Coinbase is seeking to increase economic freedom in the world by building the emerging onchain platform and the future global financial system. The Risk Engineering Platform team needs to protect the platform and millions of users from fraud and financial risks, fostering business growth while maintaining a positive user experience.
Requirements
- 2+ years of experience in software engineering, with demonstrated ability to ship production systems
- Strong proficiency in at least one backend language (Go, Java, Python, Ruby)
- Experience building and maintaining distributed systems at scale
- Ability to independently manage complex tasks and work in unfamiliar systems with guidance
- Strong understanding of software design patterns, data structures, and algorithms
- Experience with modern development practices including CI/CD, testing, and monitoring
- Proficiency in Go, Java, or Python
Responsibilities
- Design, scope, and build new risk detection systems and major features, applying experienced-based judgment to solve complex technical challenges
- Independently manage complex features and projects from inception to production deployment
- Build self-serve options to reduce friction for legitimate users while blocking fraudulent activities
- Optimize end-end experiences related to security protection and scam prevention
- Actively participate in PR reviews, code lifecycle management, and mentor junior engineers
- Respond to incidents of all severities and contribute to post-mortems
- Collaborate with Data Science, ML, and Risk Analysts teams to develop both proactive (models & user-facing features) and reactive (one-off rules to mitigate urgent issues) solutions
Other
- In-person participation is required throughout the year.
- Team and company-wide offsites are held multiple times annually to foster collaboration, connection, and alignment. Attendance is expected and fully supported.
- Passion about our mission and belief in the power of crypto and blockchain technology to update the financial system.
- Eager to leave their mark on the world, who relishes the pressure and privilege of working with high caliber colleagues, and who actively seeks feedback to keep leveling up.
- Will run towards, not away from, solving the company’s hardest problems.
