Role in brief
Coinbase seeks a Senior Frontend Engineer for its Portfolio team to enhance user experiences for millions. Ideal candidates have extensive experience in React and TypeScript, particularly in financial applications.
About the role
In this role, you will be responsible for designing and delivering core Portfolio experiences, including balances and holdings, across both web and mobile platforms. You will work with real-time financial data, ensuring high performance and accessibility in your UI designs.
You will collaborate closely with backend, design, and product teams to navigate complex problems from inception to deployment. Your contributions will also include driving frontend architecture and maintaining high engineering standards through code reviews and mentorship.
The salary range reflects the base pay, with additional compensation possible through equity and bonuses.
Skills that matter here
- React: This role requires deep expertise in React to build performant user interfaces.
- TypeScript: TypeScript is essential for creating robust, well-tested production code in this position.
Who this role suits
- You have a strong background in frontend engineering with at least 5 years of experience.
- You thrive in high-pressure environments and are driven to push your limits.
- You have a collaborative mindset, working effectively with cross-functional teams.
- You possess a keen attention to detail, particularly in performance and accessibility.
From the employer
- Own the design and delivery of core Portfolio experiences including balances, holdings, and PnL across web (React/TypeScript) and native mobile (iOS and Android)
- Build performant, accessible, pixel-accurate UI that renders real-time financial data at Coinbase scale
- Partner with backend, design, and product to take ambiguous problems from scoping through production rollout
- Drive frontend architecture and quality including component reuse, state management, testing, and performance instrumentation
- Strengthen the team's engineering bar through rigorous code reviews, technical mentorship, and well-documented architecture decisions
- 5+ years of frontend engineering experience building consumer-facing web applications with high-quality, well-tested production code
- Deep expertise in React and TypeScript, with strong command of modern frontend fundamentals (state management, rendering performance, accessibility)
- Track record shipping and owning complex features end-to-end in production, ideally in financial, trading, or other data-intensive applications where accuracy and latency matter
- Demonstrated experience building real-time or high-throughput UIs and integrating with backend APIs (REST/GraphQL), with consistent collaboration alongside design and product partners to shape product outcomes
- 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): $186,065 — $218,900 USD
Questions about this role
What is the remote policy?
The position is fully remote.
What is the required experience for this role?
Candidates should have over 5 years of frontend engineering experience.
What is the salary range for this position?
The annual base salary ranges from $186,065 to $218,900, excluding equity and bonuses.