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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.\nThe Enterprise Architecture team turns business objectives into technology decisions across Coinbase's business systems including custom-developed, third-party applications, and agentic automations, partnering with business functions and engineering teams to buy, build, and scale software applications with a focus on design patterns, technical debt, and security. This Staff Enterprise Architect will own key Enterprise Engineering (EE) initiatives such as Technical Debt, Application Portfolio Management, Integration Keys Mechanism, and contribute to the Architecture Forum. \nWhat you’ll do: \nProvide leadership and expertise in the development, maintenance, and governance of enterprise architecture guidelines and design patterns to ensure the reliability and scalability of the application ecosystem.\nDevelop and maintain technical roadmaps to guide the evolution of the application ecosystem from current to future states, aligning with strategic and business capability roadmaps.\nDrive application portfolio health programs focused on identifying, mitigating, and eliminating technical debt and security hardening where appropriate.\nEvaluate new applications and platforms to ensure alignment with the organization’s technology and governance strategies, policies, and standards from business, application, data, solution, and technology 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platforms, ensuring scalability and reliability.\nQuantitative Risk Modeling in Architecture: Experience in developing quantitative architecture risk models, including the measurement of technical debt and trade-offs using risk factors.\nUnderstanding of SDLC Methodologies: Knowledge of various Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodologies, including both Agile and non-Agile approaches.\nSystems-Level Programming Proficiency: Proficiency in at least one systems-level programming language, with Go being highly preferred.\nFrontend and Backend Development Skills: Familiarity with modern development frameworks and languages, including Go, React, JavaScript, TypeScript, and their related ecosystems.\nData Management Expertise: Experience with SQL and modern data stores, such as Snowflake, for managing and querying large datasets.\nSalesforce Architecture Knowledge: Deep understanding of Salesforce (SFDC) architecture, including multi-org strategies and customization best 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Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)). \nAnnual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus):\n$193,970—$228,200 USD\nApplication Limit: Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period.\nEqual 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. Applicants with criminal histories will be considered consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws.\nUS Applicants: ViewEmployee Rights,Know Your Rights, andE-Verify Notice of Participation.\nAccommodations: If you are an individual with a disability who needs a reasonable accommodation, email us your request and contact info at accommodations[at]coinbase.com. 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