Is Coinbase a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at Coinbase have rated their employer with 3.4 out of 5 stars in 175 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Coinbase employees being 3.6 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at Coinbase now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Coinbase .

Does Coinbase pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Coinbase with 4.2 out of 5 stars based on 175 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.4% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries and benefits at Coinbase .

What are the top reviewed jobs at Coinbase?

Software Engineer (193) , Senior Software Engineer (61) , Support Analyst (43) , Software Engineer(Internship) (34) , Analyst (24) , Customer Service Representative (23) , Product Manager (21) , Manager (17) , Software Engineer Intern (16) , Data Scientist (15) , Program Manager (13) , Customer Service Agent (12) , Engineering Manager (12) , Compliance Analyst (11) , Customer Support Analyst (11)

What are the pros of working at Coinbase according to real employee reviews?

"Great People and super smart!" ((in 123 reviews)); "pay is good and sufficient" ((in 114 reviews)); "Great benefits awaits you at Coinbase." ((in 109 reviews)); "The culture is great and Coinbase really wants everyone to succeed in growing the business." ((in 88 reviews)); "good salary and package" ((in 56 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Coinbase according to real employee reviews?

"Bad work life balance; worth it if you're passionate about crypto and web3" ((in 67 reviews)); "The 20% layoff that they had to do, but understandable" ((in 44 reviews)); "They do not care about upward feedback so the bad managers will just float along forever." ((in 24 reviews)); "No job security they will lay off any time on the same day based on performance" ((in 21 reviews)); "Long hours and lack of respurces" ((in 20 reviews))

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3.4

58% would recommend to a friend

(175 total reviews)

Brian Armstrong

68% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Culture & values

3.0

Senior management

2.6

Work/Life balance

Software Developer employees have rated Coinbase with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 175 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Coinbase is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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175 reviews

4.0

Jun 20, 2026

Challenging environment that pushes you to do your best

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very AI and tech forward, on the edge of this in the industry, very smart people all around. Always pushes you to do your best

Cons

It’s gone through a lot of org restructuring recently which isn’t always a good sign

5.0

Jun 16, 2026

Decent work-life balance but lacks direction and security

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent work Good WLB Some smart people

Cons

No direction to the company Low job security

4.0

Jun 14, 2026

Smart colleagues, but shifting priorities from leadership

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

smart people keep me going

Cons

leadership constantly shifts priority for us

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Challenging environment that pushes you to do your best

Decent work-life balance but lacks direction and security

Smart colleagues, but shifting priorities from leadership

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