Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Trading)

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Exchange team within the Institutional product group, you’ll build and operate the real-time trading systems that power Coinbase’s institutional exchange - matching engines, order management, market data, and funding rate computation

This team owns the core infrastructure that clears billions of dollars in daily volume for the world’s largest financial institutions. You’ll write performance-critical code, own system reliability end to end, and ship features that directly expand Coinbase’s trading capabilities

Build and operate low-latency, event-sourced trading systems spanning matching, order entry, risk, and market data across cloud and colocated environments

Own the reliability and correctness of production systems processing high-throughput financial data 24/7, including incident response and failover design

Partner with Product, Infrastructure, and senior engineering leadership to translate strategy into quarterly deliverables and well-scoped milestones

Drive technical design decisions within your domain, producing clear proposals and building consensus with peers and tech leads

Write high-quality, well-tested code in a performance-critical backend environment (Java, C++, or Go), with a focus on latency and throughput- Deep proficiency in a backend language such as Java, C++, or Go, with experience in JVM or Linux performance tuning for latency-sensitive workloads

Genuine interest in crypto and institutional markets, with the ability to ramp quickly; deep crypto experience is a plus, not a requirement

Track record designing and operating highly reliable distributed systems processing high volumes with strict correctness and uptime requirements (24/7)

Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality

5+ years of software engineering experience, with hands-on ownership of production trading, exchange, or financial infrastructure systems at scale

Experience partnering with Product and cross-functional teams to scope and deliver complex technical projects on clear timelines