Senior Software Engineer - Data Platform
$186,065–$218,900 year
Remote · United States or US
Job Summary
Senior Software Engineer on Coinbase's Data Platform team responsible for designing, building, and operating foundational data-heavy services (storage/data warehouse, data lake, orchestration with Airflow, batch processing with Spark/SQL, streaming with Kafka, and real-time data services). Contribute to data integration SDKs, self-service applications for managing data pipelines, and services covering data security, observability, data quality, cataloging, and lineage. Translate analyst/ML/security requirements into reusable scalable patterns and assemble microservices into data platforms for major businessVerticals and user cohorts. Proficiency in Python, Go, or Java backend development, strong experience with data systems/pipelines, and familiarity with scale-out, caching, key/value, and columnar design patterns; leveraging SQL, Python, Airflow, and BI tools, with openness to evolving AI-assisted workflows.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of software engineering experience
- Strong Python, Go, or Java backend development skills
- General experience with data systems or data pipelines
- Familiarity with design patterns (scale-out, caching, key/value, columnar)
- Proficiency with SQL, Python, Airflow, and BI tools
- Ability to responsibly use generative AI tools in daily workflows and apply human-in-the-loop practices
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