Remote-First Staff Data Engineer, Real-Time Market Data

Coinbase, Inc.; Baton Rouge (LA); Hybrid; USD 207,000 - 244,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase is seeking a Staff Data Engineer, Market Data on the Institutional Markets team to architect, build, and own real-time market data systems with low latency for a unified trading platform. You will lead a lean team and own the data backbone across Coinbase.

Responsibilities include feed handlers, normalization, distribution, and venue connectivity, plus designing high-throughput systems and improving observability. Strong Java/C++ and market data protocol experience are required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend engineering building low-latency systems.
• Hands-on experience with market data systems (feed handlers, normalization, distribution).
• Proficiency in low-latency Java or C++ and high-throughput messaging.
• Familiarity with FIX, ITCH/OUCH, multicast protocols.
• Track record delivering features end-to-end and operating what you build.
• Uses generative AI responsibly with human oversight.

Responsibilities

• Build and operate market data components: feed handlers, normalization, distribution, and venue connectivity.
• Design low-latency, high-throughput systems for real-time market data used by trading systems.
• Strengthen reliability and performance by contributing to observability, on-call, and incident response.
• Write high-quality, well-tested code and raise the quality bar on a lean team.
• Partner with engineers, product, and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver market data capabilities.

Skills

Backend engineering

Low-latency systems

Java/C++

Market data systems

Market data protocols

End-to-end delivery

Generative AI governance

Tools

Aeron

SBE

Job description

Coinbase is seeking a Staff Data Engineer, Market Data on the Institutional Markets team to architect, build, and own real-time market data systems with low latency for a unified trading platform. You will lead a lean team and own the data backbone across Coinbase.

Responsibilities include feed handlers, normalization, distribution, and venue connectivity, plus designing high-throughput systems and improving observability. Strong Java/C++ and market data protocol experience are required.