Senior Software Engineer at Coinbase - Remote USA — Columbus
Traveler-Friendly Insight
This role is listed as remote-first within the USA, which is an important distinction for digital nomads. While Coinbase embraces remote work day-to-day, the job description explicitly states this is not remote-only — employees attend quarterly in-person "surges," meaning you must be able to travel to (likely US-based) company gatherings roughly four times per year.
Key location constraint: The salary is denominated in USD and headquartered in the US, strongly implying US residency or at minimum US work authorization is required. International nomads without US work authorization are unlikely to be eligible.
For US-based nomads, this role is well-suited to location-flexible lifestyles. The job explicitly notes experience working "across distributed teams and time zones," suggesting some async-friendly culture. However, collaboration with product, design, and security teams likely anchors some synchronous overlap during US business hours (ET/PT).
Salary vs. nomad destinations (for US residents abroad on tourist/nomad visas):
- Lisbon, Portugal: ~$3,000–$4,500/mo comfortable living — $186K+ salary offers exceptional purchasing power.
- Bangkok, Thailand: ~$1,500–$2,500/mo — salary goes extremely far; Thailand's LTR visa suits remote workers earning this level.
- Medellín, Colombia: ~$1,800–$2,800/mo — strong digital nomad community; Colombia digital nomad visa available.
No travel-specific perks (coworking stipend, equipment budget) are explicitly mentioned, though Coinbase's size and culture suggest standard remote equipment support.
Headquarters: Remote - USA
Ready to do the most impactful work of your career? At Coinbase, 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." Learn more about working at Coinbase.
Senior Software Engineer (EAA)
The EAA Compliance CXAE team, part of Coinbase's Enterprise Applications and Architecture org, builds AI-first surfaces, tools, and applications that streamline compliance processes and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of Compliance agents. As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll build full-stack applications that enable Coinbase Compliance Agents to increase productivity, drive automation, and deliver impact at scale through custom development and third-party integrations.
What you'll do:
- Build end-to-end user-facing features using Golang, React, and cloud technologies, delivering AI-first compliance tooling that improves agent productivity and KYC process accuracy.
- Lead assessment, selection, and implementation of third-party tools and vendor integrations into the compliance agent experience platform.
- Drive cross-functional delivery of complex technical solutions in collaboration with product, design, security, data, and peer engineering teams.
- Architect platform improvements that build upon existing development practices and technical domains, delivering reusable capabilities that benefit multiple teams across the organization.
- Own reliability for Tier-1 compliance systems by anticipating potential issues before they reach production and adapting your approach proactively to work within constraints.
- Mentor engineers in full-stack design techniques, coding best practices, testing, release and deployment processes, documentation, and observability (metrics, logging, tracing).
Required Skills and Experience:
- 5+ years of software engineering experience developing large-scale systems with Golang and React, shipping user-facing features on cloud infrastructure (AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, BuildKite or similar).
- Demonstrated experience with third-party vendor integrations, including assessment, implementation, and ongoing operational management of external platforms.
- Proven track record building and operating large-scale, high-traffic platforms with hands-on experience in rate limiters, caching, load balancing, circuit breakers, and distributed debugging.
- Proficiency in event-driven architectures (Kafka, MQ), SQL or NoSQL databases, and service communication patterns (gRPC, GraphQL, ETL), with experience authoring and contributing to technical architecture decisions.
- Experience working across distributed teams and time zones, translating complex technical concepts into clear narratives for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.
Job ID: P75245
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.
- Equal Opportunity Employer: Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information. Applicants with criminal histories will be considered consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
- US Applicants: View Employee Rights, Know Your Rights, and E-Verify Notice of Participation.
- Accommodations: If you are an individual with a disability who needs a reasonable accommodation, email us your request and contact info at accommodations[at]coinbase.com. Need screen reading technology? Click here to download a free compatible screen reader and view the tutorial.
- Data Privacy & Arbitration: By submitting your application, you agree to our Candidate Privacy Notice. US applicants: By submitting your application, you agree to Arbitration of Disputes.
To apply: https://weworkremotely.com/remote-jobs/coinbase-senior-software-engineer-eaa
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