Senior Software Engineer, Backend - Platform

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Senior Software Engineer, Backend - Platform in USA

Coinbase
Full time
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USA
09/18/2026
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Remote

Responsibilities

Design and deliver agentic AI systems for customer support and compliance automation, from LLM orchestration through production deployment and monitoring.
Build scalable backend infrastructure in Python and Golang, including model integration pipelines, guardrails, grounding mechanisms, and measurement frameworks.
Drive complex AI initiatives end to end while balancing latency, accuracy, cost, and reliability.
Partner with Customer Experience, Compliance, and product engineering teams to identify automation opportunities and translate operational needs into AI solutions.
Lead code reviews, mentor engineers on AI system design, and participate in on-call rotations and incident response.

Requirements

5+ years of software engineering experience designing, building, and maintaining production services using microservices architecture.
Production experience building LLM-based applications or AI/ML systems, including prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation, 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 external vendors, or working with large-scale unstructured data such as blockchain data or customer interaction logs.
Ability to use generative AI responsibly with human oversight and measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.
Experience navigating rapid company growth is a plus.
Familiarity with GenAI frameworks and tools, Python, GoLang, Docker, Postgres, and MongoDB is a plus.
Background in AI/LLM infrastructure is a strong plus.

Benefits

Remote-first work arrangement with quarterly in-person working sessions called “surges.”
Potential eligibility for equity and bonus compensation in addition to base salary.
Medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) benefits.
Candidates may submit a maximum of three applications within a six-month period.

Salary: $186k - $219k/yr

Coinbase

Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) is on a mission to increase economic freedom in the world. The most trusted crypto platform, Coinbase stores more digital assets than any other company and is building the everything exchange — one place to access crypto, equities, derivatives, prediction markets, and more...

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