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Own the end‑to‑end trading platform architecture, including the sequencer, low‑latency connectivity, OMS/EMS, multi‑venue connectivity, and execution, plus SLOs, observability, and incident response.
A hands‑on senior architect with deep backend engineering experience, proven track record building low‑latency, high‑throughput trading systems (OMS, multi‑exchange connectivity), expertise in Java and messaging (Aeron/SBE), and experience delivering production‑grade, regulated financial platforms.
The role underpins Coinbase’s institutional trading offering, enabling the world’s largest financial institutions to trade fast, reliably, and securely, directly impacting the company’s mission to expand economic freedom.
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 an Architect on the Trading team, you'll design, build, and own the core trading systems that power Coinbase: order and execution management, algo execution, settlement, multi-venue connectivity, and low-latency messaging that serve our Retail, Prime, and wholesale brokerage customers. It's a rare chance to architect trading infrastructure from the ground up, with the ownership of a startup and the reach of Coinbase.
Position ID: P77879
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