Remote-First Trading Platform Architect: Low Latency

Coinbase; Columbia (SC); Hybrid; USD 254,000 - 299,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Bonus eligibility

Medical, dental, vision, 401(k)

Job summary

Coinbase is seeking an Architect to own and build the core trading systems powering institutional, retail, and wholesale markets. You will design end-to-end trading infrastructure, including OMS/EMS, low-latency messaging, and multi-venue connectivity, with ownership of reliability and performance.

You will shape the technical roadmap, mentor teams, and collaborate with Product, Risk, Security, and Compliance to ensure robust, auditable systems.

Qualifications

• Hands-on architect, able to design, build, deploy, and support 24/7 trading systems that process billions of dollars of transactions daily.
• Extensive backend engineering experience, with ownership of complex, production-grade distributed systems.
• Track record of architecting an end-to-end trading platform (OMS, front/middle office, multi-exchange connectivity).
• Deep proficiency in low-latency Java and high-throughput messaging (Aeron, SBE, or similar).
• Experience delivering projects end-to-end: scoping, architecture, implementation, monitoring, and iteration.
• Experience in regulated/financial environments emphasizing correctness, auditability, and latency.

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture of the end-to-end trading platform: the sequencer, the low-latency connectivity and messaging fabric, OMS/EMS, multi-venue connectivity, and execution.
• Design low-latency, high-throughput systems for real-time financial products used across institutional and retail markets.
• Drive reliability and performance, owning SLOs, observability, and incident response for systems where correctness and latency are non-negotiable.
• Set the technical bar through code, design reviews, and standards, and pay down the technical debt that matters most.
• Reduce single-point-of-failure risk across the trading stack and build team resilience through mentorship.
• Partner cross-functionally with Product, Risk, Security, and Compliance to turn technical vision into a roadmap.

Skills

Low-latency

Distributed systems

Java backend

OMS/EMS architecture

Event-driven design

Code quality and reviews

Mentorship

Tools

Aeron

SBE

Job description

Coinbase is seeking an Architect to own and build the core trading systems powering institutional, retail, and wholesale markets. You will design end-to-end trading infrastructure, including OMS/EMS, low-latency messaging, and multi-venue connectivity, with ownership of reliability and performance.

You will shape the technical roadmap, mentor teams, and collaborate with Product, Risk, Security, and Compliance to ensure robust, auditable systems.