[Remote] Staff Software Engineer, Backend - Platform (Payment Rails)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Coinbase is a leading company in the crypto economy, dedicated to increasing economic freedom. They are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join the Payment Rails team, where the role involves shaping the architecture and technical direction of payment integrations and routing systems for both individual and institutional customers.ResponsibilitiesOwn the technical strategy, architecture, and roadmap for scaling Payment Rails' network of partner integrations and routing, enabling more customers to participate in the crypto economy across more markets and payment optionsBuild 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 servicesDrive an AI-first approach to engineering workflows by identifying where AI-powered tools can accelerate development, improve code quality, and enhance operational efficiency across the team and broader engineering orgPartner cross-functionally with Product, Risk, Compliance, and Operations to translate ambiguous business requirements into well-scoped technical solutions that balance speed, safety, and regulatory requirementsLead high-stakes scaling initiatives, anticipating bottlenecks before they occur and driving proactive, systematic improvements to how Coinbase moves moneyStrengthen the engineering bar across Payment Rails and adjacent orgs by establishing paved roads, design patterns, and best practices, and by mentoring engineers through design reviews and coding standardsSkills8+ years of experience in software engineering, including experience building payment systems, financial infrastructure, or high-volume transactional systemsDemonstrated track record of architecting fault-tolerant, highly reliable distributed systems at scale that handle billions of dollars in transaction volumeLed efforts to turn fragmented services and bespoke integrations into coherent, reusable platforms (e.g., shared frameworks, unified APIs, multi-tenant architectures)Proven ownership of production reliability, including leading high-severity incident response and driving systemic improvements from postmortems across multiple teams or domainsHistory of influencing across teams and organizations without direct authority, driving consensus on high-impact technical decisions, and representing your area in org-level forumsUtilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and qualityBenefitsTotal compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k))Company OverviewCoinbase is a crypto exchange and wallet platform that allows merchants and consumers to buy, sell, and store digital currencies. It is a sub-organization of Coinbase. It was founded in 2012, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://www.coinbase.com.Company H1B SponsorshipCoinbase has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 30 in 2026, 181 in 2025, 92 in 2024, 96 in 2023, 284 in 2022, 183 in 2021, 66 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.