Hiring: Senior Software Engineer - Data Platform Company: Coinbase Location: United States Job Posted Time: 2026-09-11 10:18:33 Employment Type: Remote Target Skills & Keywords : Airflow, Data Pipeline, Data Warehouse, Java, Kafka, Machine Learning, Microservices, Python, SQL, Spark About the job Experience: •5+ years of experience in backend software engineering, with hands-on experience building and operating data systems or data pipelines in production. •Proficiency in Python, Go, or Java for backend development, with demonstrated ability to build services that process and serve data at scale. •Applied hands-on capability in SQL, Airflow, Spark, Kafka, or similar data processing and orchestration frameworks in production environments. •Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality. •Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period. Required Skills: •Own the design, development, and operation of foundational data services spanning cloud data warehouses, data lakes, orchestration (Airflow), batch processing (Spark, SQL), streaming (Kafka), query federation, and real-time event aggregation stores. •Build and maintain data integration and processing SDKs used by internal services and product teams throughout Coinbase to interact with the data platform reliably at scale. •Deliver self-service applications that empower users to manage, monitor, and troubleshoot their own data pipelines running on our platform infrastructure. •Architect end-to-end data security and observability services, including access controls across multiple storage and access layers, data quality tracking, dataset cataloging, lineage, and usage auditing. •Partner with data analysts, ML engineers, and security and compliance teams to convert functional requests into reusable, scalable patterns and assemble data microservices into platforms for critical business verticals. Compensation: •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) •Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)) •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 USD - $218,900 USD Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!