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Senior Software Engineer, Backend/Fullstack (Coinbase Advisor - Agentic Trading)

CoinbaseRemote - USAEngineering
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Salary
$186,065 — $218,900 USD
Job type
Full-time
Work mode
Remote
Experience
Senior · 5+ yrs
Posted
8 Oct 2026
Status
Open · checked 7d ago

About this role

The Senior Software Engineer, Backend/Fullstack (Coinbase Advisor - Agentic Trading) is a remote role based in the USA within the Consumer & Business group at Coinbase, focused on building an RIA-licensed agentic trading system. This position suits experienced software professionals with a background in backend engineering and LLM systems who want to shape AI-driven financial advisors.

Role Overview

Coinbase is hiring a Senior Software Engineer for the Coinbase Advisor team to develop backend services for an artificial intelligence advisor integrated into the mobile application. The professional in this position will handle technical design, execution safety, and system reliability for millions of platform users. The role involves remote work across the USA, with quarterly in-person working sessions known as surges.

Key Responsibilities

Manage backend services for Coinbase Advisor and Strategies across the full lifecycle from technical design to operation.
Construct integrations with trading APIs to ensure user-configured strategies and agent recommendations convert into accurate execution.
Build the agentic harness incorporating tool calling, orchestration, persistent state, and recovery mechanisms for failed tasks.
Influence agent behavior through evaluations, prompt engineering, and conversation analysis alongside registered investment advisers.
Enhance service observability, latency, reliability, and execution safety by implementing safeguards and retry logic.
Collaborate with product, design, frontend engineering, trading infrastructure, and legal teams within regulatory limits.

Requirements

Minimum of 5 years of professional software engineering experience centered on backend expertise and operating production services.
Background in distributed systems, API design, data modeling, testing, and production debugging.
Proficiency in Go or the demonstrated ability to learn the language quickly.
History of building production-grade LLM or agentic systems involving orchestration, tool calling, or evaluation.
Ability to independently advance ambiguous projects from concept to production.
Experience using generative AI responsibly while maintaining human oversight.

Skills and Tools

Go
Distributed Systems
APIs
Large Language Models (LLMs)
Agentic Systems
Tool Calling and Orchestration
Prompt Engineering

Salary and Benefits

Annual base salary range of $186,065 to $218,900 USD.
Total compensation includes eligibility for bonus and equity.
Comprehensive benefits package including vision, medical, dental, and 401(k).

About the Company

Coinbase operates as a remote-first organization focused on increasing economic freedom globally. The company enforces an application limit of three submissions within a six-month period and operates as an equal opportunity employer.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should apply on the official company careers page.

Skills and tech stack

GoLLMAgentic SystemsPrompt EngineeringGenerative AIDistributed Systems

Questions candidates ask

Where is this job located?

This is a remote position based in the USA, though the company requires employees to attend quarterly in-person working sessions called surges.

What is the salary range for this role?

The annual base salary ranges from $186,065 to $218,900 USD, excluding equity and bonus eligibility.

How many years of experience are required?

Candidates must have at least 5 years of professional software engineering experience with deep backend expertise.

What programming languages do I need to know?

Proficiency in Go is required, or a demonstrated ability to learn the language quickly.

Are there any application limits for Coinbase?

Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period.

Ready to apply?

The application is on the official Coinbase careers page.

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