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You will own the design and delivery of backend systems that track cost basis, calculate gains/losses, automate withholding, and generate tax reports, as well as build new data pipelines for broker reporting and clearing integrations.
The role requires 6+ years of backend engineering experience, strong distributed‑systems fundamentals, a track record of end‑to‑end ownership of high‑throughput services, and the ability to collaborate with product, design, tax, trading and other partners.
Tax Engineering sits at the intersection of every trade and product, providing the accurate cost‑basis and compliance reporting that enables Coinbase’s global financial offerings and supports its mission of economic freedom.
This position is best for senior engineers who thrive on solving ambiguous, high‑impact problems, enjoy building scalable, correctness‑critical systems, and like mentoring teammates while working closely with cross‑functional stakeholders.
Ready to do the most impactful work of your career? At Coinbase, we are uncompromising on our mission to increase economic freedom. The bar is high, the environment is intense, and we like it that way. This isn't a place for complacency, it’s a place to be pushed past your perceived limits. If you're ready to build the future of finance alongside people who refuse to settle for "good enough," you belong here. Coinbase is a remote-first, but not remote-only company. Expect to get together quarterly for intense in-person working sessions called “surges.” learn more about working at Coinbase.
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.
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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).
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