Senior Software Engineer, Tax Engineering
Senior Software Engineer, Tax Engineering
Tax Engineering sits at the intersection of every trade, every payment, and every product Coinbase ships. When a user buys Bitcoin, sells an equity, earns staking rewards, or redeems an Advisor-managed strategy, Tax Engineering is in the critical path, calculating cost basis, tracking gain/loss, determining withholding obligations, and producing compliance reporting across every product line and legal entity globally. As a Senior Software Engineer on the Tax team within the Consumer & Business group, you'll build the extensible primitives that make each new Coinbase launch possible, where scale and accuracy are both non-negotiable.
What you'll do:
Own the design and delivery of backend systems for cost basis tracking, gain/loss calculation, withholding automation, and tax reporting infrastructure
Build new pipelines for broker reporting, automated withholding, and clearing integrations with partners as Coinbase expands into equities, margin, and options
Partner with Product, Design, Tax, Trading, and Positions teams to take ambiguous problems from scoping through production rollout
Drive an extensible tax architecture so every new product launch can plug into shared primitives without bespoke rework
Strengthen engineering quality through design reviews, code reviews, and technical mentorship across the team
Required Skills and Experience:
6+ years of backend software engineering experience building and operating production systems with high-quality, well-tested code
Strong distributed systems fundamentals, with experience designing high-throughput services and data pipelines where correctness is critical
Track record owning complex systems end-to-end, from design through production operation, in fast-changing domains
Demonstrated ability to collaborate closely with product, design, and cross-functional partners to translate ambiguous requirements into shipped solutions
Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.
Pay Transparency Notice: The target annual base salary for this position can range as detailed below. Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility and benefits (including medical, dental, and vision).
Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus):
$191,100—$191,100 CAD