About the role
The Data Platform team builds and operates systems that centralize all of Coinbase's internal and third-party data, so teams across the company can access, process, and transform it for analytics, machine learning, and end-user experiences. As a senior engineer, you will work across the full stack of our systems: foundational processing and storage, scalable pipelines, and the frameworks and internal tools that make data easy to use.
What you’ll do:
- Design, build, and operate foundational data services, including storage (cloud warehouse, data lake), orchestration (Airflow), batch processing (Spark, SQL), and streaming (Kafka).
- Build and maintain data integration and processing SDKs used by internal services and product teams.
- Design self-service tools so users can manage and troubleshoot their own data pipelines.
- Build services for data security, observability, quality, cataloging, and lineage.
- Turn requests from analysts, ML, and security teams into reusable, scalable patterns.
Required Skills and Experience:
- 5+ years of experience in software engineering, including senior-level ownership.
- Strong Python, Go, or Java backend development skills.
- Hands-on experience with data systems or data pipelines.
- Familiarity with design patterns such as scale-out, caching, key/value, and columnar storage.
- Working knowledge of SQL and Airflow for operational data analysis.
- Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.
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