Senior Staff Software Engineer, Institutional Exchange

🕒 September 4

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $262.6k - $309k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

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Coinbase

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2012

💼 Consulting

₿ Crypto

💸 Finance

💰 $21.4M Post-IPO Equity on 2022-11

Consulting • Crypto • Finance

Coinbase is a leading cryptocurrency exchange platform that allows individuals and institutions to buy, sell, and trade various crypto assets such as Bitcoin and Ethereum. The company offers advanced trading tools, institutional solutions, and a self-hosted wallet for storing and managing cryptocurrencies. With a strong focus on security and transparency, Coinbase provides a trusted platform used by millions globally. It supports various features including staking, earning rewards, and spending crypto through their cards. Additionally, Coinbase provides developer tools and APIs for building onchain applications, making it a comprehensive hub for engaging in the crypto economy.

📋 Description

• Own the technical strategy and architecture for a core Exchange domain • Drive 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 • Secure commitment from senior engineering and product leadership • Set and inspect quality standards across teams, including deterministic testing, failover design, incident leadership, and operational standards for 24/7 markets • Maintain significant hands-on contribution while leading execution through senior engineers and tech leads • Mentor L5-L6 engineers and develop technical leadership

🎯 Requirements

• 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 • Backend language proficiency in Java, C++, or Go • Fluency in JVM/Linux performance tuning • Demonstrated architectural ownership of an end-to-end trading platform, including order management, multi-venue connectivity, and real-time risk • Proven track record influencing technical direction across multiple teams without direct authority • Experience operating latency-sensitive systems in on-prem/colocated and cloud environments • Experience with incident command and safe production change • Genuine interest in crypto and institutional markets, with ability to ramp quickly • Responsible use of generative AI with human oversight • Must be located in the USA

🏖️ Benefits

• Equity eligibility • Bonus eligibility • Medical insurance • Dental insurance • Vision insurance • 401(k) • Quarterly in-person working sessions called “surges”