Staff Software Engineer, Backend - Platform (FinHub Tooling)

Ready to be pushed beyond what you think you're capable of?

At Coinbase, our mission is to increase economic freedom in the world. We're building the emerging onchain platform — and with it, the future global financial system.

About the Role

FinHub is at the core of Coinbase, processing and recording fund movements for our clients and our business across crypto, fiat, and internal wallets. The Finhub Tooling team builds the internal platform that powers the operational visibility, transparency, efficiency, and safety of these fund movements. Our tooling serves Engineering, Customer Experience, Risk, and Compliance teams — enabling them to search, investigate, and remediate across billions of dollars in daily transaction volume.

As a Staff Software Engineer, you will own the technical strategy and architecture for the Finhub Tooling platform. You will balance high-volume individual contribution with anchoring new initiatives, driving technical direction across the team, and mentoring engineers.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the technical strategy, architecture, and roadmap for the Finhub Tooling platform
• Drive an AI-first approach to internal tooling — identify where AI-powered workflows can transform operational efficiency across FinHub
• Architect and develop systems that serve multiple stakeholder groups (Engineering, CX, Risk, Legal) with high reliability and performance requirements
• Build alignment and secure commitment from cross-team and cross-functional partners to drive execution on complex, ambiguous initiatives

What We're Looking For

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 value intellectual curiosity, openness, and the ability to drive clarity on ambiguous problems with significant organizational impact. You should be eager to leave your mark on the world, relish the pressure and privilege of working with high caliber colleagues, and actively seek feedback to keep leveling up.

Work Environment

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.