Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Consumer - Prediction Markets)

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. Coinbase is building prediction markets as part of the Everything Exchange, letting millions of users trade on the outcomes of real-world events across sports, politics, crypto, and culture. We're building the full regulated stack in-house: our own exchange, clearing, and settlement infrastructure. As a Staff Software Engineer on the Prediction Markets team, you'll design and own the core backend systems that power market discovery, best-in-class trading experiences, order management, market resolution, and settlement. It's a rare chance to build market infrastructure from the ground up, with the ownership of a startup and the reach of Coinbase. What you’ll do: - Own the design, development, and reliability of backend systems that power order management, trade matching, settlement, and market resolution for prediction markets - Architect distributed systems that enforce strict correctness guarantees across clearing, payout, and position management workflows - Drive the technical strategy for migrating from third-party venue participation to a fully Coinbase-operated exchange and clearing platform - Lead cross-functional collaboration with Product, Compliance, and Risk teams to ensure the platform meets regulatory requirements and launches with confidence - Shape engineering standards and practices across the Prediction Markets team, setting a high bar for code quality, system design, and operational rigor - Partner with engineers across Consumer & Business to identify shared infrastructure opportunities and reduce duplication across trading surfaces Required skills and experience: - 8+ years of backend software engineering experience, with demonstrated ownership of high-availability, low-latency distributed systems in production - Proven track record designing systems where financial correctness is non-negotiable, such as order management, settlement, clearing, or ledger systems - Experience leading complex, multi-quarter technical projects as the senior technical decision-maker, including architecture design, trade-off analysis, and cross-team coordination - Deep proficiency in at least one backend language (e.g., Go, Java, or similar) and strong fundamentals in distributed systems, concurrency, and data modeling - Track record of mentoring and elevating engineers across a team, raising standards for design reviews, code quality, and incident response - Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality. Position ID: P77078 #LI-Remote 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): $218,025—$256,500 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. - US Applicants: View Employee Rights, Know Your Rights, and E-Verify Notice of Participation. - Accommodations: 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? Click here to download a free compatible screen reader and view the tutorial. - Data Privacy & Arbitration: By submitting your application, you agree to our Candidate Privacy Notice. US applicants: By submitting your application, you agree to Arbitration of Disputes. - AI Disclosure: Coinbase is piloting an AI tool based on machine learning technologies to conduct initial screening interviews to qualified applicants. The tool simulates realistic interview scenarios and engages in dynamic conversation. Coinbase is also piloting an AI interview intelligence platform to transcribe and summarize interview notes, allowing our interviewers to