Rich by Coin

Coinbase engineers share how they build crypto trading, lending and onchain financial products at global scale while growing their careers in a mission-driven, high-impact fintech environment. To move beyond simple trading, the cryptocurrency company is building the “Everything Exchange,” a unified platform where users can engage with every aspect of the onchain economy, from spot trading and derivatives to spending and saving. Coinbase’s consumer engineering team is responsible for building this financial platform of the future, empowered by a culture described as “highly impact-driven” by Senior Engineering Manager Jacqueline Teran. “People want to build and launch new products that move the needle for the business,” she said.

As Coinbase engineers build products that challenge the traditional financial system, the opportunities for learning are “endless,” Software Engineer David Quintero said. The best part? They get to lean on the expertise of some of the industry’s brightest technologists, all of whom are driven by one overarching goal: to transform the financial landscape. “More importantly, everyone works as a team,” Engineering Manager Nathaniel Mallet said. The growth teams enable her to own the experience that gets users to take their initial steps into Coinbase, while the app foundations teams allow her to spearhead the development of impactful web and mobile experiences.

Coinbase makes it easier for people to access and engage with crypto assets, offering a platform that enables crypto trading, staking, safekeeping, spending and free global transfers. In addition to its platform, the company offers a monthly subscription service called Coinbase One, which offers various benefits such as zero trading fees, customer support and tax filing support. Since joining Coinbase in 2020 as a product engineer, Teran has encountered her fair share of growth opportunities, all of which have helped her grow as both a technologist and a leader. As a product engineer, she helped build the company’s original Borrow product on iOS before transitioning into a React Native engineering role.