Senior Software Engineer - Data Platform

About the Role: At Coinbase, our mission is to increase economic freedom in the world. The Data Platform team builds and operates systems to centralize all of Coinbase's internal and third-party data, making it easy for teams to access, process, and transform that data for analytics, machine learning, and powering end-user experiences.

What You'll Do

• Design, build, and operate foundational data-heavy services: cloud data warehouse, Airflow, Spark, Kafka, graph DB, and time-series DB.
• Build and maintain data integration & process SDKs for internal services and product teams.
• Design self-service applications to empower users to manage their own data pipelines.
• Build services for end-to-end data security, observability, access controls, and data lineage.
• Convert functional requests into reusable, scalable microservice patterns for critical business verticals.

What You Bring

• 5+ years of software engineering experience with strong Python, Go, or Java backend development skills.
• General experience working with data systems, data pipelines, and leveraging SQL, Python, Airflow, and BI tools.
• Familiarity with design patterns such as scale-out, caching, key/value, and columnar databases.
• Ability to responsibly use generative AI tools (e.g., Gemini, Copilot) to improve efficiency and workflows.
• Bonus: Crypto-forward experience, including familiarity with onchain activity (Ethereum addresses, ENS, dApps).

Benefits

• Annual base salary range of $186,065 - $218,900 USD, plus equity and bonus eligibility.
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision plans with an HSA and company contributions.
• 401(k) plan with company match, wellness stipend, and mobile/internet reimbursement.
• Generous PTO policy and the unique option of getting paid in digital currency.
• Remote work flexibility within the USA (with required in-person offsites throughout the year).