Senior Staff Technical Risk Architect, Unified Training

Coinbase

Technical Risk Architect designing Coinbase’s institutional and retail cryptocurrency trading infrastructure. Owning low-latency systems, reliability, and end-to-end platform architecture.

Posted 8/21/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $253,895 - $298,700 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in architecting and building end-to-end trading platforms with a focus on low-latency, high-throughput systems. Proven ability to drive system reliability, performance, and compliance in a regulated financial environment.

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End-To-End Trading Platform ArchitectureLow-Latency Java DevelopmentHigh-Throughput Messaging SystemsDistributed Systems EngineeringEvent-Driven System Design

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Hard Skills

Low-Latency System DesignHigh-Throughput MessagingBackend EngineeringDistributed SystemsTechnical Standards SettingIncident Response ManagementSLO OwnershipSystem MonitoringTechnical-Debt ReductionUser-Facing Product Decisions

Soft Skills

MentorshipCollaborationCommunication

Tools & Technologies

AeronSBEOMSEMSMulti-Venue Connectivity

Industry Keywords

Financial ProductsRegulated EnvironmentAuditabilityCorrectnessPerformance

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed SystemsJava

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the architecture of the end-to-end trading platform, including the sequencer, low-latency connectivity and messaging fabric, OMS/EMS, multi-venue connectivity, and execution
Design low-latency, high-throughput systems for real-time financial products across institutional and retail markets
Drive reliability and performance by owning SLOs, observability, and incident response
Set technical standards through code, design reviews, and technical-debt reduction
Reduce single-point-of-failure risk across the trading stack and build team resilience through mentorship
Partner with Product, Risk, Security, and Compliance to turn technical vision into a roadmap

Requirements

What you’ll need

Hands-on architect able to design, build, deploy, and support 24/7 trading systems processing billions of dollars of transactions daily
Extensive backend engineering experience with complex, production-grade distributed systems
Track record architecting an end-to-end trading platform, including OMS, front/middle office, and multi-exchange connectivity
Deep proficiency in low-latency Java and high-throughput messaging such as Aeron, SBE, or similar
Experience designing event-driven, high-availability systems
Experience delivering projects end-to-end: scoping, architecture, implementation, monitoring, and iteration
Experience building systems in a regulated or financial environment where correctness, auditability, and low-latency performance are critical
Experience making user-facing product decisions balancing engineering trade-offs with end-user quality, demonstrated through shipped products
Responsible use of generative AI with human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and measurable workflow efficiency, cost, and quality improvements

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equity eligibility
Bonus eligibility
Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
401(k)