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Coinbase Software Engineer, Compliance CXAE — full-stack Golang/React

Interview prep for Coinbase's Software Engineer role on the EAA Compliance CXAE team, building the internal platforms and tools that power compliance/KYC agent workflows. Expect full-stack questions across Golang and React, distributed-systems fundamentals (caching, event-driven architecture, observability on AWS/Kubernetes), and how you use generative AI responsibly in your engineering work. Solid prep for mid-level full-stack engineering interviews at fintech/crypto platform teams — note Coinbase publicly pilots an AI-conducted initial screening round.

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Coinbase publicly discloses it pilots an AI-conducted initial screening interview round plus an AI note-taking/summarization tool for later human interviews.

What this interview tests

  • Full-stack feature ownership across Golang and React
  • Distributed systems: caching, event-driven architecture, observability on AWS/Kubernetes
  • Third-party tool/vendor integration decisions
  • Compliance/KYC-adjacent engineering rigor (correctness, auditability)
  • Responsible use of generative AI in the engineering workflow

Common question themes

Walk me through a full-stack feature you owned from design to production

How would you design a high-traffic service with caching and event-driven architecture on AWS/Kubernetes

Tell me about evaluating or integrating a third-party tool into an existing platform

How do you approach code quality and mentoring when your work affects compliance-sensitive workflows

Describe how you use generative AI tools in your day-to-day engineering while maintaining human oversight

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