CoinbaseEngineering - DataRemote

Senior Market Data Engineer

Remote - USAFull-timeSenior$191,250 – $225,000
Posted Sep 4, 2026Deadline: Keep Open
Job SnapshotActively hiring
LocationRemote - USA
Job typeFull-time
Salary$191,250 – $225,000
DeadlineKeep Open

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Experience level
Senior
Work style
Remote
Visa sponsorship
Not specified
Salary
$191,250 – $225,000
Key skills
JavaTrading

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What you'll own

Build and maintain market data components—including feed handlers, normalization pipelines, distribution systems, and venue connectors—and design low‑latency, high‑throughput services that deliver real‑time data to Coinbase’s trading platform.

What they're looking for

3+ years of backend engineering experience with production low‑latency systems, hands‑on work on market‑data infrastructure, proficiency in Java (or C++) and high‑throughput messaging frameworks (Aeron, SBE), and familiarity with exchange protocols such as FIX or ITCH/OUCH.

Why this role matters

The role powers Coinbase’s institutional trading platform by providing fast, reliable market data, a critical foundation for the company’s mission to build the future of finance and serve the world’s largest financial institutions.

Best suited to

Engineers who thrive on building performance‑critical systems, enjoy end‑to‑end feature delivery and on‑call reliability, and are comfortable collaborating across product and engineering teams in a fast‑paced, remote‑first environment.

Fintech requirements

Visa sponsorship: No
Work arrangement: remote

About this role

Ready to do the most impactful work of your career? At Coinbase, we are uncompromising on our mission to increase economic freedom. The bar is high, the environment is intense, and we like it that way. This isn't a place for complacency, it’s a place to be pushed past your perceived limits. If you're ready to build the future of finance alongside people who refuse to settle for "good enough," you belong here. Coinbase is a remote-first, but not remote-only company. Expect to get together quarterly for intense in-person working sessions called “surges.” learn more about working at Coinbase.

Coinbase is building the future of institutional trading as part of the Everything Exchange, powering the systems that let the world's largest financial institutions trade across markets with speed, depth, and trust. As a Senior Data Engineer, Market Data on the Institutional Markets team, you'll build and operate the systems that capture, normalize, and distribute real-time market data across Coinbase at low latency - the feed handlers, venue connectors, and distribution layer that form the backbone of a unified trading platform.

What you'll do:

  • Build and maintain market data components including feed handlers, normalization pipelines, distribution systems, and venue connectivity.
  • Design and implement low-latency, high-throughput services for real-time market data consumed by trading systems across the platform.
  • Drive reliability and performance improvements through observability, on-call participation, and incident response.
  • Write high-quality, well-tested code and contribute to engineering standards on a lean team.
  • Partner with engineers, product managers, and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver market data capabilities that support Coinbase's institutional trading roadmap.

Required Skills and Experience:

  • 3+ years of backend engineering experience building and maintaining production low-latency systems.
  • Hands-on experience with at least one area of market data infrastructure (feed handlers, normalization, or distribution).
  • Proficiency in low-latency Java (or C++) and familiarity with high-throughput messaging frameworks (Aeron, SBE, or similar).
  • Familiarity with venue/exchange connectivity and market data protocols (FIX, ITCH/OUCH, multicast).
  • Track record shipping features end-to-end and operating what you build in production.
  • Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

Pay Transparency Notice: Base salary varies by location (see range below). Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)). 

 

Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus):
$191,250$225,000 USD
  • Application Limit: Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period.
  • Equal Opportunity Employer: Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information. Applicants with criminal histories will be considered consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
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JavaTrading