Software Engineer, Backend (Institutional - Markets, Derivatives)

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Ready to be pushed beyond what you think you’re capable of?

At Coinbase, our mission is to increase economic freedom in the world. It’s a massive, ambitious opportunity that demands the best of us, every day, as we build the emerging onchain platform — and with it, the future global financial system.

The Institutional Product Group enables the foundations of Coinbase's institutional business supporting thousands of large financial institutions. We enable institutions to custody their digital assets and participate in the crypto economy in a secure and safe way. The team builds scalable & secure crypto platform components supporting hundreds of assets and enabling crypto participation with staking, governance and web3 gateways. The Markets Derivatives team is responsible for developing and managing core systems powering both Coinbase’s US Derivatives and International Exchanges, including Matching Engines, Order Management System, FIX, REST, and Market Data gateways.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement new trading products and features
• Extend and scale the low latency platform on which trading runs
• Collaborate with engineers, product managers and senior leadership to deliver on the product roadmap
• Improve developer efficiency, engineering excellence, and operational excellence
• Provide support to operations and other engineering teams
• Mentor team members and help uplift technical skill across the team

Requirements

• At least 2+ years of experience in software engineering
• Experience designing, building, scaling and maintaining production services and composing service-oriented architectures
• Strong engineering practices: write high-quality, well-tested code and operate production services
• Passion for building an open financial system and familiarity with blockchain/crypto concepts (staking, governance, web3 gateways)
• Experience with low-latency, high-reliability systems and trading infrastructure is highly relevant (Matching Engines, Order Management Systems, Market Data gateways, FIX/REST APIs)

Nice to haves

• Experience with Java, Aeron, Golang, Postgres, Kafka, Protobuf, and React
• Prior experience building financial, high-reliability, or security-sensitive systems

Work arrangement

• Remote-first but not remote-only; in-person participation is required throughout the year (team and company offsites are held multiple times annually).
• #LI-Remote

Pay Range

• Target annual salary: $152,405 — $179,300 USD (full-time offers may include bonus eligibility, equity eligibility, and benefits)

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• 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

Other information

• Job #: P72241
• Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities
• AI Disclosure: Coinbase is piloting AI tools for initial screening and interview intelligence for select roles; humans review interview responses and AI is not used to make employment decisions