This role pays more than
90%
of similar roles. Most pay
$174,950–$238,875
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$276k
versus about
$207k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
About Coinbase
Coinbase Global is a publicly traded cryptocurrency exchange platform where consumers can buy, sell, and store digital currencies including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and hundreds of other cryptocurrencies. Industry: Cryptocurrency Exchange & Financial Technology
Coinbase currently has
58 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$215,177–$253,150
across 50 roles with salary data.
As a Sr. Staff Technical Architect, Unified Trading, you will join the Trading team to design, build, and own core trading systems including order and execution management, settlement, multi-venue connectivity, and low-latency messaging. You will be responsible for the end-to-end architecture of the platform, specifically focusing on the sequencer, high-throughput messaging fabric, and reducing single-point-of-failure risks while managing SLOs and observability. The role requires deep proficiency in low-latency Java and high-throughput messaging technologies such as Aeron or SBE to build event-driven, high-availability systems. You will work within a regulated financial environment where correctness and auditability are critical for products serving retail and institutional markets. Your daily work involves technical leadership through code reviews, paying down debt, and collaborating with product and risk teams to deliver robust trading infrastructure.
SRE
Production Engineering
Python
Linux
SQL
Monitoring
Observability
Incident Management
Root Cause Analysis
Automation
Telemetry
Logging
Metrics
Market Data