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Staff Data Engineer, Market Data
Summary
Coinbase is building the future of institutional trading as part of the Everything Exchange, powering the systems that let the world's largest financial institutions trade across markets with speed, depth, and trust. As a Staff Data Engineer, Market Data on the https://www.coinbase.com/careers/product-groups Markets team, you'll architect, build, and own the systems that generate, capture, normalize, and distribute real-time market data across Coinbase at low latency - the ticker plant and distribution backbone of a unified trading platform - while leading a lean, high-impact team. It's a rare chance to architect market data infrastructure from the ground up, with the ownership of a startup and the reach of Coinbase.
*What you'll do:*
* Build and operate market data components: feed handlers, normalization, distribution, and venue connectivity.
* Design low-latency, high-throughput systems for real-time market data used by trading systems.
* Strengthen reliability and performance by contributing to observability, on-call, and incident response.
* Write high-quality, well-tested code and raise the quality bar on a lean team.
* Partner with engineers, product, and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver market data capabilities.
*Required Skills and Experience:*
* 5+ years of backend engineering, with experience building and maintaining production low-latency systems.
* Hands-on experience with market data systems (feed handlers, normalization, or distribution).
* Proficiency in low-latency Java (or C++) and high-throughput messaging (Aeron, SBE, or similar).
* Familiarity with venue/exchange connectivity and market data protocols (FIX, ITCH/OUCH, multicast).
* Track record delivering features end-to-end and operating what you build.
* Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.
Position ID: P77881
*Pay Transparency Notice:** *Base salary varies by location (see range below). Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)).
Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus):
$207,485-$244,100 USD
* *Application Limit: *Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period.
* *Equal Opportunity Employer: *Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information. Applicants with criminal histories will be considered consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
* *US Applicants: *Viewhttps://static-assets.coinbase.com/e-verify.pdf Notice of Participation.
* *Accommodations: *If you are an individual with a disability who needs a reasonable accommodation, email us your request and contact info at accommodationshttp://www.chromevox.com/tutorial/.
* *Data Privacy & Arbitration: *By submitting your application, you agree to ourhttps://www.coinbase.com/legal/application-arbitration-agreement.
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