Senior Software Engineer - Trading
Leads architecture and delivery of high-scale trading infrastructure for Coinbase’s IntX product, including order management, execution, market data, and reliability systems. Requires at least five years of software engineering experience, trading-system expertise, and a record of leading complex cross-team initiatives.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Own the technical vision and architecture for mission-critical trading systems, including order management, execution engines, and reliability infrastructure.
- Drive multi-quarter projects across multiple engineering teams from design through production delivery.
- Lead system design and code review processes that elevate engineering quality and set standards for the trading stack.
- Partner with Product Management and Design to align product strategy with long-term technical bets and roadmap priorities.
- Shape the strategic direction of the trading platform by identifying high-leverage technical initiatives and driving consensus across organizational boundaries.
- Coach engineers at various levels and develop the next generation of trading infrastructure leaders.
Requirements
- 5+ years of software engineering experience with demonstrated ownership of large-scale distributed systems.
- Hands-on expertise in traditional or crypto trading systems, including order management, execution, market data, or risk management components.
- Experience leading complex, cross-team initiatives from ambiguous problem statements through delivery, with measurable product or platform reliability impact.
- Ability to translate product requirements into scalable system designs and communicate technical trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders.
- Experience with performant backend languages in production trading environments.
- Responsible use of generative AI with human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and improve workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.
Compensation
- Annual base salary: $191,100 SGD.
- Total compensation may also include equity, bonus eligibility, and medical, dental, and vision benefits.
Skills
Distributed Systems, Trading Systems, Order Management, Execution Engines, Market Data, Risk Management, Backend Languages, System Design, Generative AI, Code Review
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