engineering.
• Designed,built ,scaledand maintained production services,and know how to compose a service oriented architecture.
• Write high quality,w ell tested code to meetthe needs of your customers.
• Experienced architectingand developing solutions to ambiguous problemswith significant impact
• Demonstratethe abilityto responsibly use generative AI toolsand copilots(e.g.,LibreChat,Gemini,Glean)in daily workflows ,continuously learnas tools evolve,and apply human-in-the-loop practices todeliver business-ready outputsand drive measurable improvements inefficiency,cost,and quality.
• You’re passionate about building an open financial system that brings the world together.

Nice to haves:

• You have experience in the auth domain.
• You have experience with React(full stack experienceis a big plus).
• You have gone through a rapid growth in your company(from startupto mid-size).
• You’ve worked with Golang,Ruby,Docker,Rails ,Postgres,MongoDB or DynamoDB.

Job #: P76159 Pay Transparency Notice: Depending on your work location,the target annual base salary for this position can range as detailed below.Total compensation may also include equityand bonus eligibilityand benefits(including medical,dental ,visionand 401(k)). Annual base salary range(excluding equityand bonus): $186 ,065—$218 ,900 USD Please be advised that each candidate may submit a maximum of four applications within any 30-day period.We encourage you to carefully evaluate how your skillsand interests alignwith Coinbase's roles before applying.

Commitment to Equal Opportunity

Coinbase is proudto be an Equal Opportunity Employer.All qualified applicants will receive considerationfor employment without regardto race,color,religion ,creed ,gender,national origin ,age ,disability,veteran status ,sex ,gender expression or identity ,sexual orientation or any other basis protected by applicable law.Coinbase will also considerfor employment qualified applicantswith criminal historiesin a manner consistentwith applicable federal,stateand local law.For US applicants,you may viewthe Employee Rightsandthe Know Your Rights noticesby clicking on their corresponding links.Additionally,Coinbase participatesin the E-Verify programin certain locationsas required by law. Coinbase is also committedto providing reasonable accommodations to individualswith disabilities.If you needa reasonable accommodation becauseof a disabilityfor any partof the employment process please contact us at accommodations[at]coinbase.comto let us knowthe natureof your requestand your contact information. For quick access to screen reading technology compatiblewith this site click here to downloada free compatible screen reader(free stepby step tutorial can be found here).

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AI Disclosure

For select roles,Coinbase is piloting an AI tool based on machine learning technologiesto conduct initial screening interviewsto qualified applicants.The tool simulates realistic interview scenariosand engagesin dynamic conversation.A human recruiter will reviewyour interview responses providedin formof voice recordingand/or transcript,to assess them againstthe qualificationsand characteristics outlinedin job description. For select roles,Coinbase is also piloting an AI interview intelligence platformto transcribeandsummarize interview notes allowing our interviewers tof ully focuson you asthe candidate. *The above pilots are for testing purposesand Coinbase will not use AI tomake decisions impacting employment*. To request a reasonable accommodation due todisability please contact accommodations[at]coinbase.com Benefits at Coinbase:

• Medical Plan,Dental,and Vision Planwith generous employee contributions
• Health Savings Accountwith company contributions each pay period
• Disabilityand Life Insurance
• 401(k) planwith company match
• Wellness Stipend
• Mobile/Internet Reimbursement
• Volunteer Time Off
• Fertility Counselingand Benefits
• Generous Time off/Leave Policy
• The optionof getting paidin digital currency