Software Engineer - Trading

United States Digital Space LLC; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase is seeking a Software Engineer to join the Consumer & Business Advanced Trading team in Singapore. You will architect and deliver next-generation trading systems for the IntX product, collaborating with the Trading team to build fast, reliable crypto trading infrastructure and lead cross-organizational initiatives across multiple quarters.

You will mentor engineers, shape the platform's technical direction, and translate product needs into scalable designs while maintaining strong

Qualifications

• 2+ years of software engineering with ownership of large-scale distributed systems.
• Experience leading cross-team initiatives from ambiguous problems to measurable outcomes.
• Ability to translate product requirements into scalable system designs and explain trade-offs.
• Experience with performant backend languages in production trading environments.
• Uses generative AI responsibly with human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical vision and architecture for mission-critical trading systems, including order management, execution engines, and reliability infrastructure.
• Drive multi-quarter projects across multiple engineering teams from design through production delivery.
• Partner with Product Management and Design to align product strategy with long-term technical bets and roadmap priorities.
• Shape the strategic direction of the trading platform by identifying high-leverage technical initiatives and driving consensus across organizational boundaries.
• Deepen engineering talent across the team by coaching engineers at various levels and developing the next generation of trading infrastructure leaders.

Skills

Distributed systems

Cross-team leadership

Software architecture

Product requirements translation

Backend development

Generative AI responsibly

Job description

As a Software Engineer on the Consumer & Business Advanced Trading team, you'll architect and deliver Coinbase's next-generation trading systems for the IntX product, working from Singapore in close collaboration with the Trading team. This team builds the fastest, most reliable crypto trading infrastructure globally. You'll lead multi-quarter, cross-organizational initiatives that define how millions of customers trade, while mentoring engineers and raising the technical bar across the organization.

What you'll do:

• Own the technical vision and architecture for mission-critical trading systems, including order management, execution engines, and reliability infrastructure.
• Drive multi-quarter projects across multiple engineering teams from design through production delivery.
• Partner with Product Management and Design to align product strategy with long-term technical bets and roadmap priorities.
• Shape the strategic direction of the trading platform by identifying high-leverage technical initiatives and driving consensus across organizational boundaries.
• Deepen engineering talent across the team by coaching engineers at various levels and developing the next generation of trading infrastructure leaders.

Required Skills and Experience:

• 2+ years of software engineering experience with demonstrated ownership of large-scale distributed systems.
• Track record of leading complex, cross-team initiatives from ambiguous problem statements through delivered outcomes, with measurable impact on product or platform reliability.
• Demonstrated ability to translate product requirements into scalable system designs and communicate technical trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience with performant backend languages in production trading environments.
• Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.