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A digital currency exchange, Coinbase is used by consumers, merchants, and traders to buy and sell cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin. Founded in 2012 "to cr
Staff Software Engineer (Policies Platform - Identity)
Location
United States
Posted
77 days ago
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0
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Senior
Job Description
Staff Software Engineer (Policies Platform - Identity)
Coinbase
Ready to be pushed beyond what you think you’re capable of? At Coinbase, our mission is to increase economic freedom in the world. It’s a massive, ambitious opportunity that demands the best of us, every day, as we build the emerging onchain platform — and with it, the future global financial system. To achieve our mission, we’re seeking a very specific candidate. We want someone who is passionate about our mission and who believes in the power of crypto and blockchain technology to update the financial system. We want someone who is 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. We want someone who will run towards, not away from, solving the company’s hardest problems. Our work culture is intense and isn’t for everyone. But if you want to build the future alongside others who excel in their disciplines and expect the same from you, there’s no better place to be. While many roles at Coinbase are remote-first, we are not remote-only. 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. We're hiring a Staff Software Engineer to be the technical anchor for the Policies Platform — Coinbase's foundational engine for policy management, decisioning, and authorization. As a Staff Engineer on the Policies Platform, you'll be a technical anchor for one of Coinbase's most critical infrastructure teams. You'll set the technical direction for the platform's evolution, leading the shift to an AI-native, self-serve policy engine while building alignment across engineering, compliance, legal, and product teams. Your decisions will shape how dozens of engineering teams across Coinbase author, deploy, and trust compliance logic at scale. The Policies Platform powers policy management, decisioning, and authorization across 20+ domains and 40+ dependent services, handling millions of requests per minute. This role requires someone who can operate in ambiguity, drive clarity, and build systems that create leverage far beyond any single team. What you'll be doing: - Own the technical strategy and architecture for the Policies Platform — including the AI-native policy authoring system, Policy Framework v2, edge authorization, and the self-serve developer experience. - Define and drive the technical roadmap, making deliberate tradeoffs between speed, reliability, and long-term scalability as the platform expands to support new Coinbase products and international regulatory requirements. - Lead the most ambiguous, highest-risk initiatives on the team — including AI-powered impact simulation before policy changes ship, AI chatbot for compliance self-service, and embedding authorization into API gateway-level signed tokens. - Secure cross-team alignment and commitment — working with 20+ dependent domain teams, regulatory/compliance stakeholders, and engineering leadership to drive adoption of new platform standards and patterns. - Define engineering processes and quality practices — from code review standards for policy-as-code, to CI/CD pipeline requirements for automated load and regression testing. - Maintain high technical output while simultaneously elevating the capabilities of the broader team — you lead by doing, not just advising. - Contribute to org-wide initiatives including OKR planning, technical prioritization, and long-term platform strategy in partnership with engineering leadership. What we look for in you: - 8+ years of software engineering experience, with a track record of architecting and delivering systems at scale — high-throughput, high-availability services serving millions of requests in production. - Proven experience leading AI/LLM product development — building AI agents, code generation systems, or developer-facing AI tooling in production environments. - Strong command of Go, gRPC, Kubernetes, and service mesh architectures. - Ability to drive technical clarity in ambiguous, high-stakes situations — you can take a vague problem ("compliance teams can't self-serve"), define the right solution space, and execute it to completion. - A history of influencing across organizational boundaries — getting buy-in from skeptical stakeholders, aligning competing priorities, and building durable cross-team partnerships. - Excellent written and verbal communication — you produce technical design documents that build organizational confidence and create shared understanding. - Remote-friendly with on-site presence at either the San Francisco or New York City office approximately once per week for architecture reviews, stakeholder meetings, and team offsites - Demonstrates the ability to responsibly use generative AI tools and copilots (e.g., LibreChat, Gemini, Glean) in daily workflows, continuously learn as tools evolve, and apply human-in-the-loop practices to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in efficiency, cost, and quality. Nice to haves - Expertise in authorization and policy systems (OPA, Cedar, Zanzibar-inspired systems, or equivalent) — or equivalent infrastructure platform expertise with willingness to develop deep policy domain knowledge. - Experience building AI-native developer platforms. - Familiarity with regulatory compliance engineering (financial services, KYC/AML, MiCA, or equivalent). - Background in policy-as-code, GitOps, or automation at scale. - Prior experience in open source policy or authorization ecosystems (OPA, OpenFGA, Casbin). - Experience defining platform adoption strategies — including self-serve onboarding, documentation, and developer evangelism. Job #: P76360 Please be advised that each candidate may submit a maximum of four applications within any 30-day period. We encourage you to carefully evaluate how your skills and interests align with Coinbase's roles before applying. Commitment to Equal OpportunityCoinbase is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or any other basis protected by applicable law. Coinbase will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. For US applicants, you may view the Employee Rights and the Know Your Rights notices by clicking on their corresponding links. Additionally, Coinbase participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Coinbase is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please contact us at accommodations[at]coinbase.com to let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. For quick access to screen reading technology compatible with this site click here to download a free compatible screen reader (free step by step tutorial can be found here). Global Data Privacy Notice for Job Candidates and ApplicantsDepending on your location, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) may regulate the way we manage the data of job applicants. Our full notice outlining how data will be processed as part of the application procedure for applicable locations is available here. By submitting your application, you are agreeing to our use and processing of your data as required. For US applicants only, by submitting your application you are agreeing to arbitration of disputes as outlined here. AI DisclosureFor select roles, 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. A human recruiter will review your interview responses, provided in the form of a voice recording and/or transcript, to assess them against the qualifications and characteristics outlined in the job description. For select roles, Coinbase is also piloting an AI interview intelligence platform to transcribe and summarize interview notes, allowing our interviewers to fully focus on you as the candidate. The above pilots are for testing purposes and Coinbase will not use AI to make decisions impacting employment. To request a reasonable accommodation due to disability, please contact accommodations[at]coinbase.com
Benefits
- 401(K), 401(K) matching, Childcare benefits, Company equity, Company-sponsored outings, Continuing education stipend, Dental insurance, Employee stock purchase plan, Family medical leave, Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Free daily meals, Generous parental leave, Health insurance, Job training & conferences, Life insurance, Paid volunteer time, Paid holidays, Paid sick days, Performance bonus, Promote from within, Lunch and learns, Relocation assistance, Remote work program, Free snacks and drinks, Team based strategic planning, OKR operational model, Vision insurance, Wellness programs, Mental health benefits, Home-office stipend for remote employees, Employee awards, Pay transparency, Personal development training, Flexible time off, Bereavement leave benefits, Company-wide vacation
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