Senior Software Engineer, Retail DEX
Core
Build software systems integrating off-chain and on-chain worlds to deliver a unified trading experience for millions of traders on the Coinbase app.
Role type
Senior Software Engineer (Backend/On-chain)
Builds
Main Coinbase app trading systems, smart contracts, and real-time data pipelines for DEX trading.
Domain
Fintech / Blockchain / Decentralized Exchanges
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Backend software engineering, Data-intensive system design, On-chain smart contract development (EVM/Solana), Agentic-first development patterns, Generative AI integration, Real-time data pipeline scaling
Preferred skills
Experience with Kafka, Clickhouse, Starrocks, Temporal, Redis
Technologies
Kafka, Clickhouse, Starrocks, Temporal, Redis, Ethereum, Base, Solana
Responsibilities
Integrate new blockchains and decentralized exchanges into the main app, Design and implement first-party smart contracts for trading primitives, Scale real-time data pipelines for high-throughput market data, Optimize the trading stack for execution speed and asset coverage, Drive iteration on agentic-first development patterns and tooling
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC