Staff Software Engineer - Regulated Derivatives Platform

Coinbase, Inc.; Jackson (MS); Remote; USD 218,000 - 257,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first workplace

Competitive compensation with equity &

Medical, dental, vision, 401(k)

Job summary

Coinbase is hiring a Staff Software Engineer for the FCM team, focused on the regulated derivatives lifecycle, architecture, and replatforming across market data, order routing, settlement, and risk. Remote-friendly with quarterly in-person surges.

You will lead design decisions, raise the technical bar, and mentor engineers while delivering auditable systems for trade lifecycle improvements. This role requires hands-on coding and strong ownership in a high-stakes environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of backend engineering experience, with demonstrated ownership of complex, production-grade distributed systems.
• Direct FCM or derivatives experience, with hands-on ownership of one or more parts of the futures trade lifecycle (settlement, clearing, margin/risk, order entry/routing, market data, or back office/books and records). Ion XTP or comparable exchange platform experience preferred.
• Deep proficiency in a modern backend language (Go preferred; Java or similar) and event-driven, high-availability architectures.
• Experience in a regulated or financial environment (CFTC/NFA or comparable) where correctness, auditability, and reliability are critical.
• Track record delivering end-to-end - scoping, architecture, implementation, monitoring, and iteration - including replatforming or migrating off legacy systems, while still coding hands-on and raising the quality bar.
• Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

Responsibilities

• Own design and architecture across the FCM core, from market data and order routing through settlement, reporting, and risk.
• Drive the next-gen replatforming and reduce legacy vendor dependencies while raising stability and reliability.
• Set the technical bar through code, design reviews, and standards, and pay down the technical debt that matters most.
• Partner across pods (execution, risk, lifecycle) and cross-functionally with Product, CFM Risk and Ops, Finance, and Compliance to deliver correct, auditable systems and turn strategy into a roadmap.
• Mentor engineers across the team and act as a force multiplier, elevating code quality and architectural rigor.

Skills

Backend engineering

Derivatives experience

Go

Event-driven architecture

Regulated/financial environment

End-to-end delivery

Generative AI usage

Tools

Ion XTP

Job description

Coinbase is hiring a Staff Software Engineer for the FCM team, focused on the regulated derivatives lifecycle, architecture, and replatforming across market data, order routing, settlement, and risk. Remote-friendly with quarterly in-person surges.

You will lead design decisions, raise the technical bar, and mentor engineers while delivering auditable systems for trade lifecycle improvements. This role requires hands-on coding and strong ownership in a high-stakes environment.