Senior Software Engineer (Platform- Identity)

Job Description

Ready to be pushed beyond what you think you’re capable of? At Coinbase, our mission is to increase economic freedom in the world. It’s a massive, ambitious opportunity that demands the best of us, every day, as we build the emerging onchain platform — and with it, the future global financial system. To achieve our mission, we’re seeking a very specific candidate. We want someone who is passionate about our mission and who believes in the power of crypto and blockchain technology to update the financial system. We want someone who is eager to leave their mark on the world, who relishes the pressure and privilege of working with high caliber colleagues, and who actively seeks feedback to keep leveling up. We want someone who will run towards, not away from, solving the company’s hardest problems. Our work culture is intense and isn’t for everyone. But if you want to build the future alongside others who excel in their disciplines and expect the same from you, there’s no better place to be. While many roles at Coinbase are remote-first, we are not remote-only. In-person participation is required throughout the year. Team and company-wide offsites are held multiple times annually to foster collaboration, connection, and alignment. Attendance is expected and fully supported. About the Team: The Identity org is responsible for everything related to Coinbase customer accounts - from authentication, access, authorization, account recovery, onboarding, identity verification etc. The services we build and support are the backbone of many critical user journeys across Coinbase. What you'll be doing: You will be responsible for owning the design, development, and reliability of core platform services that underpin account and identity management across all Coinbase products. Architecting and delivering backend platform services for account onboarding, organization management, and multi-user access across Coinbase products Leading the technical evolution from fragmented identity models to a unified accounts platform, defining APIs, data models, and system abstractions Owning reliability, scalability, and code quality for Tier-0/Tier-1 backend systems serving millions of users Driving end-to-end execution on complex, cross-functional initiatives such as Coinbase Workspace (unified organization management) Championing engineering standards, code and design review culture, and technical strategy for the team Mentoring engineers and accelerating team velocity Collaborating cross-functionally with product, SRE, security, compliance, and infrastructure teams to deliver robust and compliant solutions Proactively identifying opportunities for platformization, modernization, and performance improvements to support futur

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