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Chicago, IL
Mid level
Mid level
HR Tech • Other • Professional Services
Design, develop, and maintain backend systems using Golang or Node.js, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions.
Top Skills: AWSAzureDockerGitGoGCPKubernetesMongoDBMySQLNode.jsPostgres
Reposted 5 Days AgoSaved
Chicago, IL
144K-299K Annually
Expert/Leader
144K-299K Annually
Expert/Leader
AdTech • Digital Media • Information Technology • Other
Design and implement Yahoo Calendar's backend infrastructure, ensuring high performance and scalability while collaborating with teams to deliver new features.
Top Skills: ApacheAWSC++DnsGCPHTTPJavaJettyJSONKubernetesLinuxNode.jsOopPerlPHPPythonRubyTcp/IpTestngTomcatUnix
Reposted 2 Days AgoSaved
Remote
Chicago, IL
148K-174K Annually
Junior
148K-174K Annually
Junior
Artificial Intelligence • Blockchain • Fintech • Financial Services • Cryptocurrency • NFT • Web3
The role involves building new backend services, designing scalable systems, and collaborating on technical projects. Requires at least 2 years of experience in software engineering with a focus on high-quality code and system architecture.
Top Skills: DockerGoMongoDBPostgresRuby on RailsRedshiftRubySinatra
Reposted 9 Days AgoSaved
Easy Apply
Chicago, IL
Easy Apply
232K-310K
Expert/Leader
232K-310K
Expert/Leader
Big Data • Fintech • Mobile • Payments • Financial Services
As a Senior Staff Software Engineer, you will set the technical strategy for the Money Movement team, ensuring system health, availability, and operating best practices while collaborating across engineering and developing talent.
Top Skills: AWSKotlinKubernetesMySQLPythonSpark
Reposted 3 Hours AgoSaved
Remote
Chicago, IL
150K-150K
Junior
150K-150K
Junior
Cybersecurity
As a Founding Backend Engineer, you will design secure APIs and build a multi-tenant cloud-native product, optimizing database queries and implementing secure login features.
Top Skills: Auth0AWSCrowdstrikeDockerGoogle SuiteHashicorp VaultJAMFMicrosoft IntuneOktaPulumiRustTypescript
2 Hours AgoSaved
Remote
Chicago, IL
218K-257K Annually
Senior level
218K-257K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Blockchain • Fintech • Financial Services • Cryptocurrency • NFT • Web3
The Staff Software Engineer will architect and develop distributed systems, mentoring others while building foundational components for high-frequency financial applications.
Top Skills: BlockchainDockerDynamoDBGoMongoDBPostgresRuby on RailsRuby
Reposted 3 Hours AgoSaved
Remote
Chicago, IL
186K-219K Annually
Senior level
186K-219K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Blockchain • Fintech • Financial Services • Cryptocurrency • NFT • Web3
As a Senior Software Engineer at Coinbase, you will develop scalable backend systems, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and ensure high-quality code delivery to drive product growth and user engagement.
Top Skills: DockerDynamoDBGoMongoDBPostgresRuby on RailsRuby
Reposted 3 Hours AgoSaved
Remote
Chicago, IL
196K-265K Annually
Senior level
196K-265K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Cloud • Consumer Web • Productivity • Software • App development • Data Privacy
The Senior Backend Product Software Engineer will architect scalable systems for user privacy and data security, lead product development, and collaborate with various teams.
Top Skills: AngularHTML/CSSJavaScriptMongoDBMySQLNode.jsPostgresPythonReact

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Reposted 23 Days AgoSaved
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Remote
Chicago, IL
Easy Apply
Mid level
Mid level
Cloud • Security • Software • Cybersecurity • Automation
As a Staff Backend Engineer at GitLab, you will enhance developer productivity by creating tools, mentoring engineers, and optimizing workflows.
Top Skills: AnsibleAWSAzureGCPGoGoogle Cloud RunRubySnowflakeTerraform
Reposted 10 Days AgoSaved
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Hybrid
Chicago, IL
Easy Apply
158K-219K
Senior level
158K-219K
Senior level
Fintech • Machine Learning • Mobile • Security • Software
Design and build backend systems, develop APIs, collaborate with teams on features, and enhance system performance and reliability.
Top Skills: APIsCaching SystemsRuby On RailsSQL
YesterdaySaved
Remote
Chicago, IL
247K-290K Annually
Expert/Leader
247K-290K Annually
Expert/Leader
Artificial Intelligence • Blockchain • Fintech • Financial Services • Cryptocurrency • NFT • Web3
Lead the design and execution of complex trading systems at Coinbase, mentor engineers, and influence product strategy within a high-impact team.
Top Skills: Blockchain TechnologyCryptoGoLarge-Scale Distributed Systems
Reposted YesterdaySaved
Remote
Chicago, IL
218K-257K Annually
Senior level
218K-257K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Blockchain • Fintech • Financial Services • Cryptocurrency • NFT • Web3
The Staff Software Engineer in the Risk Platform team will architect and develop distributed systems, manage project priorities, mentor team members, and design foundational infrastructure to mitigate risks.
Top Skills: DockerGoPostgresRuby on RailsRubySinatra
Reposted YesterdaySaved
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Remote
Chicago, IL
Easy Apply
180K-220K
Senior level
180K-220K
Senior level
Big Data • Healthtech • HR Tech • Machine Learning • Software • Telehealth • Big Data Analytics
The Senior Backend Engineer will build and maintain back-end services, collaborate across disciplines, and optimize system performance while adhering to best practices in security and user privacy.
