Job Description
Ready to be pushed beyond what you think you’re capable of?
At Coinbase, our mission is to increase economic freedom in the world. It’s a massive, ambitious opportunity that demands the best of us, every day, as we build the emerging onchain platform — and with it, the future global financial system.
To achieve our mission, we’re seeking a very specific candidate. We want someone who is passionate about our mission and who believes in the power of crypto and blockchain technology to update the financial system. We want someone who is eager to leave their mark on the world, who relishes the pressure and privilege of working with high caliber colleagues, and who actively seeks feedback to keep leveling up. We want someone who will run towards, not away from, solving the company’s hardest problems.
Our work culture is intense and isn’t for everyone. But if you want to build the future alongside others who excel in their disciplines and expect the same from you, there’s no better place to be.
While many roles at Coinbase are remote-first, we are not remote-only. In-person participation is required throughout the year. Team and company-wide offsites are held multiple times annually to foster collaboration, connection, and alignment. Attendance is expected and fully supported.
This role would be responsible for leading the day to day cadence of the team - defining strategic roadmaps, mastering daily operations, acting as the quarterback during high-severity incidents, and upholding the high talent bar that we expect at Coinbase. You will inspire the team to think outside the box, ideate around exciting new technologies and initiatives, and drive the team forward. You will work closely with cross-functional teams and partners to prioritize features and initiatives, and act as coach for your engineers as you build a high-performing team.
This is one of the most visible and business-critical engineering platforms at Coinbase. Joining the team means leading engineers who solve some of the hardest problems in distributed systems, scalability, and operational excellence—while directly shaping the foundation of the global crypto economy.
What you’ll be doing:
Build and manage engineering teams, to guide the development of features, services, and infrastructure.
Coach your direct reports to have a positive impact on the organization and support their career growth.
Collaborate with engineers, designers, product managers, and senior leadership to translate our vision into a tangible roadmap on a quarterly basis. Break down complex projects into smaller pieces and lead the iterative design and implementation process.
Be a thoughtful technical voice within the team, aiding in diligent architectural decisions and fostering a culture of high-quality code and engineering processes. Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to ensure successful delivery and operation of multi-tenanted, distributed systems at scale.
Work closely with our talent organization to identify and recruit exceptional engineers who align with Coinbase's culture and contribute to our products.
Contribute to and take ownership of processes that drive engineering quality and meet our engineering SLAs.
What we look for in you:
At least 7 years of experience in software engineering.
At least 2 years of engineering management experience.
You possess a strong understanding of what constitutes high-quality code and effective software engineering processes, creating an environment that fosters these principles.
An execution-focused mindset, capable of navigating through ambiguity and delivering results.
An ability to balance long-term strategic thinking with short-term planning.
Experience in creating, delivering, and operating multi-tenanted, distributed systems at scale.
You can be hands-on when needed – whether that’s writing/reviewing code or technical documents, participating in on-call rotations and leading incidents, or triaging/troubleshooting bugs.
Your passion for building an open financial system that brings the world together drives you to excel in this role.
Nice to haves:
You have gone through a rapid growth in your company (from 10 to 100s of engineers)
You have experience with High-Performance Blockchains (such as Solana, Ethereum etc.)
Prior experience leading a Platform or similar domain team
You’ve built financial, high reliability or security systems
Job #: P73123
Pay Transparency Notice: Depending on your work location, the target annual base salary for this position can range as detailed below. Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility and benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k)).
Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus):
$218,025—$256,500 USD
Please be advised that each candidate may submit a maximum of four applications within any 30-day period. We encourage you to carefully evaluate how your skills and interests align with Coinbase's roles before applying.
Commitment to Equal Opportunity
Coinbase is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or any other basis protected by applicable law. Coinbase will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. For US applicants, you may view the Employee Rights and the Know Your Rights notices by clicking on their corresponding links. Additionally, Coinbase participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law.
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AI Disclosure
For select roles, Coinbase is piloting an AI tool based on machine learning technologies to conduct initial screening interviews to qualified applicants. The tool simulates realistic interview scenarios and engages in dynamic conversation. A human recruiter will review your interview responses, provided in the form of a voice recording and/or transcript, to assess them against the qualifications and characteristics outlined in the job description.
For select roles, Coinbase is also piloting an AI interview intelligence platform to transcribe and summarize interview notes, allowing our interviewers to fully focus on you as the candidate.
The above pilots are for testing purposes and Coinbase will not use AI to make decisions impacting employment. To request a reasonable accommodation due to disability, please contact accommodations[at]coinbase.com