Senior Software Engineer - Data Platform

<div class="content-intro"><p>Ready to do the most impactful work of your career? At&nbsp;<a href="https://www.coinbase.com/?utm_campaign=mt_o_m_w_m_m__coi_0_jd-onchain&amp;utm_source=coinbase">Coinbase</a>, 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.”&nbsp;<a href="https://www.coinbase.com/careers">learn more about working at Coinbase</a>.</p></div><h1>Senior Software Engineer, Data Platform</h1> <p class="mb-2 whitespace-pre-wrap">We're hiring a Senior Software Engineer to join the Data Platform team within <a href="https://www.coinbase.com/careers/product-groups" target="_blank">Platform</a> and help build the systems that centralize all of Coinbase's internal and third-party data. The Data Platform team makes it easy for teams across the company to access, process, and transform data for analytics, machine learning, and powering end-user experiences. You'll contribute to the full spectrum of our systems, from foundational data storage and processing to scalable pipelines, frameworks, and internal applications that make data efficiently available to every team at Coinbase.</p> <p class="mb-2 whitespace-pre-wrap"><strong>What you'll do:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Own the design, development, and operation of foundational data services spanning cloud data warehouses, data lakes, orchestration (Airflow), batch processing (Spark, SQL), streaming (Kafka), query federation, and real-time event aggregation stores.</li> <li>Build and maintain data integration and processing SDKs used by internal services and product teams throughout Coinbase to interact with the data platform reliably at scale.</li> <li>Design and deliver self-service applications that empower users to manage, monitor, and troubleshoot their own data pipelines running on our platform infrastructure.</li> <li>Architect end-to-end data security and observability services, including access controls across multiple storage and access layers, data quality tracking, dataset cataloging, lineage, and usage auditing.</li> <li>Partner with data analysts, ML engineers, and security and compliance teams to convert functional requests into reusable, scalable patterns and assemble data microservices into platforms for critical business verticals.</li> </ul> <p class="mb-2 whitespace-pre-wrap"><strong>Required Skills and Experience:</strong></p> <ul> <li>5+ years of experience in backend software engineering, with hands-on experience building and operating data systems or data pipelines in production.</li> <li>Proficiency in Python, Go, or Java for backend development, with demonstrated ability to build services that process and serve data at scale.</li> <li>Experience with data infrastructure patterns including scale-out architectures, caching layers, key/value stores, and columnar storage systems.</li> <li>Hands-on experience with SQL, Airflow, Spark, Kafka, or similar data processing and orchestration frameworks in production environments.</li> <li>Familiarity with data security, access control, or data observability systems (cataloging, lineage, quality monitoring) is a plus.</li> <li>Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.</li> </ul><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><p><strong>Pay Transparency Notice:</strong><strong><em> </em></strong>Base salary varies by location (see range below). Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)).&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div><div class="title">Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus):</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$186,065</span><span class="divider">&mdash;</span><span>$218,900 USD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><p>Please be advised that each candidate may submit a maximum of four applications within any 30-day period. We encourage you to carefully evaluate how your skills and interests align with Coinbase's roles before applying.</p> <h3>Commitment to Equal Opportunity</h3> <p>Coinbase is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.&nbsp; All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or any other basis protected by applicable law. Coinbase will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.&nbsp; For US applicants, you may view the <a href="https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/WHD/legacy/files/eppac.pdf">Employee Rights</a> and the <a href="https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12.pdf">Know Your Rights notices</a> by clicking on their corresponding links. Additionally, Coinbase participates in the <a href="https://static-assets.coinbase.com/e-verify.pdf">E-Verify program</a> in certain locations, as required by law.&nbsp;</p> <p>Coinbase is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. 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Our full notice outlining how data will be processed as part of the application procedure for applicable locations is available <a href="https://www.coinbase.com/legal/applicant_privacy_notice">here</a>. By submitting your application, you are agreeing to our use and processing of your data as required. For US applicants only, by submitting your application you are agreeing to arbitration of disputes as outlined <a href="https://www.coinbase.com/legal/application-arbitration-agreement">here.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <h3>AI Disclosure</h3> <p><em>For select roles, Coinbase is