Staff Software Engineer, Frontend – Consumer, Advanced Trading

Coinbase

Staff Software Engineer leading front-end technical strategy on the Advanced Trading team at Coinbase. Responsible for performance, reliability, and scalability for web and mobile trading clients.

Posted 6/8/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $218,025 - $256,500 per yearWebsite

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Hard Skills

front-end frameworksReactReact Nativemobile developmentUI optimizationrendering optimizationnetwork efficiencystate managementtechnical strategyarchitecture decisions

Soft Skills

mentorshiptechnical decision-makingteam growthcross-team alignmentcode qualityengineering rigorbusiness prioritizationactionable technical planshigh standardsdevelopment velocity

Tools & Technologies

trading platformsfinancial systemsreal-time data applicationsgenerative AIworkflow efficiency

Industry Keywords

high-availability systemslow-latency systemsperformance improvementscomplex UI systemsmulti-quarter initiatives

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ReactReact Native

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the front-end technical roadmap for Coinbase Advanced, defining architecture decisions that enable a reliable, scalable trading platform across web and mobile
Drive measurable performance improvements across rendering, network efficiency, and state management to deliver a low-latency trading experience
Lead complex, multi-quarter technical initiatives end-to-end, setting and enforcing high standards for code quality, system design, and engineering rigor
Strengthen the engineering team through hands-on mentorship of senior engineers, elevating technical decision-making and fostering growth across the subteam
Partner with Product and Engineering leadership to translate business priorities into actionable technical plans and ship high-impact features
Shape front-end engineering practices and patterns that scale with a growing team, establishing conventions that accelerate development velocity

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of software engineering experience with deep expertise in modern front-end frameworks (React, React Native, or equivalent) and mobile development environments
Proven track record optimizing complex UI systems for performance, including rendering optimization, network efficiency, and state management at scale
Experience leading technical strategy for a product area, including architecture decisions, trade-off analysis, and cross-team alignment for multi-quarter initiatives
Demonstrated success mentoring senior engineers and driving measurable improvements in team engineering standards and delivery velocity
Familiarity with high-availability, low-latency systems (trading platforms, financial systems, or real-time data applications preferred)
Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

Benefits

Comp & perks

bonus eligibility
medical, dental, vision and 401(k)