Remote-First Senior Market Data Engineer for Trading

Coinbase; Northern (KY); On-site; USD 191,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase, a remote-first company, is seeking a Senior Data Engineer, Market Data on the Institutional Markets team. You will build and operate systems that capture, normalize, and distribute real-time market data across Coinbase with low latency.

You’ll design low-latency services, maintain feed handlers and venue connectivity, improve reliability, and collaborate with engineers and product teams to power Coinbase's institutional trading roadmap.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of backend engineering experience building and maintaining production low-latency systems.
• Hands-on experience with market data infrastructure (feed handlers, normalization, or distribution).
• Proficiency in low-latency Java or C++ and familiarity with Aeron, SBE, or similar messaging frameworks.
• Familiarity with venue/exchange connectivity and market data protocols (FIX, ITCH/OUCH, multicast).
• Track record shipping features end-to-end and operating what you build in production.
• Generative AI should be used responsibly with human oversight to improve workflows.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain market data components including feed handlers, normalization pipelines, distribution systems, and venue connectivity.
• Design and implement low-latency, high-throughput services for real-time market data used by trading systems.
• Improve reliability and performance through observability, on-call participation, and incident response.
• Write high-quality, well-tested code and contribute to engineering standards on a lean team.
• Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and cross-functional partners to deliver market data capabilities for Coinbase's institutional roadmap.

Skills

Backend engineering

Low-latency systems

Market data infrastructure

Production operations

Java/C++

High-throughput messaging

Tools

Aeron

SBE

FIX

Job description

Coinbase, a remote-first company, is seeking a Senior Data Engineer, Market Data on the Institutional Markets team. You will build and operate systems that capture, normalize, and distribute real-time market data across Coinbase with low latency.

You’ll design low-latency services, maintain feed handlers and venue connectivity, improve reliability, and collaborate with engineers and product teams to power Coinbase's institutional trading roadmap.