Specialist, Market Operations

Coinbase; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 113,000 - 133,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase is seeking a Specialist, Market Operations to provide frontline support for electronic trading and exchange platforms across CDE and Deribit.

The role focuses on real-time troubleshooting, cross-functional coordination, and deployment testing to protect production environments. It requires strong communication, multi-channel support, and familiarity with trading systems and protocols.

Qualifications

• BA/BS in Information Systems, Economics, Finance, or a technical field.
• 1+ years in financial markets operations or a technical operations role.
• Knowledge of listed futures or options and error trade analysis.
• Ability to diagnose complex problems and explain solutions clearly.
• Experience delivering multi-channel support with high-volume demand.

Responsibilities

• Provide real-time support for electronic trading, clearing systems, and exchange apps across CDE and Deribit.
• Investigate inquiries related to exchange functionality, market events, and connectivity.
• Coordinate with product and dev teams to deploy platform updates and testing.
• Support onboarding of clients and vendors across two exchanges.

Skills

Multi-channel support

Communication

Problem solving

Cross-functional coordination

Education

BA/BS in Information Systems, Economics, Finance, or technical field

Tools

FIX protocol

SQL

Salesforce

JIRA

Job description

Ready to do the most impactful work of your career? At Coinbase, we are uncompromising on our mission to increase economic freedom. The bar is high, the environment is intense, and we like it that way. This isn't a place for complacency, it's a place to be pushed past your perceived limits. If you're ready to build the future of finance alongside people who refuse to settle for "good enough," you belong here. Coinbase is a remote-first, but not remote-only company. Expect to get together quarterly for intense in-person working sessions called "surges."learn more about working at Coinbase.

As a Specialist, Market Operations, you'll provide frontline operational support across two exchanges: the Coinbase Derivatives Exchange (CDE) and Deribit. This team runs 24/7, keeping trading, clearing, and connectivity systems healthy for clients and internal stakeholders. You'll troubleshoot issues in real time, coordinate cross-functional resolution for complex problems, and execute deployment testing to protect production environments.

What you'll do:

• Own real-time functional and technical support for electronic trading, clearing systems, and exchange applications across CDE and Deribit.
• Investigate and resolve customer inquiries related to exchange functionality, market events, connectivity, product schedules, and business technology.
• Provide front-line support for internal and external investigations tied to exchange operations, including error trade analysis and resolution.
• Coordinate with product and development teams to launch new products, implement platform updates, and execute deployment testing in pre-production environments.
• Support onboarding and ongoing operational enablement of clients and vendors across both exchanges, including prediction markets and event contracts listed on CDE.
• Identify, document, and recommend operational process improvements aligned with business objectives and platform growth.

Required Skills and Experience:

• BA/BS in Information Systems, Economics, Finance, or a technical field, with 1+ years of experience in financial markets operations or a technical operations role.
• Demonstrated product and operational knowledge of listed futures or options, including hands-on experience with error trade analysis and resolution.
• Proven ability to diagnose and articulate complex technical problems and solutions to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience delivering multi-channel support (voice, email, chat) with documented ability to maintain quality under high-volume, time-sensitive conditions.
• Familiarity with prediction markets, event contracts, FIX protocol, network protocols, SQL, or CRM tools such as Salesforce and JIRA is a plus.
• Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

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Pay Transparency Notice: Base salary varies by location (see range below). Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)).

Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus):: $112,965 USD - $132,900 USD

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