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[Remote] Senior Software Engineer, Backend - Platform (Core AI Automation)

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Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Coinbase is a company dedicated to increasing economic freedom and is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for their Core Automation team. In this role, you will build AI infrastructure and systems that automate customer support and compliance operations, focusing on the design and delivery of LLM-powered systems and integration pipelines.

Responsibilities

  • Own the design and delivery of agentic AI systems that power Coinbase's customer support and compliance automation, from LLM orchestration through production deployment and monitoring
  • Build scalable, secure backend infrastructure in Python and Golang that serves AI workloads, including model integration pipelines, guardrails, grounding mechanisms, and measurement frameworks
  • Drive end-to-end project execution on complex AI initiatives, making technical trade-offs across latency, accuracy, cost, and reliability
  • Partner with Customer Experience, Compliance, and product engineering teams to identify high-impact automation opportunities and translate operational pain points into AI-powered solutions
  • Strengthen engineering quality across the team by leading code reviews, mentoring engineers on AI system design patterns, and contributing to on-call rotations and incident response

Skills

  • 5+ years of experience in software engineering, with proven expertise in designing, building, and maintaining production services using a microservices architecture
  • Hands-on experience building LLM-based applications or AI/ML systems in production, including prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), or agentic AI frameworks
  • Proficiency in Python and Golang (or comparable backend languages), with experience integrating third-party AI models and APIs into production workflows
  • Track record of delivering end-to-end projects with measurable business impact in ambiguous problem spaces
  • Experience building data pipelines, integrating with external vendors, or working with large-scale unstructured data sources (e.g., blockchain data, customer interaction logs)
  • Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality
  • Experience navigating rapid company growth (e.g., from startup to mid-size)
  • Familiarity with GenAI frameworks/tools, Python, GoLang, Docker, Postgres, MongoDB
  • Background in AI/LLM infrastructure is a strong plus

Benefits

  • Equity and bonus eligibility
  • Benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k))

Company Overview

  • Coinbase is a crypto exchange and wallet platform that allows merchants and consumers to buy, sell, and store digital currencies. It is a sub-organization of Coinbase. It was founded in 2012, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://www.coinbase.com.
  • Company H1B Sponsorship

  • Coinbase has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 30 in 2026, 181 in 2025, 92 in 2024, 96 in 2023, 284 in 2022, 183 in 2021, 66 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.