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

Coinbase; Olympia (WA); Hybrid; USD 207,000 - 244,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase is building the future of institutional trading on the Everything Exchange. As a Market Data Engineer on the Markets team, you'll architect, build, and own real-time market data systems with low latency and high throughput, powering trading systems across Coinbase.

You'll work on feed handlers, normalization, distribution, and venue connectivity, collaborating with engineers, product, and stakeholders to deliver robust market data capabilities while maintaining reliability and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend engineering with production low-latency systems.
• Hands-on experience with market data systems (feed handlers, normalization, distribution).
• Proficiency in 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.
• Contribute to reliability and performance, participating in observability, on-call, and incident response.
• Write high-quality, well-tested code and help 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++

High-throughput messaging

Observability

Tools

Aeron

SBE

FIX

Job description

Coinbase is building the future of institutional trading on the Everything Exchange. As a Market Data Engineer on the Markets team, you'll architect, build, and own real-time market data systems with low latency and high throughput, powering trading systems across Coinbase.

You'll work on feed handlers, normalization, distribution, and venue connectivity, collaborating with engineers, product, and stakeholders to deliver robust market data capabilities while maintaining reliability and