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CoinbaseEngineering - BackendRemote

Senior Staff Software Engineer, Institutional Exchange

Remote - USAFull-timeStaff$262,650 – $309,000
Posted Sep 4, 2026Deadline: Keep Open
Job SnapshotActively hiring
LocationRemote - USA
Job typeFull-time
Salary$262,650 – $309,000
DeadlineKeep Open

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Experience level
Staff
Work style
Remote
Visa sponsorship
Not specified
Salary
$262,650 – $309,000
Key skills
JavaGoTradingDerivatives

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What you'll own

Own the technical strategy and architecture for the core Exchange domain, leading design of ultra‑low‑latency, event‑sourced trading systems and driving multi‑quarter initiatives while contributing hands‑on code.

What they're looking for

10+ years of software engineering experience building production trading or market‑data systems, deep expertise in low‑latency distributed back‑ends (Java, C++ or Go), proven architectural ownership of end‑to‑end platforms, and ability to influence across teams.

Why this role matters

The role shapes Coinbase’s Institutional Exchange, the backbone that lets the world’s largest financial institutions trade billions daily, ensuring speed, correctness, and resilience for 24/7 markets.

Best suited to

A senior technical leader who thrives in high‑intensity, fast‑moving environments, enjoys mentoring senior engineers, and can drive cross‑team alignment on latency‑critical, mission‑critical trading infrastructure.

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 Institutional Everything Exchange, powering the systems that let the world's largest financial institutions trade across markets with speed, depth, and trust. As a Senior Staff Software Engineer on the Exchange team, you'll set the architectural direction for the matching engine, order management, market data, and unified trading systems that clear billions of dollars in daily volume. You'll operate as the most senior technical voice across multiple teams, making the calls on latency, correctness, and resilience that everything else depends on. It's a rare chance to shape a trading platform from the ground up, with the ownership of a startup and the reach of Coinbase.

What you'll do:

  • Own the technical strategy and architecture for a core Exchange domain, driving multi-quarter initiatives from ambiguity through incremental milestones to delivery.
  • Lead the design of ultra-low-latency, event-sourced trading systems spanning matching, risk, and market data across cloud and colocated environments.
  • Drive cross-team technical alignment across Exchange, Prime, and Derivatives, securing commitment from senior engineering and product leadership.
  • Set and inspect the quality bar across teams - deterministic testing, failover design, incident leadership, and operational standards for 24/7 markets.
  • Maintain significant hands-on contribution while leading execution through other senior engineers and tech leads.
  • Mentor L5-L6 engineers and build the next rung of technical leadership on a lean, high-leverage team.

Required Skills and Experience:

  • 10+ years of software engineering experience, including significant ownership of production trading, exchange, or market-data systems at scale.
  • Deep expertise in low-latency distributed systems and a backend language such as Java, C++, or Go, with fluency in JVM/Linux performance tuning.
  • Demonstrated architectural ownership of an end-to-end trading platform - order management, multi-venue connectivity, and real-time risk - not a single component.
  • Proven track record influencing technical direction across multiple teams without direct authority.
  • Experience operating latency-sensitive systems in on-prem/colocated and cloud environments, including incident command and safe production change.
  • Genuine interest in crypto and institutional markets, with the ability to ramp quickly; deep crypto experience is a plus, not a requirement.
  • 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):
$262,650—$309,000 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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