They are part of a global go-to-market team mandate, though individually will cover a specific, local region. Clients may span across one or more business units and verticals.

By working in partnership with direct account teams, they will jointly engage clients, foster the necessary relationships, position in-depth the specific product line, so as to provide compelling reasons for clients to adopt and grow the usage of the given product.

The Solutions Architect (Lakebase) is paired with an Account Executive aligned to a given product line with specific targets accordingly. Together, they will devise and implement a strategy across their assigned set of accounts, develop presentations, demos and other assets and deliver them such that clients make an informed decision as they decide to adopt the product-line in a meaningful way.

The Lakebase product-line requires the following core technical competencies:

• 10+ years of transactional database (OLTP) expertise across engineering, product development, administration, and pre-sales, with a proven track record of designing and delivering client-facing solutions.
• Credibility in influencing OLTP products with the market insight needed to shape and prioritise roadmap capabilities.
• Experience architecting solutions that integrate transactional data systems within broader Big Data, Lakehouse, and AI ecosystems.
• Infrastructure, platform and administration expertise around disaster recovery, high availability, backup and recovery, scale-out methods, identity and security management, migrations (vendor-to-vendor, on-prem to cloud)

Impact

Collaborate with GTM leadership and account teams to design and execute high-impact engagement strategies across your territory.

As a trusted advisor, serve as an expert Solutions Architect and "champion," building technical credibility with stakeholders to drive product adoption and vision.

Enable clients at scale through workshops and developing customer-facing collateral that helps increase technical knowledge and thought leadership.

Influence product roadmap by translating field-derived, data-driven insights into strategic recommendations for Product and Engineering teams

Handle the most complex technical challenges in this product line by acting as the tier-3 escalation point for the field, ensuring customer success in mission-critical environments.

Competencies & Responsibilities

• 6+ years in a customer-facing, pre-sales or consulting role influencing technical executives, driving high-level data strategy and product adoption.
• Proven ability to co-plan large territories with Account Executives and operate in a highly coordinated, cross-functional effort across GTM and R&D teams.
• Experience collaborating with Global System Integrators (GSIs) and third-party consulting organisations to drive customer outcomes.
• Proficient in programming, debugging, and problem-solving using SQL and Python.
• Hands-on experience building solutions within major public cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Broad experience (in two or more) and understanding across the fields of data engineering, data warehousing, AI, ML, governance, transactional systems, app development, and streaming.
• Undergraduate degree (or higher) in a technical field such as Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Engineering or similar.
• A track record of driving complex projects to completion in fast-paced, customer-facing environments.

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At Coinbase, our mission is to increase economic freedom in the world. It’s a massive, ambitious opportunity that demands the best of us, every day, as we build the emerging onchain platform , and with it, the future global financial system.

To achieve our mission, we’re seeking a very specific candidate. We want someone who is passionate about our mission and who believes in the power of crypto and blockchain technology to update the financial system.

We want someone who is eager to leave their mark on the world, who relishes the pressure and privilege of working with high-calibre colleagues, and who actively seeks feedback to keep levelling up.

We want someone who will run towards, not away from, solving the company’s hardest problems.

Our work culture is intense and isn’t for everyone. But if you want to build the future alongside others who excel in their disciplines and expect the same from you, there’s no better place to be.

While many roles at Coinbase are remote-first, we are not remote-only. In-person participation is required throughout the year. Team and company-wide offsites are held multiple times annually to foster collaboration, connection, and alignment. Attendance is expected and fully supported.

We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join the Payment Rails team within Coinbase's Platform organisation.

Payment Rails serves as Coinbase’s gateway between the fiat and crypto economy, connecting our products to a wide range of banking and payment providers, from the largest global institutions to the most innovative, tech-forward processors.

We operate a network of payment integrations and routing that power fiat on- and off-ramps for both individual and institutional customers, moving hundreds of billions of dollars in transaction volume each year.

In this role, you’ll shape the architecture and technical direction of this network, designing and scaling systems that ensure every payment is reliable, efficient, and correct.

**Key Responsibilities:*

• Own the technical strategy, architecture, and roadmap for scaling Payment Rails’ network of payment partner integrations and routing, so Coinbase can enable more customers to participate in the crypto economy across more markets and payment options.

• Build and scale complex distributed systems that process high-volume, high-reliability payment traffic,designing for fault isolation, graceful degradation, strong observability, and clear SLOs for Tier-0/Tier-1 services.

• Drive an AI-first approach to engineering workflows,identify where AI-powered tools can accelerate development, improve code quality, and enhance operational efficiency across the team and broader engineering org.

• Partner cross-functionally with Product, Risk, Compliance, and Operations to translate ambiguous business requirements into well-scoped technical solutions that balance speed, safety, and regulatory requirements.

• Lead high-stakes scaling initiatives and define the technical direction for how Coinbase moves money,anticipating bottlenecks before they occur and driving proactive, systematic improvements.

• Raise the engineering bar across Payment Rails and adjacent orgs by establishing paved roads, design patterns, and best practices that elevate team technical quality through mentorship, design reviews, and process improvements.

• Mentor and train other team members on design techniques and coding standards.

**Requirements:*

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering.

• Experience building payment systems, financial infrastructure, or high-volume transactional systems.

• You’ve designed and built fault-tolerant, highly reliable distributed systems at scale,with a demonstrable track record of architecting systems that handle billions of dollars in transaction volume.

• Platform-builder mindset: you’ve led efforts to turn fragmented services and bespoke integrations into coherent, reusable platforms (e.g., shared frameworks, unified APIs, multi-tenant architectures).

• Strong operational excellence: experience owning production reliability, leading high-severity incident response, and driving systemic improvements from postmortems across multiple teams or domains.

• Collaborative leadership: history of influencing across teams and organisations without direct authority, driving consensus on high-impact technical decisions, and representing your area in org-level forums.

• Demonstrates the ability to responsibly use generative AI tools and copilots (e.g., LibreChat, Gemini, Glean) in daily workflows, continuously learn as tools evolve, and apply human-in-the-loop practices to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in efficiency, cost, and quality.

**Nice to have:*

• Experience with payment processors, banking integrations, or payment gateways (e.g., Stripe, Plaid, SWIFT, ACH, SEPA, card networks).

• Background in crypto or blockchain technologies, including familiarity with stablecoin transfers, on-chain settlements, or cross-chain payment flows.

• Experience working in highly regulated industries where safety, compliance, and user trust are paramount,particularly in fintech or financial services.

Pay Transparency Notice:

Depending on your work location, 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, vision and 401(k)).

Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus): $218,025-$256,500 USD

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