Software Engineer, Frontend (Advanced Trading Team)

COINBASE SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cryptocurrency exchange in Singapore is seeking a skilled web developer to build high-performance trading products. The ideal candidate has over 2 years of experience in JavaScript and React, and a strong understanding of best practices in front-end architecture. Responsibilities include designing user experiences, implementing product features, and collaborating across product and engineering teams. This role contributes to the expansion of products for top traders globally.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience developing web applications with JavaScript.
• Experience delivering user-facing features with modern UI frameworks.
• Strong understanding of front-end architecture best practices.
• Experience with backend development including APIs.
• Comfortable collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement high-performance user experiences.
• Own product features that drive revenue.
• Collaborate with teams to create a tangible product roadmap.
• Write high-quality, well-tested code.

Skills

JavaScript

React

Performance optimization

Usability best practices

Collaboration across teams

Tools

GitHub Actions

Job description

Roles & Responsibilities

About the Team

The International Advanced Trading team is building “Coinbase Advanced” trading products to customers across the globe. Based in Singapore and India, we are enhancing the entire derivatives and perpetual trading experience, from mobile to web with a key focus on international expansion. Our goal is to meet the needs of top traders, by developing high-performance, reliable, and scalable products they are using every day.

What you’ll be doing (ie. job duties)

• Build and help design elegant, functional, and high-performance user experiences.
• Own and implement product features that directly drive revenue for the company.
• Collaborate with engineers, designers, product managers, and senior leadership to turn product and technical vision into a tangible roadmap each quarter.
• Write high-quality, well-tested code that meets customer needs.
• Solve unique, large-scale, and highly complex technical problems.

What we look for in you (ie. job requirements)

• 2+ years of experience developing web applications and shipping user-facing features using JavaScript and modern component-based frameworks (e.g., React).
• Proven experience building and delivering user-facing features with modern UI frameworks.
• Strong understanding of front-end architecture best practices, including performance optimization, security, and usability.
• Experience collaborating across product and design lifecycles with designers, engineers, and product managers.
• Commitment to writing high-quality, well-tested code that serves real customer needs.
• Experience working on the backend, including building and maintaining APIs, integrating with databases, and contributing to server-side logic.
• Comfortable working across the full stack to deliver end-to-end solutions and collaborating with backend teams for seamless integration and performance.

Nice to haves

• Experience working on trading systems
• Familiarity with GitHub Actions, rate limiters, caching, metrics, logging, and debugging tools.