Senior Infrastructure Engineer, Trading

Coinbase

Senior Infrastructure Engineer building Coinbase’s institutional crypto exchange infrastructure. Operating low-latency trading systems and ensuring reliability for high-volume financial data.

Posted 9/4/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $186,065 - $218,900 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in building and operating low-latency, event-sourced trading systems, with a strong focus on reliability and correctness in high-throughput financial environments. Proficient in backend development using Java, C++, or Go, and experienced in collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver complex technical projects.

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Backend Development in JavaC++ ProgrammingGo ProgrammingDistributed Systems DesignPerformance Tuning for JVM or Linux

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Hard Skills

Software EngineeringEvent-Sourced SystemsHigh-Throughput Data ProcessingProduction Trading SystemsLatency-Sensitive WorkloadsTechnical Design ProposalsPerformance-Critical CodeIncident ResponseFailover Systems DesignFinancial Infrastructure Systems

Soft Skills

CollaborationConsensus BuildingProject ScopingCommunication

Industry Keywords

CryptoInstitutional MarketsOrder ManagementMatching EnginesMarket DataFunding Rate Computation

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

C++CloudDistributed SystemsGoJavaLinux

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and operate low-latency, event-sourced trading systems spanning matching, order entry, risk, and market data across cloud and colocated environments
Own reliability and correctness of production systems processing high-throughput financial data 24/7
Respond to incidents and design failover systems
Partner with Product, Infrastructure, and senior engineering leadership to translate strategy into quarterly deliverables and well-scoped milestones
Drive technical design decisions, produce clear proposals, and build consensus with peers and tech leads
Write high-quality, well-tested performance-critical backend code in Java, C++, or Go
Build and operate systems powering Coinbase’s institutional exchange, including matching engines, order management, market data, and funding rate computation

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of software engineering experience (60 months minimum)
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
Experience with 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 ability to ramp quickly
Responsible use of generative AI with human oversight
US work location eligibility implied by “Remote - USA” and “US Applicants” notices

Benefits

Comp & perks

Bonus eligibility
Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
401(k)
Quarterly in-person working sessions (“surges”)
Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities
Equal opportunity employment