Senior Software Engineer (Platform - Access & Authorization)

div class= content-intro p Ready to do the most impactful work of your career? At a href= https://www.coinbase.com/?utm_campaign=mt_o_m_w_m_m__coi_0_jd-onchain utm_source=coinbase Coinbase /a , 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.” a href= https://www.coinbase.com/careers learn more about working at Coinbase /a . /p /div h1 Senior Software Engineer, Access Authorization /h1

p class= mb-2 whitespace-pre-wrap As a Senior Software Engineer on the Access Authorization team within the a href= https://www.coinbase.com/careers/product-groups target= _blank Platform /a group, you'll help shape the systems customers use to securely access Coinbase. This team builds and operates distributed services at the intersection of security, identity, developer infrastructure, and customer experience. You'll design foundational authentication and authorization capabilities that balance strong security with a simple experience, creating leverage across every Coinbase product and partner integration. /p

p class= mb-2 whitespace-pre-wrap strong What you'll do: /strong /p

ul

li Own end-to-end design, implementation, and operation of capabilities across authentication, OAuth, sessions, tokens, 2FA, account recovery, and edge authorization. /li

li Build secure, low-latency Go and gRPC services used across Coinbase's web, mobile, API, and partner experiences, with strong observability, failure testing, and measurable SLOs. /li

li Lead technical designs for complex initiatives such as signed authorization tokens, passkeys, biometric recovery, device-aware authentication, and mobile OAuth. /li

li Partner with product, security, fraud, and infrastructure teams to balance customer conversion, account protection, regulatory requirements, and engineering constraints. /li

li Simplify integration patterns and build self-service tooling that enables product teams to adopt access and authorization capabilities safely at scale. /li

li Mentor engineers and raise the technical bar through design reviews, pairing, code reviews, and on-call participation. /li

/ul

p class= mb-2 whitespace-pre-wrap strong Required Skills and Experience: /strong /p

ul

li 5+ years of backend software engineering experience with strong proficiency in Go or a comparable systems-oriented language, including building and operating reliable, high-throughput distributed services in production. /li

li Demonstrated experience designing secure APIs and reasoning about authentication, authorization, session management, trust boundaries, and token handling (OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, JWTs, PKCE, or related standards). /li

li Proficiency with gRPC, Protocol Buffers, and data stores such as Redis or DynamoDB, with strong operational instincts using metrics, logs, traces, alerts, and SLOs to run critical services. /li

li Track record of delivering complex, cross-functional projects from technical design through production rollout, with clear written and verbal communication that aligns engineering, security, product, and infrastructure partners. /li

li Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality. /li

/ul

div id= fortidlp-input-element-parent /div div class= content-pay-transparency div class= pay-input div class= description p strong Pay Transparency Notice: /strong strong em /em /strong Base salary varies by location (see range below). Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)). /p

p /p /div div class= title Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus): /div div class= pay-range span $186,065 /span span class= divider /span span $218,900 USD /span /div /div /div div class= content-conclusion ul

li style= font-style: italic; font-size: 8pt; strong em Application Limit: /em /strong Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period. /li

li style= font-style: italic; font-size: 8pt; span style= font-size: 8pt; em strong Equal Opportunity Employer: /strong 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. /em /span /li

li style= font-style: italic; font-size: 8pt; span style= font-size: 8pt; em strong US Applicants: /strong View a href= https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/WHD/legacy/files/eppac.pdf Employee Rights /a , a href= https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12.pdf Know Your Rights /a , and a href= https://static-assets.coinbase.com/e-verify.pdf E-Verify /a Notice of Participation. /em /span /li

li style= font-style: italic; font-size: 8pt; span style= font-size: 8pt; em strong Accommodations: /strong 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? a href= https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/screen-reader/kgejglhpjiefppelpmljglcjbhoiplfn Click here /a to download a free compatible screen reader and view the a href= http://www.chromevox.com/tutorial/ strong /strong tutorial /a . /em /span /li

li style= font-style: italic; font-size: 8pt; span style= font-size: 8pt; em strong Data Privacy Arbitration: /strong By submitting your application, you agree to our a href= https://www.coinbase.com/legal/applicant_privacy_notice Candidate Privacy Notice /a . US applicants: By submitting your application, you agree to a href= https://www.coinbase.com/legal/application-arbitration-agreement Arbitration of Disputes /a . br /em /span /li

/ul

div id= fortidlp-input-element-parent /div /div