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

Coinbase, Inc.; Springfield (IL); Hybrid; USD 207,000 - 244,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase, Inc. is hiring a Staff Data Engineer, Market Data on the Institutional Markets team to architect, build, and own real-time market data systems with low latency across Coinbase.

You'll design feed handlers, normalization, distribution, and venue connectivity, write high-quality code, and partner with cross-functional teams to deliver market data capabilities in a fast-paced, remote-first environment that values rigorous reliability and observability.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend engineering experience building and maintaining production low-latency systems.
• Hands-on experience with market data systems (feed handlers, normalization, or distribution).
• Proficiency in low-latency Java (or C++) and high-throughput messaging (Aeron, SBE, or similar).
• Familiarity with venue/exchange connectivity and market data protocols (FIX, ITCH/OUCH, multicast).
• Track record delivering features end-to-end and operating what you build.
• Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

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

Market data systems

Java

C++

Aeron/SBE messaging

FIX/ITCH/OUCH

Data distribution

Job description

Coinbase, Inc. is hiring a Staff Data Engineer, Market Data on the Institutional Markets team to architect, build, and own real-time market data systems with low latency across Coinbase.

You'll design feed handlers, normalization, distribution, and venue connectivity, write high-quality code, and partner with cross-functional teams to deliver market data capabilities in a fast-paced, remote-first environment that values rigorous reliability and observability.