Coinbase Logo

Coinbase

Staff Software Engineer, Frontend (Institutional - Prime UI Platform)

Posted 4 Hours Ago
Be an Early Applicant
Easy Apply
Remote
Hiring Remotely in USA
218K-257K Annually
Senior level
Easy Apply
Remote
Hiring Remotely in USA
218K-257K Annually
Senior level
As a Staff Engineer in the Prime UI Platform Team, you'll design core systems for frontend experiences, focusing on reliability and performance. You'll lead architecture decisions, develop APIs, optimize data streams, and enhance developer tools while collaborating with frontend engineers and product teams.
The summary above was generated by AI

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.

Coinbase Institutional - Making the Future Real

Without us, crypto is just a whitepaper. We make it real. Coinbase Institutional builds cutting-edge platforms that allow thousands of the world’s largest financial institutions to trade, custody, and participate in the global cryptoeconomy. From launching industry "firsts" to scaling secure infrastructure for hundreds of digital assets, we provide the trusted gateways for staking, governance, and web3. Whether it’s prime brokerage or international markets, we are building the scalable tech and seamless UI that empowers the biggest players on the planet to move money forward.

Join us, and build the infrastructure for what’s next.

As a Staff Engineer on the Prime UI Platform Team, you’ll work on the core systems that sit underneath every frontend experience for Coinbase Prime. This includes shared frontend frameworks and components, performance and reliability, developer tooling, and backend-for-frontend APIs that powers the UI experience. 

In this role, you will drive technical architecture decisions that enable frontend teams to build blazingly fast & responsive UIs, and allow our frontend systems to scale reliably and securely. This includes optimizing our real-time data streams, and improving the UI experience for serving real-time market data and balances/portfolio data. You will also build developer tools that empower product teams to move with high velocity and ship reliably, quickly, frequently, and safely.

What you’ll be doing:

  • Design, build, and own core UI platform systems used across all frontend surfaces.
  • Drive improvements in reliability, performance, and latency at the platform level.
  • Build and evolve backend-for-frontend APIs (REST/GraphQL) that serve our UI surfaces, with focus on scalability, security, and clean abstractions.
  • Lead architecture and technical directions for improvements to real-time data streams (WebSocket/SSE)
  • Partner closely with frontend engineers and product teams to understand scaling pain points, and translate them into platform solutions
  • Serve as a technical multiplier: unblock teams, review high-impact changes, mentor other engineers across frontend and product teams.
  • Enable developer velocity by improving local dev, builds, CI/CD, testing, release pipelines, and observability.

What we look for in you:

  • 8+ years of experience in software engineering
  • You’ve experienced architecting and developing solutions to ambiguous problems with significant impact
  • You’re passionate about building an open financial system that brings the world together

 Nice to haves:

  • You have gone through a rapid growth in your company (from 10 to 100s of engineers)
  • You have experience with Blockchains (such as Bitcoin, Ethereum etc.)
  • You have experience decomposing a large monolith into microservices
  • You’ve worked with Golang, Ruby, Docker, Sinatra, Rails, Postgres
  • You’ve built financial, high reliability or security systems

Job #:  P75560

Pay Transparency Notice: Depending on your work location, the target annual base salary for this position can range as detailed below. Full time offers from Coinbase also include bonus eligibility + equity eligibility + benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k)).

Base salary range shown. Total compensation also includes equity and bonus eligibility and benefits:
$218,025$256,500 USD

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.

Commitment to Equal Opportunity

Coinbase 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 Employee Rights and the Know Your Rights notices by clicking on their corresponding links. 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).

Global Data Privacy Notice for Job Candidates and Applicants

Depending on your location, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) may regulate the way we manage the data of job applicants. Our full notice outlining how data will be processed as part of the application procedure for applicable locations is available here. By submitting your application, you are agreeing to our use and processing of your data as required. For US applicants only, by submitting your application you are agreeing to arbitration of disputes as outlined here.    

AI Disclosure

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. A human recruiter will review your interview responses, provided in the form of a voice recording and/or transcript, to assess them against the qualifications and characteristics outlined in the job description.  

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

The above pilots are for testing purposes and Coinbase will not use AI to make decisions impacting employment. To request a reasonable accommodation due to disability, please contact accommodations[at]coinbase.com

 


Top Skills

Docker
Go
GraphQL
Postgres
Ruby on Rails
Rest
Ruby
Sinatra
Sse
Websocket

Coinbase Charlotte, North Carolina, USA Office

Coinbase Charlotte Office

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Similar Jobs at Coinbase

2 Hours Ago
Easy Apply
Remote
USA
Easy Apply
253K-297K Annually
Senior level
253K-297K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Blockchain • Fintech • Financial Services • Cryptocurrency • NFT • Web3
Lead architect for Compliance data at Coinbase, defining data governance frameworks, designing data contracts, mapping data lineage, and quantifying data impact to enhance compliance reporting and data quality processes.
Top Skills: BigQueryDatabricksLookerSnowflakeSQLTableau
2 Hours Ago
Easy Apply
Remote
USA
Easy Apply
117K-138K Annually
Mid level
117K-138K Annually
Mid level
Artificial Intelligence • Blockchain • Fintech • Financial Services • Cryptocurrency • NFT • Web3
The Program Manager will optimize Contract Lifecycle Management systems, drive contract workflows, manage reporting frameworks, and ensure efficient contracting processes for the Institutional Sales team.
Top Skills: AnalyticsData ExtractionEvisortIroncladSalesforce
2 Hours Ago
Easy Apply
Remote
USA
Easy Apply
149K-175K Annually
Senior level
149K-175K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Blockchain • Fintech • Financial Services • Cryptocurrency • NFT • Web3
The Manager of CX Consumer Content and Knowledge Systems oversees the strategy and operation of customer knowledge delivery systems, ensuring information accuracy across various support channels while leveraging AI technology and analytics to enhance customer experience metrics.
Top Skills: AIBi ToolsCms PlatformsJIRALlmLooker

What you need to know about the Charlotte Tech Scene

Ranked among the hottest tech cities in 2024 by CompTIA, Charlotte is quickly cementing its place as a major U.S. tech hub. Home to more than 90,000 tech workers, the city’s ecosystem is primed for continued growth, fueled by billions in annual funding from heavyweights like Microsoft and RevTech Labs, which has created thousands of fintech jobs and made the city a go-to for tech pros looking for their next big opportunity.

Key Facts About Charlotte Tech

  • Number of Tech Workers: 90,859; 6.5% of overall workforce (2024 CompTIA survey)
  • Major Tech Employers: Lowe’s, Bank of America, TIAA, Microsoft, Honeywell
  • Key Industries: Fintech, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, cloud computing, e-commerce
  • Funding Landscape: $3.1 billion in venture capital funding in 2024 (CED)
  • Notable Investors: Microsoft, Google, Falfurrias Management Partners, RevTech Labs Foundation
  • Research Centers and Universities: University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Northeastern University, North Carolina Research Campus

Sign up now Access later

Create Free Account

Please log in or sign up to report this job.

Create Free Account