Senior Real-Time Trading Systems Engineer

Coinbase; Helena (MT); Hybrid; USD 186,000 - 219,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase is seeking a Senior Software Engineer on the Exchange team within the Institutional product group to build and operate real-time trading systems powering the institutional exchange, including matching engines, order management, market data, and funding rate computation.

You will own reliability end-to-end, write high-performance code in Java, C++, or Go, and collaborate with Product and Infrastructure to deliver measurable improvements in latency, throughput, and uptime.

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

5+ years experience

Backend Java/C++/Go

Distributed systems

Cross-functional collaboration

Crypto interest

Generative AI

Job description

Coinbase is seeking a Senior Software Engineer on the Exchange team within the Institutional product group to build and operate real-time trading systems powering the institutional exchange, including matching engines, order management, market data, and funding rate computation.

You will own reliability end-to-end, write high-performance code in Java, C++, or Go, and collaborate with Product and Infrastructure to deliver measurable improvements in latency, throughput, and uptime.