Senior Software Engineer (Institutional, Financing)

Coinbase Careers Page • $207K — $218K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of backend software engineering experience with high-reliability financial workloads.
  • Proven experience in designing and scaling service-oriented architectures using Go, Java, or similar languages.
  • Experience with distributed systems emphasizing correctness, availability, and data integrity.
  • Ability to mentor engineers and lead technical design reviews to enhance code quality.
  • Familiarity with relational databases, gRPC/Protobuf, and observability tools in cloud environments.
  • Responsible use of generative AI to improve workflow efficiency and quality.

Responsibilities

  • Own the design and delivery of new financing products and features from architecture to production launch.
  • Build and maintain backend services, APIs, and frameworks for loan lifecycle management and risk calculations.
  • Drive engineering excellence by enhancing developer tooling and operational reliability.
  • Collaborate with Product, Risk, and Operations teams to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions.
  • Lead initiatives to strengthen system resilience and reduce operational risk.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • 401(k) plan with company contributions.
  • Equity and bonus eligibility.
Full Job Description
As a Senior Software Engineer on the Financing Engineering team within the Institutional group, you'll design, build, and scale the systems that safely manage billions of dollars in loans across Portfolio Margin, Trade Finance, Agency Lending, Bilateral Lending, and more. Financing is foundational to the Prime Brokerage business, enabling customers to use leverage on trading positions and generate yield on long holdings. You'll own critical backend services that drive recurring revenue, increase trading activity, and keep institutional assets on platform.

What you'll do:
  • Own the design and delivery of new financing products and features, from architecture through production launch, ensuring correctness and safety across high-value lending operations.
  • Build and maintain backend services, APIs, and frameworks that support loan lifecycle management, risk calculations, and real-time position tracking.
  • Drive engineering excellence by improving developer tooling, testing infrastructure, monitoring, and operational reliability across financing systems.
  • Partner with Product, Risk, Operations, and other engineering teams to translate business requirements into scalable, well-scoped technical solutions each quarter.
  • Lead technical initiatives that strengthen system resilience, reduce operational risk, and support the team's ability to ship safely at speed.

Required skills and experience:
  • 5+ years of backend software engineering experience, with production ownership of services handling high-reliability or financial workloads.
  • Proven track record designing, building, and scaling service-oriented architectures in Go, Java, or a comparable backend language.
  • Experience building and operating distributed systems where correctness, availability, and data integrity are critical.
  • Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers, lead technical design reviews, and raise the bar on code quality across a team.
  • Familiarity with relational data stores, gRPC/Protobuf, and observability tooling in a cloud-native environment.
  • Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

Position ID: P78165

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Pay Transparency Notice:Base salary varies by location (see range below). Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)).

Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus):

$207,955-$218,900 USD

  • Application Limit: Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period.

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