Senior Market Data Engineer, Coinbase
$191.3-225k
Digital currency exchange
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Digital currency exchange
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$191.3-225k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To increase economic freedom for more than 1 billion people.
Role
Who you are
- 3+ years of backend engineering experience building and maintaining production low-latency systems
- Hands-on experience with at least one area of market data infrastructure (feed handlers, normalization, or distribution)
- Proficiency in low-latency Java (or C++) and familiarity with high-throughput messaging frameworks (Aeron, SBE, or similar)
- Familiarity with venue/exchange connectivity and market data protocols (FIX, ITCH/OUCH, multicast)
- Track record shipping features end-to-end and operating what you build in production
- Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality
What the job involves
- As a Senior Data Engineer, Market Data on the Institutional Markets team, you'll build and operate the systems that capture, normalize, and distribute real-time market data across Coinbase at low latency - the feed handlers, venue connectors, and distribution layer that form the backbone of a unified trading platform
- Build and maintain market data components including feed handlers, normalization pipelines, distribution systems, and venue connectivity
- Design and implement low-latency, high-throughput services for real-time market data consumed by trading systems across the platform
- Drive reliability and performance improvements through observability, on-call participation, and incident response
- Write high-quality, well-tested code and contribute to engineering standards on a lean team
- Partner with engineers, product managers, and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver market data capabilities that support Coinbase's institutional trading roadmap
Our take
Coinbase has built a reputation as one of the most accessible entry points into the world of cryptocurrency. With features like crypto wallets, direct bank account linking, and merchant payment tools, it's helping bring crypto into the mainstream. But the company isn't just relying on its early success, it's evolving fast to stay relevant in a rapidly changing market.
For example, its doubled down on institutional clients, now serving as the custodian for the majority of approved Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs. Its Prime platform also offers a full suite of services for hedge funds, asset managers, and financial institutions. As demand for regulated crypto products rise globally (particularly in Asia), Coinbase is ready to expand.
Its also making moves to engage with younger audiences, by partnering with Riot Games to sponsor global eSports events for League of Legends and Valorant. This partnership highlights Coinbase's strategy to integrate Web 3.0 technologies into mainstream entertainment, aiming to bridge the gap between gaming and cryptocurrency for a new generation of users.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-24% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Oct 2018
$300m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Aug 2017
$108.1m
SERIES D
Total funding: $528.5m
Leadership
Brian Armstrong
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously founded UniversityTutor.com, also worked as a Software Engineer at AirBnb
Alessia Haas
(CFO)Previously held various head positions, including VP at GE Healthcare, Director at Merrill Lynch and CFO at CIT Bank and Oz Management
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