Staff Software Engineer, AI Developer Productivity
As a founding Staff Software Engineer on the AI Developer Productivity within the Institutional Product Group, you'll build and roll out agentic AI workflows that transform how Institutional engineers write, review, and ship code. This team is aligned with Coinbase's AI developer tooling vision but dedicated to the unique needs of Institutional's trading, custody, and financial infrastructure systems. You'll own the design and delivery of AI-powered capabilities that drive continuous code improvement, accelerate development cycles, and raise the quality bar across one of Coinbase's most critical product groups.
What you’ll do:
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
Required skills and experience:
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.
Position ID: P78763
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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):
$218,025—$256,500 USD