Top Skills: AWSElasticsearchKubernetesNatsPostgresPythonSnowflakeTerraform
Reposted YesterdaySaved
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Remote
Chicago, IL
Easy Apply
Mid level
Mid level
Cloud • Security • Software • Cybersecurity • Automation
The role involves building and optimizing the Gitaly service, participating in architectural decisions, and improving software quality in a remote setting.
Top Skills: GitGoGrpcRuby
2 Days AgoSaved
Remote
Hybrid
Chicago, IL
205K-257K Annually
Senior level
205K-257K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Machine Learning • Payments • Software • Financial Services
Lead a team to optimize and automate critical services at Capital One Shopping, contributing to performance and reliability improvements across multiple platforms.
Top Skills: AWSCassandraDockerKafkaNode.jsOpensearchPostgres
Reposted 2 Days AgoSaved
Remote
Chicago, IL
152K-179K Annually
Junior
152K-179K Annually
Junior
Artificial Intelligence • Blockchain • Fintech • Financial Services • Cryptocurrency • NFT • Web3
The Software Engineer will maintain and scale backend systems, collaborate on product vision, and write high-quality code.
Top Skills: DockerGoMongoDBPostgresRuby on RailsRedshiftRubySinatra
Reposted 2 Days AgoSaved
Remote
Chicago, IL
152K-179K Annually
Junior
152K-179K Annually
Junior
Artificial Intelligence • Blockchain • Fintech • Financial Services • Cryptocurrency • NFT • Web3
As a Backend Software Engineer, you'll decompose a monolithic Rails app into microservices, design scalable systems, and write high-quality code to enhance Coinbase's institutional financial platform.
Top Skills: DockerGoMongoDBPostgresRuby on RailsRedshiftRubySinatra
Reposted 2 Days AgoSaved
Remote
Chicago, IL
152K-179K Annually
Junior
152K-179K Annually
Junior
Artificial Intelligence • Blockchain • Fintech • Financial Services • Cryptocurrency • NFT • Web3
As a Backend Software Engineer, you will decompose monolithic applications into microservices while designing scalable systems and collaborating with cross-functional teams. Your role includes writing high-quality code and maintaining production services to support institutional clients in the crypto sector.
Top Skills: DockerGoMongoDBPostgresRuby on RailsRedshiftRubySinatra
Reposted 2 Days AgoSaved
Remote
Chicago, IL
147K-174K Annually
Junior
147K-174K Annually
Junior
Artificial Intelligence • Blockchain • Fintech • Financial Services • Cryptocurrency • NFT • Web3
As a Backend Software Engineer, you'll design scalable systems and write high-quality code while collaborating with various teams to drive product growth in the cryptocurrency sector.
Top Skills: BlockchainDockerDynamoDBGoMongoDBPostgresRuby on RailsRuby
Reposted 2 Days AgoSaved
Remote
Chicago, IL
147K-174K Annually
Junior
147K-174K Annually
Junior
Artificial Intelligence • Blockchain • Fintech • Financial Services • Cryptocurrency • NFT • Web3
As a Backend Software Engineer at Coinbase, you'll design and maintain high-performance trading systems, collaborate with product teams, and implement customer-focused features while working with crypto and financial technologies.
Top Skills: GoMongoDBRedis
Reposted 2 Days AgoSaved
Remote
Chicago, IL
147K-174K Annually
Junior
147K-174K Annually
Junior
Artificial Intelligence • Blockchain • Fintech • Financial Services • Cryptocurrency • NFT • Web3
As a Backend Software Engineer at Coinbase, you will design and maintain scalable backend systems, collaborate with teams, and ensure high-quality code delivery.
Top Skills: DockerGoMongoDBPostgresRuby on RailsRedshiftRubySinatra
Reposted 2 Days AgoSaved
Remote
Chicago, IL
147K-174K Annually
Junior
147K-174K Annually
Junior
Artificial Intelligence • Blockchain • Fintech • Financial Services • Cryptocurrency • NFT • Web3
Build and design backend services for the Coinbase Card product, ensuring global availability and reliability. Collaborate with teams to achieve technical goals.
Top Skills: BlockchainGoMongoDBPostgres
Reposted 2 Days AgoSaved
Remote
Chicago, IL
152K-179K Annually
Junior
152K-179K Annually
Junior
Artificial Intelligence • Blockchain • Fintech • Financial Services • Cryptocurrency • NFT • Web3
As a Backend Software Engineer, you will design and build systems for the new Coinbase for Business product, collaborating with teams to deliver high-quality features and maintain scalable services.
Top Skills: DockerGoMongoDBPostgresRuby on RailsRedshiftRubySinatra
Reposted 2 Days AgoSaved
Remote
Chicago, IL
152K-179K Annually
Junior
152K-179K Annually
Junior
Artificial Intelligence • Blockchain • Fintech • Financial Services • Cryptocurrency • NFT • Web3
As a Software Engineer, you will design and maintain software frameworks for backend systems, focusing on performance, automation, and collaboration to improve efficiency for developers at Coinbase.
Top Skills: GoGrpc
Reposted 2 Days AgoSaved
Remote
Chicago, IL
152K-179K Annually
Junior
152K-179K Annually
Junior
Artificial Intelligence • Blockchain • Fintech • Financial Services • Cryptocurrency • NFT • Web3
The role involves upgrading blockchain nodes, implementing automation to reduce manual efforts, and enhancing service effectiveness while maintaining production services.
Top Skills: AutomationBlockchainIntegration TestingSoftware Engineering
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