Senior Infrastructure Engineer, Trading

Details

Coinbase is a remote-first, but not remote-only company, with quarterly in-person working sessions called “surges.”

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Exchange team within the Institutional product group, you will build and operate the real-time trading systems that power Coinbase's institutional exchange, including matching engines, order management, market data, and funding rate computation. The team owns core infrastructure that clears billions of dollars in daily volume for major financial institutions. You will write performance-critical code, own system reliability end to end, and ship features that expand Coinbase's trading capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Build and operate low-latency, event-sourced trading systems spanning matching, order entry, risk, and market data across cloud and colocated environments.
• Own the reliability and correctness of production systems processing high-throughput financial data 24/7, including incident response and failover design.
• Partner with Product, Infrastructure, and senior engineering leadership to translate strategy into quarterly deliverables and well-scoped milestones.
• Drive technical design decisions within your domain, produce clear proposals, and build consensus with peers and tech leads.
• Write high-quality, well-tested code in a performance-critical backend environment using Java, C++, or Go, with a focus on latency and throughput.

Requirements

• 5+ years of software engineering experience, with hands-on ownership of production trading, exchange, or financial infrastructure systems at scale.
• Deep proficiency in a backend language such as Java, C++, or Go.
• Experience with JVM or Linux performance tuning for latency-sensitive workloads.
• A track record designing and operating highly reliable distributed systems processing high volumes with strict correctness and uptime requirements.
• Experience partnering with Product and cross-functional teams to scope and deliver complex technical projects on clear timelines.
• Genuine interest in crypto and institutional markets, with the ability to ramp quickly. Deep crypto experience is a plus, not a requirement.
• Ability to utilize generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and improve workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

Compensation

The target annual base salary range, excluding bonus, is $186,065–$218,900 USD, depending on work location. Total compensation may also include bonus eligibility and benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k).

Additional Information

• Candidates may submit a maximum of three applications within a six-month period.
• Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• Reasonable accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities.
• Applicants agree to Coinbase's Candidate Privacy Notice and, for US applicants, Arbitration of Disputes when submitting an application.