Senior Software Engineer - Trading

ABOUT THE ROLE As a Senior Software Engineer on the Consumer & Business Advanced Trading team at Coinbase, you will have the opportunity to architect and deliver the company's next-generation trading systems for the IntX product from Singapore. This role requires close collaboration with the Trading team to build the fastest, most reliable crypto trading infrastructure globally. You will lead multi-quarter, cross-organizational initiatives that define how millions of customers trade, while mentoring engineers and raising the technical bar across the organization. WHAT YOU'LL DO As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be responsible for: - Owning the technical vision and architecture for mission-critical trading systems, including order management, execution engines, and reliability infrastructure. - Driving multi-quarter projects across multiple engineering teams from design through production delivery. - Leading system design and code review processes that elevate engineering quality and set standards for the trading stack. - Partnering with Product Management and Design to align product strategy with long-term technical bets and roadmap priorities. - Shaping the strategic direction of the trading platform by identifying high-leverage technical initiatives and driving consensus across organizational boundaries. - Deepening engineering talent across the team by coaching engineers at various levels and developing the next generation of trading infrastructure leaders. WHAT YOU'LL NEED To be successful in this role, you will need: - 5+ years of software engineering experience with demonstrated ownership of large-scale distributed systems. - Hands-on expertise in trading systems (traditional or crypto), with direct experience building or operating order management, execution, market data, or risk management components. - A track record of leading complex, cross-team initiatives from ambiguous problem statements through delivered outcomes, with measurable impact on product or platform reliability. - Demonstrated 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. - Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality. WHY REMOTE Coinbase is a remote-first company, and this role is based in Singapore. You will have the opportunity to work from home and collaborate with the Trading team through regular in-person working sessions called "surges." BENEFITS - Target annual base salary range: $191,100 SGD - Equity and bonus eligibility - Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision