Software Engineer, Backend (Institutional - Exchange)

Details

At Coinbase, our mission is to increase economic freedom in the world by building the emerging onchain platform and the future global financial system.

The Institutional Product Group engineers create and maintain a suite of products catering to institutional customers, including Coinbase Prime, Coinbase Advanced Trade, Prime - Custody Only, Prime Web3 Wallet, Commerce, and Exchange.

The Institutional, Derivatives Exchange team is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join their team focused on supporting and expanding the crypto derivatives business in the US and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Build mission-critical, submillisecond systems underpinning the Derivatives Exchanges.
• Collaborate with engineers, designers, product managers, and stakeholders to translate requirements into technical plans and implement features.
• Participate in architectural decisions and foster a culture of ownership, quality, and operational excellence.
• Collaborate with Product and Operations teams for successful delivery and operation of complex distributed systems at scale.
• Write high-quality, well-tested code to meet customer needs.

Requirements

• At least 2+ years of software engineering experience.
• Experience designing, building, scaling, and maintaining production services and service-oriented architecture.
• Ability to write high-quality, well-tested code.
• Passionate about building an open financial system.

Nice to Haves

• Experience building and operating 24/7 financial trading systems such as Matching Engines, Order Management Systems, Risk Engines, Market Data, and Order Gateways.
• Operating Systems expertise.
• Experience with managed infrastructure providers like AWS or GCP.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans with generous employee contributions.
• Health Savings Account with company contributions.
• Disability and life insurance.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Wellness stipend.
• Mobile/internet reimbursement.
• Connections stipend.
• Volunteer time off.
• Fertility counseling and benefits.
• Generous time off/leave policy.
• Option to get paid in digital currency.

Work Environment

• The role is remote-first but requires in-person participation throughout the year including team and company-wide offsites.

Salary

• USD: $152,405 - $179,300 per year
• CAD: $154,000 per year

Job #: GIBE04US