Software Engineer, Backend (Consumer)

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.
Team
Coinbase is seeking a software engineer to join our India pod to drive the launch and growth of Coinbase in India. You will solve unique, large-scale, highly complex technical problems. You will help build the next generation of systems to make cryptocurrency accessible to everyone across multiple platforms (web, iOS, Android), operating real-time applications with high frequency and low latency updates, keeping the platform safe from fraud, enabling delightful experiences, and managing the most secure, containerized infrastructure running in the cloud.
What you'll be doing (i.e., job duties):

• Build high-performance services using Golang and gRPC, creating seamless integrations that elevate Coinbase's customer experience.
• Adopt, learn, and drive best practices in design techniques, coding, testing, documentation, monitoring, and alerting.
• Demonstrate a keen awareness of Coinbase's platform, development practices, and various technical domains, and build upon them to efficiently deliver improvements across multiple teams.
• Add positive energy in every meeting and make your coworkers feel included in every interaction.
• Communicate across the company to both technical and non-technical leaders with ease.
• Deliver top-quality services in a tight timeframe by navigating seamlessly through uncertainties.
• Work with teams and teammates across multiple time zones.

What we look for in you (i.e., job requirements):

• 3+ years of experience as a software engineer and 1+ years building backend services using Golang and gRPC.
• A self-starter capable of executing complex solutions with minimal guidance while ensuring efficiency and scalability.
• Proven experience integrating at least two third-party applications using Golang.
• Hands-on experience with AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, Buildkite, or similar cloud infrastructure tools.
• Working knowledge of event-driven architectures (Kafka, MQ, etc.) and hands-on experience with SQL or NoSQL databases.
• Good understanding of gRPC, GraphQL, ETL pipelines, and modern development practices.

Nice to haves:

• SaaS platform experience (Salesforce, Amazon Connect, Sprinklr).
• Experience with AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, GitHub Actions, or similar tools.
• Familiarity with rate limiters, caching, metrics, logging, and debugging.

Req ID - GCBE04IN
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 skills and interests align with Coinbase's roles before applying.
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AI Disclosure
For select roles, Coinbase is piloting an AI tool based on machine learning technologies to conduct initial screening interviews to qualified applicants. The tool simulates realistic interview scenarios and engages in dynamic conversation. A human recruiter will review your interview responses, provided in the form of a voice recording and/or transcript, to assess them against the qualifications and characteristics outlined in the job description.
For select roles, Coinbase is also piloting an AI interview intelligence platform to transcribe and summarize interview notes, allowing our interviewers to fully focus on you as the candidate.
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