Coinbase
Senior Software Engineer, Backend - Payments Platform
$186K–$219K
Remote - USA +1 · Remote · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 1, 2026
- Location
- Remote - USA
US - Remote Zone 1 (Job Requisitions Only) - Experience
- 5+ years of backend software engineering experience.
About the job
Build and operate scalable backend payment systems and APIs that support reliable payment processing and help Coinbase launch new payment methods and rails.
What you'll do
- Design, deploy, monitor, and improve fault-tolerant payment services and APIs.
- Build platform primitives and self-serve APIs for adding payment methods and rails.
- Improve reliability, observability, and performance; collaborate on payment features and technical plans.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of backend software engineering experience building and maintaining production services in service-oriented or microservices architectures.
- Proficiency in Go or similar backend languages, with experience designing scalable, low-latency APIs and distributed systems.
- Experience owning features end-to-end, from design through deployment and production support.
- Experience with financial systems, payments infrastructure, or high-volume transactional systems requiring precision and auditability.
Pay
$186,065 — $218,900 USD annual base salary (excluding equity and bonus)
Tools
Go
AI focus
Use generative AI responsibly with human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and improve workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.
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