Staff Software Engineer - Trading

<div class="content-intro"><p>Ready to do the most impactful work of your career? At&nbsp;<a href="https://www.coinbase.com/?utm_campaign=mt_o_m_w_m_m__coi_0_jd-onchain&amp;utm_source=coinbase">Coinbase</a>, we are uncompromising on our mission to increase economic freedom. The bar is high, the environment is intense, and we like it that way. This isn't a place for complacency, it’s a place to be pushed past your perceived limits. If you're ready to build the future of finance alongside people who refuse to settle for "good enough," you belong here. Coinbase is a remote-first, but not remote-only company. Expect to get together quarterly for intense in-person working sessions called “surges.”&nbsp;<a href="https://www.coinbase.com/careers">learn more about working at Coinbase</a>.</p></div><p class="mb-2 whitespace-pre-wrap">As a Staff Software Engineer on the Consumer &amp; Business Advanced Trading team, you'll architect and deliver Coinbase's next-generation trading systems for the IntX product, working from Singapore in close collaboration with the Trading team. This team builds the fastest, most reliable crypto trading infrastructure globally. You'll lead multi-quarter, cross-organizational initiatives that define how millions of customers trade, while mentoring engineers and raising the technical bar across the organization.</p> <p class="mb-2 whitespace-pre-wrap"><strong>What you'll do:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Own the technical vision and architecture for mission-critical trading systems, including order management, execution engines, and reliability infrastructure.</li> <li>Drive multi-quarter projects across multiple engineering teams from design through production delivery.</li> <li>Lead system design and code review processes that elevate engineering quality and set standards for the trading stack.</li> <li>Partner with Product Management and Design to align product strategy with long-term technical bets and roadmap priorities.</li> <li>Shape the strategic direction of the trading platform by identifying high-leverage technical initiatives and driving consensus across organizational boundaries.</li> <li>Deepen engineering talent across the team by coaching engineers at various levels and developing the next generation of trading infrastructure leaders.</li> </ul> <p class="mb-2 whitespace-pre-wrap"><strong>Required Skills and Experience:</strong></p> <ul> <li>8+ years of software engineering experience with demonstrated ownership of large-scale distributed systems, including at least 2 years in a technical leadership capacity (Staff or equivalent).</li> <li>Hands-on expertise in trading systems (traditional or crypto), with direct experience building or operating order management, execution, market data, or risk management components.</li> <li>Track record of leading complex, cross-team initiatives from ambiguous problem statements through delivered outcomes, with measurable impact on product or platform reliability.</li> <li>Demonstrated ability to translate product requirements into scalable system designs and communicate technical trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders.</li> <li>Experience with Go or other performant backend languages in production trading environments.</li> <li>Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>P76879</p><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><p><strong>Pay Transparency Notice:</strong> The target annual <strong>base</strong> salary for this position can range as detailed below. Total compensation may<strong> </strong>also include equity and bonus eligibility and benefits (including medical, dental, and vision).</p></div><div class="title">Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus):</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$244,100</span><span class="divider">&mdash;</span><span>$244,100 SGD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><p>Please be advised that each candidate may submit a maximum of four applications within any 30-day period. We encourage you to carefully evaluate how your skills and interests align with Coinbase's roles before applying.</p> <h3>Commitment to Equal Opportunity</h3&g