Senior Real-Time Trading Infrastructure Engineer

Coinbase; Cheyenne (WY); Hybrid; USD 186,000 - 219,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase is hiring a Senior Software Engineer for the Exchange team in the Institutional product group. You will build and operate real-time trading systems, including matching engines, order management, market data, and funding rate computation.

This role focuses on performance-critical backend work and end-to-end reliability across cloud and colocated environments. You will own design decisions, partner with Product and leadership, and deliver scalable systems that support high-volume

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience, with hands-on ownership of production trading, exchange, or financial infrastructure systems at scale.
• Deep proficiency in a backend language such as Java, C++, or Go, with experience in JVM or Linux performance tuning for latency-sensitive workloads.
• Track record designing and operating highly reliable distributed systems processing high volumes with strict correctness and uptime requirements (24/7).
• Experience partnering with Product and cross-functional teams to scope and deliver complex technical projects on clear timelines.
• Genuine interest in crypto and institutional markets, with the ability to ramp quickly; deep crypto experience is a plus, not a requirement.
• 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 low-latency, event-sourced trading systems spanning matching, order entry, risk, and market data across cloud and colocated environments.
• Own the reliability and correctness of production systems processing high-throughput financial data 24/7, including incident response and failover design.
• Partner with Product, Infrastructure, and senior engineering leadership to translate strategy into quarterly deliverables and well-scoped milestones.
• Drive technical design decisions within your domain, producing clear proposals and building consensus with peers and tech leads.
• Write high-quality, well-tested code in a performance-critical backend environment (Java, C++, or Go), with a focus on latency and throughput.

Skills

Java

C++

Go

Distributed systems

Latency optimization

Backend development

Tools

Linux

JVM tuning

Performance profiling

Job description

Coinbase is hiring a Senior Software Engineer for the Exchange team in the Institutional product group. You will build and operate real-time trading systems, including matching engines, order management, market data, and funding rate computation.

This role focuses on performance-critical backend work and end-to-end reliability across cloud and colocated environments. You will own design decisions, partner with Product and leadership, and deliver scalable systems that support high-volume