Remote-First Staff Backend Architect, Identity IDV Platform

Coinbase is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to own the multi-year vision for the identity verification platform (IDV) within Platform. You will define the trust layer and consolidate IDV onto a single, vendor-agnostic platform, enabling self-serve scalability for billions of users.

You will lead design across pods, own the architecture, and drive cross-team technical strategy, leveraging Go, gRPC, AWS, and Kubernetes to deliver reliable, scalable backend systems in a fintech context.