Senior Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Consumer - Trading)

About the position

At Coinbase, our mission is to increase economic freedom in the world. It’s a massive, ambitious opportunity that demands the best of us, every day, as we build the emerging onchain platform — and with it, the future global financial system. We’re seeking a deeply technical Senior Staff Software Engineer with expertise in trading systems to help define and deliver the next generation of Coinbase’s trading platform. You’ll lead multi-quarter initiatives across orgs, mentor engineers, and shape critical technical architecture in trading -- from order lifecycle management to execution infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Drive the technical vision and execution of complex, multi-quarter projects across multiple engineering teams.
• Architect and build mission-critical trading systems, including order management, execution engines, and reliability infrastructure.
• Partner with PM, Design, and other functions to align product strategy with long-term technical bets.
• Deeply understand and influence our trading stack and product roadmap.
• Mentor and coach IC6s and below; help grow the next generation of trading and infrastructure leaders.
• Elevate engineering quality through design review, code review, and promoting best practices.

Requirements

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, with a strong track record of shipping large-scale distributed systems.
• Deep expertise in trading systems (traditional or crypto), with hands-on experience in areas like order management, execution algorithms, market data, or risk management.
• You are customer-obsessed and bring strong product intuition to technical decision-making.
• Proven ability to lead complex initiatives across organizational boundaries.
• Strong mentoring skills with a passion for leveling up teammates.
• Comfortable working in ambiguous environments with high stakes and high velocity.
• High bar for quality, correctness, and operational excellence.

Nice-to-haves

• You’ve been part of a company that builds complicated trading systems.
• Prior experience in financial markets, especially equities, FX, or crypto.
• Familiarity with regulated environments and designing for compliance and auditability.
• Experience working with Go or other performant backend languages.
• Contributions to open source or trading protocols.
• Crypto-forward experience, including familiarity with onchain activity such as interacting with Ethereum addresses, using ENS, and engaging with dApps or blockchain-based services.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision insurance
• 401(k) plan
• Target bonus
• Target equity