Senior Staff Software Engineer, Core Automation

Remote - USARemotePosted 7 days ago

Role Overview

Coinbase is hiring a Senior Staff Software Engineer, Core Automation. This is a full-time remote role, with the team based in Remote - USA. posted last week. Full responsibilities, required qualifications, and the apply link are listed in the description below.

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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.

As a Senior Staff Software Engineer on the Core Automation team within Platform, you'll architect and build the Agentic AI systems that are reimagining how Coinbase delivers customer support and manages compliance at scale. This team is focused on automating high-volume operational processes with AI, then building the primitives and orchestration platform that let every domain at Coinbase leverage those capabilities. You'll own the technical vision for production AI systems that directly improve customer experience, strengthen compliance posture, and drive outsized efficiency gains.

What you'll do:

Own the design and implementation of Agentic AI systems powering Coinbase's customer support and compliance automation
Architect a reusable platform of primitives, orchestration tools, and interfaces that enable other teams to adopt Agentic AI for their domains
Drive cross-functional alignment with product, compliance, and operations stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions
Lead technical strategy for getting LLM-based applications from prototype to production, including grounding, hallucination reduction, and reliability at scale
Mentor engineers across the team on system design, coding standards, and AI/ML best practices

Required Skills and Experience:

12+ years of backend software engineering experience, with deep proficiency in Golang or similar systems languages
Proven track record shipping LLM-based or Agentic AI applications to production, including measurable improvements in grounding and hallucination reduction
Demonstrated ability to architect distributed systems handling massive scale, with experience navigating ambiguous problem spaces to deliver high-impact solutions
Experience partnering with non-technical stakeholders (compliance, operations, customer support) to define requirements and drive adoption of technical platforms
Track record of influencing technical direction across multiple teams and mentoring senior engineers
Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

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):

$253,895—$298,700 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.
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How do I apply for the Senior Staff Software Engineer, Core Automation position at Coinbase?

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Is the Senior Staff Software Engineer, Core Automation role at Coinbase remote?

Yes. This is a remote role. The team is based in Remote - USA, but the position itself does not require relocating to that office.

What does a Senior Staff Software Engineer, Core Automation at Coinbase earn?

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When was the Senior Staff Software Engineer, Core Automation role at Coinbase posted?

This role was posted on July 15, 2026 (7 days ago). It's still listed as actively hiring; we re-confirm openings against the source system multiple times per day and remove closed roles.

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