Coinbase - Senior Software Engineer, Data Layer

• Own and deliver projects end to end, from scoping and system design through implementation, rollout, and production validation, driving measurable progress on the team's highest-priority initiatives. • Design and build high-reliability, low-latency systems serving millions of users, tackling challenges like caching, upstream service optimization, and efficient connection management at scale. • Build and improve the API framework and tooling that hundreds of engineers depend on, making it fast and easy for teams across the company to build, test, and ship independently. • Drive operational excellence across T0 services: own SLOs, improve observability, lead incident response, and reduce operational toil so the team can invest in high-leverage work. • Partner cross-functionally with product engineering teams to design API schemas, support service launches, and ensure the platform evolves to meet their needs. • Set the technical bar through code and design reviews, mentor engineers across the team, and contribute to architectural direction. • Demonstrated ability to align technical decisions with cross-functional stakeholders, translating platform capabilities into actionable plans with frontend engineers, product teams, and platform consumers. • Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality. • Pay Transparency Notice: Base salary varies by location (see range below). Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)). • Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus): • $186,065—$218,900 USD • Application Limit: Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period.