Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Consumer - Prediction Markets)

You will design and own backend systems for prediction markets powering order management, trade matching, settlement, and market resolution. You will build distributed systems with strong correctness guarantees and work with a Coinbase operated exchange and clearing platform. You will collaborate with product, compliance, and risk to ensure launches are compliant and reliable. You will set engineering standards and mentor others.

Responsibilities

• Own the design development and reliability of backend systems that power order management trade matching settlement and market resolution
• 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 and Business to identify shared infrastructure opportunities and reduce duplication across trading surfaces

Requirements

• 8+ years of backend software engineering experience with 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 Go or Java and strong fundamentals in distributed systems concurrency and data modeling
• Track record of mentoring 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

Benefits

• equity
• medical insurance
• dental insurance
• vision insurance
• 401(k)
• bonus eligibility
• remote work options