Staff Data Engineer, Market Data — Real-Time, Low-Latency

Coinbase, Inc.; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); Hybrid; USD 207,000 - 244,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase, Inc. is seeking a Staff Data Engineer for Market Data on the Institutional Markets team. You will architect, build, and own real-time market data systems with low latency, serving the needs of trading platforms and institutions.

You will design and operate feed handlers, normalization, distribution, and venue connectivity, while collaborating with engineers and product teams to deliver robust market data capabilities.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend engineering with production low-latency systems.
• Hands-on experience with market data systems (feed handlers, normalization, distribution).
• Proficiency in low-latency Java (or C++) and high-throughput messaging.

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.
• Strengthen reliability and performance through observability, on-call, and incident response.
• Write high-quality, well-tested code and 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++

FIX/ITCH

Job description

Coinbase, Inc. is seeking a Staff Data Engineer for Market Data on the Institutional Markets team. You will architect, build, and own real-time market data systems with low latency, serving the needs of trading platforms and institutions.

You will design and operate feed handlers, normalization, distribution, and venue connectivity, while collaborating with engineers and product teams to deliver robust market data capabilities.