Staff Software Engineer, Backend - Platform (Payment Rails)

About the Role

We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join the Payment Rails team within Coinbase's Platform organization. Payment Rails serves as Coinbase's gateway between the fiat and crypto economy, connecting our products to a wide range of banking and payment providers, from the largest global institutions to the most innovative, tech-forward processors. We operate a network of payment integrations and routing that power fiat on- and off-ramps for both individual and institutional customers, moving hundreds of billions of dollars in transaction volume each year. In this role, you'll shape the architecture and technical direction of this network, designing and scaling systems that ensure every payment is reliable, efficient, and correct.

What You'll Be Doing

• Own the technical strategy, architecture, and roadmap for scaling Payment Rails' network of payment partner integrations and routing, so Coinbase can enable more customers to participate in the crypto economy across more markets and payment options.
• Build and scale complex distributed systems that process high-volume, high-reliability payment traffic—designing for fault isolation, graceful degradation, strong observability, and clear SLOs for Tier-0/Tier-1 services.
• Drive an AI-first approach to engineering workflows—identify where AI-powered tools can accelerate development, improve code quality, and enhance operational efficiency across the team and broader engineering org.
• Partner cross-functionally with Product, Risk, Compliance, and Operations to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.

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 seek candidates passionate about our mission and who believe in the power of crypto and blockchain technology to update the financial system.