Senior Software Engineer (Institutional, Settlements & Transfers)

Ready to do the most impactful work of your career? At Coinbase, we are uncompromising on our mission to increase economic freedom. The bar is high, the environment is intense, and we like it that way.

This isn't a place for complacency, it’s a place to be pushed past your perceived limits. If you're ready to build the future of finance alongside people who refuse to settle for "good enough," you belong here. Coinbase is a remote-first, but not remote-only company.

Expect to get together quarterly for intense in-person working sessions called “surges.” learn more about working at Coinbase. As a Senior Software Engineer, Backend on the Foundations, Settlements and Transfers team within the Institutional group, you'll own the backend systems that power the secure movement of funds across fiat, crypto, and internal ledgers for Coinbase's institutional clients.

This team is responsible for transaction processing, settlement, and asset transfer infrastructure that underpins the entire institutional platform. You'll drive technical direction, mentor engineers, and build the next generation of financial systems at scale

What you'll do

• Own the design, build, and scaling of backend services that process settlements and transfers across fiat, crypto, and internal ledger systems.
• Drive code quality and maintainability through rigorous code reviews, refactoring, and active participation across all stages of the development lifecycle.
• Lead performance and scalability improvements for critical financial infrastructure, including troubleshooting, triaging, and resolving production issues.
• Partner with product managers, engineering managers, and cross-functional teams to translate product vision into quarterly technical roadmaps and deliverables.
• Propose and implement architectural improvements that accelerate team velocity, reduce tech debt, and strengthen system reliability.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers on technical best practices and professional growth, raising the bar across the team