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

Coinbase; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 191,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase is building the future of institutional trading on the Everything Exchange. As a Senior Data Engineer, Market Data on the Institutional Markets team, you will create and operate real-time market data systems, from feed handlers to distribution layers, enabling trading across platforms with minimal latency.

You will work on low-latency services, ensure reliability, participate in on-call rotations, and contribute to high-quality code that scales with Coinbase’s evolving trading roadmap,

Qualifications

• 3+ years of backend engineering experience building and maintaining production low-latency systems.
• Hands-on experience with at least one area of 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

AI responsibly

Tools

Java

C++

Aeron

SBE

FIX

ITCH/OUCH

Job description

Coinbase is building the future of institutional trading on the Everything Exchange. As a Senior Data Engineer, Market Data on the Institutional Markets team, you will create and operate real-time market data systems, from feed handlers to distribution layers, enabling trading across platforms with minimal latency.

You will work on low-latency services, ensure reliability, participate in on-call rotations, and contribute to high-quality code that scales with Coinbase’s evolving trading roadmap,