Architecting Lead for Ultra-Low-Latency Trading Systems

Coinbase; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 263,000 - 309,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to define the architectural direction for the Exchange platform, including matching, risk, and market data. You will influence multiple teams, ensure latency and resilience, and contribute hands-on while mentoring senior engineers.

The role blends startup-like ownership with Coinbase's scale, offering latency-sensitive, cloud- and colocated deployments, and opportunities to shape a leading crypto trading system.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering with ownership of production trading or market-data systems.
• Deep expertise in low-latency distributed systems and JVM/Linux tuning.
• End-to-end ownership of trading platforms across venues and real-time risk.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical strategy and architecture for the Exchange domain.
• Lead ultra-low-latency trading systems design across matching, risk, and data.
• Drive cross-team alignment with senior leadership on architectural decisions.

Skills

Low-latency

Java

C++

Go

Architectural ownership

Influence across teams

Latency tuning

Crypto interest

AI governance

Job description

Coinbase is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to define the architectural direction for the Exchange platform, including matching, risk, and market data. You will influence multiple teams, ensure latency and resilience, and contribute hands-on while mentoring senior engineers.

The role blends startup-like ownership with Coinbase's scale, offering latency-sensitive, cloud- and colocated deployments, and opportunities to shape a leading crypto trading system.