Solutions Architect

About the role

This Solutions Architect role at Coinbase focuses on guiding B2B customers through the technical aspects of integrating and building upon Coinbase's services and APIs. The work involves deep technical engagement, acting as a trusted advisor to help clients scale their operations. You will be responsible for understanding complex customer needs and translating them into actionable technical solutions, ensuring successful adoption and expansion of Coinbase's offerings.

A key part of this position is collaborating with both external customers and internal sales, product, and engineering teams. You will help address technical requirements during sales cycles, design distributed system architectures, and build reference implementations. Success in this role means independently scoping customer needs, delivering robust solutions, and driving the extension of core product capabilities based on strategic client feedback.

The environment at Coinbase is described as intense and focused on pushing limits, suitable for individuals driven to build the future of finance. While remote-first, the company emphasizes quarterly in-person working sessions called 'surges' for concentrated collaboration. This setup requires individuals who can thrive in a high-performance culture and manage projects end-to-end under tight timelines.

The annual base salary for this role ranges from $161,500 to $170,000 USD, with total compensation potentially including equity and bonus eligibility.

Skills that matter here

• REST: Expert-level proficiency with REST APIs is required for designing and building integration solutions for customers.
• WebSocket: Expert-level proficiency with WebSocket APIs is necessary for developing robust customer integrations.
• Golang: Production experience with Golang is a key technical requirement for this role.
• blockchain: Experience with blockchain technology is essential given Coinbase's domain.
• crypto: Familiarity with crypto systems is a core requirement for understanding customer needs in this industry.
• trading systems: Experience with trading systems is relevant for architecting solutions for Coinbase's B2B clients.

Who this role suits

• A technically proficient individual with a software engineering background who enjoys direct customer engagement.
• Someone adept at translating complex technical requirements into practical architectural designs and implementations.
• A proactive problem-solver capable of leading projects independently and delivering solutions under pressure.
• A collaborative professional who can effectively bridge communication between sales, product, engineering, and external clients.

From the employer

• Partner with customers as a trusted technical advisor, guiding them in building on Coinbase services and APIs and deepening relationships as they scale.
• Collaborate with sales teams to address prospect technical requirements and support deal closure.
• Architect distributed systems solutions for complex customer needs and build open source SDKs and reference implementations.
• Lead customer implementations end-to-end, delivering technical presentations, resolving roadblocks, and partnering with support teams to ensure success.
• Drive collaboration with product and engineering teams to extend core capabilities for strategic client opportunities.

• Degree in computer science and 3+ years of software engineering experience, including expert-level proficiency with REST and WebSocket APIs and production experience with Golang.
• Proven track record designing and building integration solutions across modern and legacy systems for complex, ambiguous customer problems.
• Track record of translating complex technical needs into actionable recommendations for cross-functional stakeholders, including sales, product, and engineering teams.
• Experience with blockchain, crypto, or trading systems.
• Demonstrated ability to independently scope customer requirements and deliver working solutions under tight timelines.
• Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

• 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): $161,500—$170,000 USD.
• Equal Opportunity Employer: Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.
• If you are an individual with a disability who needs a reasonable accommodation, email us your request and contact info at [email protected].