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Messy services and environments with tons of rework and incidents

Senior Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Coinbase for 1 year
August 20, 2025
1.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative Outlook
Pros
  • Extremely skilled teammates
  • Challenging
Cons
  • Manager is just an ex-developer, lacks soft skills.
  • Low salary.
  • Fast-paced.
  • Tons of rework.
  • Tons of incidents.
  • Messy codebase.
  • No pattern between projects and within a single project.
  • Zero work-life balance, and you don't get paid for any extra.
  • Very stressful for those looking for quality; you don't have enough time for that.
Advice to Management

Create teams for fixing the legacy, messy doing migrations, and standards.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
2.0
Culture and Values
1.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
5.0
Career Opportunities
5.0
Compensation and Benefits
3.0
Senior Management
1.0

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