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Design and deliver LLM-powered agentic systems to automate customer support and compliance. Build scalable, secure backend infrastructure (Python/Go), model integration pipelines, grounding and guardrail mechanisms, monitoring, and measurement frameworks. Drive end-to-end AI projects, partner with cross-functional teams, lead code reviews, mentor engineers, and participate in on-call and incident response.
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As a Senior Software Engineer on the Platform Core Automation team, you'll build the AI infrastructure and agentic systems that automate customer support and compliance operations at Coinbase. This team is reimagining what these processes look like when AI handles them end-to-end, replacing manual workflows with intelligent agents that resolve customer issues and execute compliance tasks autonomously. You'll own the design and delivery of LLM-powered systems, grounding techniques, and integration pipelines that directly reduce resolution times, cut costs, and improve accuracy across millions of customer interactions.
What you’ll be doing (ie. job duties):
- Own the design and delivery of agentic AI systems that power Coinbase's customer support and compliance automation, from LLM orchestration through production deployment and monitoring.
- Build scalable, secure backend infrastructure in Python and Golang that serves AI workloads, including model integration pipelines, guardrails, grounding mechanisms, and measurement frameworks.
- Drive end-to-end project execution on complex AI initiatives, making technical trade-offs across latency, accuracy, cost, and reliability.
- Partner with Customer Experience, Compliance, and product engineering teams to identify high-impact automation opportunities and translate operational pain points into AI-powered solutions.
- Strengthen engineering quality across the team by leading code reviews, mentoring engineers on AI system design patterns, and contributing to on-call rotations and incident response.
What we look for in you (ie. job requirements):
- 5+ years of experience in software engineering, with proven expertise in designing, building, and maintaining production services using a microservices architecture.
- Hands-on experience building LLM-based applications or AI/ML systems in production, including prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), or agentic AI frameworks.
- Proficiency in Python and Golang (or comparable backend languages), with experience integrating third-party AI models and APIs into production workflows.
- Track record of delivering end-to-end projects with measurable business impact in ambiguous problem spaces.
- Experience building data pipelines, integrating with external vendors, or working with large-scale unstructured data sources (e.g., blockchain data, customer interaction logs).
- Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.
Nice to haves:
- Experience navigating rapid company growth (e.g., from startup to mid-size).
- Familiarity with GenAI frameworks/tools, Python, GoLang, Docker, Postgres, MongoDB.
- Background in AI/LLM infrastructure is a strong plus.
Pay Transparency Notice: Base salary varies by location (see range below). Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)).
Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus):
$186,065—$218,900 USD
- Application Limit: Candidates may submit a maximum of 4 applications per 30-day period.
- Equal Opportunity Employer: Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information. Applicants with criminal histories will be considered consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
- US Applicants: View Employee Rights, Know Your Rights, and E-Verify Notice of Participation.
- Accommodations: If you are an individual with a disability who needs a reasonable accommodation, email us your request and contact info at accommodations[at]coinbase.com. Need screen reading technology? Click here to download a free compatible screen reader and view the tutorial.
- Data Privacy & Arbitration: By submitting your application, you agree to our Candidate Privacy Notice. US applicants: By submitting your application, you agree to Arbitration of Disputes.
- AI Disclosure: 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. 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. Coinbase will not use AI to make decisions impacting employment.
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