Senior Market Data Engineer - Real-Time, Low-Latency

Coinbase; Honolulu (HI); Hybrid; USD 191,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase is a remote-first company with quarterly in-person surges; we are hiring a Senior Data Engineer, Market Data on the Institutional Markets team to build and operate real-time market data systems across Coinbase.

You will develop feed handlers, normalization, and distribution components with low-latency, high-throughput design, and collaborate with engineers and product teams to advance 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 high-throughput messaging frameworks (Aeron, SBE, or similar).
• 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.
• 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 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 consumed by trading systems across the platform.
• Drive reliability and performance improvements through observability, on-call participation, and incident response.
• Write high-quality, well-tested code and contribute to engineering standards on a lean team.
• Partner with engineers, product managers, and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver market data capabilities that support Coinbase's institutional trading roadmap.

Skills

Backend engineering

Low-latency systems

Java or C++

Messaging frameworks

Market data protocols

End-to-end features

AI in workflow improvements

Tools

Aeron

SBE

FIX protocol

Job description

Coinbase is a remote-first company with quarterly in-person surges; we are hiring a Senior Data Engineer, Market Data on the Institutional Markets team to build and operate real-time market data systems across Coinbase.

You will develop feed handlers, normalization, and distribution components with low-latency, high-throughput design, and collaborate with engineers and product teams to advance Coinbase's institutional trading roadmap.