Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Coinbase is hiring a founding Staff Software Engineer for AI Developer Productivity within its Institutional Product Group. The role builds and rolls out agentic AI workflows and developer tools to improve code quality, accelerate engineering, and support Institutional’s trading, custody, and financial infrastructure systems.
Responsibilities
- Own the architecture and delivery of agentic AI workflows for continuous code improvement, including automated refactoring, test generation, and proactive bug detection tailored to Institutional systems
- Build developer productivity tooling that integrates LLM-powered agents into the Institutional engineering workflow, from code review through deployment
- Partner with Platform's AI and DevX teams to align on shared infrastructure while customizing capabilities for Institutional's unique reliability, security, and regulatory requirements
- Drive adoption of AI-assisted development practices across Institutional engineering, measuring impact on velocity, code quality, and developer satisfaction
- Shape technical standards and best practices for human-AI collaborative development within the Institutional org, ensuring safe and governed use of AI agents in high-stakes financial systems
Skills
- 8+ years of software engineering experience with at least 2 years building AI/LLM-powered developer tools, agentic workflows, or code automation systems
- Proven track record of designing and shipping production-grade systems that integrate LLMs or AI agents into software development lifecycles (e.g., code generation, automated review, CI/CD automation)
- Deep fluency in Java, Python, Go, or similar backend languages, with hands-on experience building and orchestrating AI agent frameworks (e.g., LangChain, LangGraph, or custom agent architectures)
- Demonstrated ability to partner cross-functionally with platform, infrastructure, and product teams to deliver tooling adopted by hundreds of engineers
- Familiarity with financial systems, high-reliability engineering, or regulated environments where correctness, auditability, and security are non-negotiable
- Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality
Benefits
- Equity and bonus eligibility
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits
- 401(k)
Company Overview
Coinbase is a crypto exchange and wallet platform that allows merchants and consumers to buy, sell, and store digital currencies. It was founded in 2012, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is
Company H1B Sponsorship
Coinbase has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 118 in 2026, 181 in 2025, 92 in 2024, 96 in 2023, 284 in 2022, 183 in 2021, 66 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.