This role pays more than
55%
of similar roles. Most pay
$199,450–$259,221
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$237k
versus about
$229k
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
89 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$186,065–$218,900
across 79 roles with salary data.
Staff Software Engineer (Institutional, FCM) joins the Coinbase Financial Markets team to serve as a technical anchor for the entire FCM lifecycle. This role involves owning design and architecture across market data, order entry and routing, settlement, money movement, back office reporting, and in-house risk and liquidation systems. The engineer will lead a major replatforming onto next-generation architecture while reducing legacy vendor dependencies to improve stability and reliability. Key responsibilities include mentoring engineers, conducting design reviews, and partnering cross-functionally with product and compliance teams to deliver auditable systems. Candidates must possess over eight years of backend experience in distributed systems, proficiency in Go or Java, and expertise in event-driven architectures. The role requires specific domain knowledge in the futures trade lifecycle and experience within regulated financial environments where correctness and reliability are critical requirements.
What does a Software Engineer earn in Remote?
Median $206300 from 350 postings across 54 companies.
Go
Java
Python
Distributed Systems
Cloud-native Architecture
ISO 20022
Double-entry Ledgering
System Design
High Availability
Low Latency
Idempotency
Reconciliation