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Senior Staff Software Engineer, Institutional Exchange

Coinbase· Institutional Everything Exchange / Exchange team
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Remote$262.7k - $309kfull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Senior Staff Software Engineer responsible for architectural direction of the matching engine, order management, market data, and unified trading systems for Coinbase’s Institutional Exchange, with ownership across multiple teams and hands-on leadership in low-latency trading platforms.

Responsibilities

  • 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.

Qualifications

  • 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.

Skills

Required:Software engineeringLow-latency distributed systemsBackend programming (Java/C++/Go)Architectural ownership of trading platformIncident command / on-call leadershipMentorshipCross-team collaboration

Benefits

  • Medical Plan
  • Dental and Vision Plan with generous employee contributions
  • Health Savings Account with company contributions each pay period
  • Disability and Life Insurance
  • 401(k) plan with company match
  • Wellness Stipend
  • Mobile/Internet Reimbursement
  • Volunteer Time Off
  • Fertility Counseling and Benefits
  • Generous Time off/Leave Policy
  • The option of getting paid in digital currency
Last updated Oct 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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Buy, sell, and manage cryptocurrencies.

Founded in June of 2012, Coinbase is a digital currency wallet and platform where merchants and consumers can transact with new digital currencies like bitcoin, ethereum, and litecoin. Our vision is to bring more innovation, efficiency, and equality of opportunity to the world by building an open financial system. Our first step on that journey is making digital currency accessible and approachable for everyone. Two principles guide our efforts. First, be the most trusted company in our domain. Second, create user-focused products that are easier and more intuitive to use.

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