Senior Software Engineer (Platform- Identity)
About the role
About Coinbase
At Coinbase, our mission is to increase economic freedom in the world. We're building the emerging onchain platform and the future global financial system.
We're seeking candidates passionate about our mission and who believe in the power of crypto and blockchain technology. We want someone eager to leave their mark, who relishes working with high caliber colleagues, and who actively seeks feedback to keep leveling up.
Our culture is intense and demands the best of us every day. In-person participation is required throughout the year, with team and company-wide offsites held multiple times annually.
About the Team
The Identity org is responsible for everything related to Coinbase customer accounts - from authentication, access, authorization, account recovery, onboarding, and identity verification. The services we build and support are the backbone of many critical user journeys across Coinbase.
What You'll Be Doing
- Own the design, development, and reliability of core platform services that underpin account and identity management across all Coinbase products
- Architect and deliver backend platform services for account onboarding, organization management, and multi-user access
- Lead the technical evolution from fragmented identity models to a unified accounts platform, defining APIs, data models, and system abstractions
- Own reliability, scalability, and code quality for Tier-0/Tier-1 backend systems serving millions of users
- Drive end-to-end execution on complex, cross-functional initiatives such as Coinbase Workspace
- Champion engineering standards, code and design review culture, and technical strategy for the team
- Mentor engineers and accelerate team velocity
- Collaborate cross-functionally with product, SRE, security, compliance, and infrastructure teams
- Identify opportunities for platformization, modernization, and performance improvements to support future business growth