Software Engineer, Backend - AI Tools DevX

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.

The AI Tools team is dedicated to rapidly accelerating the adoption of AI and agentic workflows for engineers at Coinbase. We achieve this by delivering high-quality tools and foundational primitives that empower teams to automate their work and unlock significant productivity gains across the engineering lifecycle. Our goal is to transform successful AI experiments into enterprise-grade tools, making AI an indispensable partner for every engineer.

• Build cutting-edge infrastructure and tools that empower AI-driven developer workflows.
• Create and deploy autonomous AI agents that integrate effortlessly with essential dev tools like GitHub, Slack, Linear, and Figma.
• Collaborate across engineering, product, and design to ship AI products that 10x productivity and redefine developer experiences.
• Prototype swiftly, iterate rapidly, and optimize for real-world performance, scalability, and user delight.
• Package and deliver robust AI solutions through user-friendly SDKs, APIs, and intuitive interfaces.

• Proficiency in Python, Go, or TypeScript/Node.
• Experience orchestrating AI agents and automating workflows.
• Familiarity with observability tools for AI/ML systems.
• Practical experience with Terraform, Kubernetes, and CI/CD processes.
• A knack for rapid prototyping and shipping robust, production-ready code.

• Shipped agentic workflows or built LLM-powered systems (Claude Code, LangChain, etc.).
• Contributed to open-source AI or agent frameworks.
• Integrated AI technologies into popular dev and collaboration tools.
• Startup or zero-to-one product experience.
• Deep understanding of reasoning, planning, and memory architectures in autonomous agents.

Job #: GPBE04US

*Answers to crypto-related questions may be used to evaluate your onchain experience.

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For select roles, Coinbase is piloting an AI tool based on machine learning technologies to conduct initial screening interviews to qualified applicants. The tool simulates realistic interview scenarios and engages in dynamic conversation. Your interview responses, in the form of a voice recording and/or transcript will be assessed in terms of the job qualifications and characteristics listed in the position description above by a human recruiter.  

For other select roles, Coinbase is piloting BrightHire, an AI interview intelligence platform, to transcribe and summarize interview notes, allowing our interviewers to fully focus on you as the candidate. 

Depending on your role and stage in the application process, you will be informed of more specifics regarding which tool(s) will be used as part of the interview process.  

These interview tools enable us to give a greater number of candidates an initial interview who meet our mandatory hiring criteria. The above pilots are for testing purposes and Coinbase will not use AI to make an employment decision. To request a reasonable accommodation due to disability, please contact [email protected].

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.

Coinbase is committed to diversity in its workforce and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.  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.  For US applicants, you may view the Know Your Rights notice here.  Additionally, Coinbase participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. 

Coinbase is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please contact us at accommodations[at]coinbase.com to let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.  For quick access to screen reading technology compatible with this site click here to download a free compatible screen reader (free step by step tutorial can be found here).

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