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 [https://www.coinbase.com/mission] 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.
Coinbase is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to join our Trading team
to build and scale the core systems that power crypto trading at Coinbase. From
Simple Trade for everyday users to Advanced Trade for professionals, to
Derivatives and Decentralized (DEX) trading, we’re building a seamless and
secure trading experience for everyone. This is a rare opportunity to work at
the intersection of crypto, trading infrastructure, and consumer product —
tackling exciting engineering challenges while contributing directly to
Coinbase’s core business.
What you’ll be doing (ie. job duties):
- Build and manage full-stack engineering teams, to guide the development of
features, services, and infrastructure across both web and mobile.
- 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.
- Power highly performant, highly available systems for traders worldwide
- Architect robust systems that are easy to build on top of supporting many
instrument types (Spot, Futures, Perpetual Futures, and more)
- Work in tight collaboration with product and design to articulate a
best-in-class product experience
- Translate your best ideas into tangible, high value features our customers
love
What we look for in you (ie. job requirements):
- At least 7 years of experience in software engineering, especially with
web-scale traffic
- 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.
- You’ve designed, built, scaled, and maintained production services as they
evolve over time
- You have a high bar for product excellence, pairing customer obsession with
comprehensive observability
- You take pride in being up-to-date with the latest industry standards and
best practices
Nice to haves:
- You’ve worked on active trading systems or other similar high availability
financial systems
- You actively trade crypto or other financial instruments
- You have gone through a rapid growth in your company (from startup to
mid-size).
- You have experience upgrading significant parts of legacy systems, or
re-architecting next-generation versions of existing systems
- You’ve worked with Golang, MongoDB, Redis before
- Crypto-forward experience, including familiarity with onchain activity such
as interacting with Ethereum addresses, using ENS, and engaging with dApps or
blockchain-based services.
Job #: GCEM06US
*Answers to crypto-related questions may be used to evaluate your onchain
experience.
LI-Remote
Pay Transparency Notice: Depending on your work location, the target annual
salary for this position can range as detailed below. Full time offers from
Coinbase also include target bonus + target equity + benefits (including
medical, dental, vision and 401(k)).
Pay Range:
$218,025—$256,500 USD
Pay Transparency Notice: The target annual salary for this position can range as
detailed below. Full time offers from Coinbase also include target bonus +
target equity + benefits (including medical, dental, and vision).
Pay Range:
$217,800—$217,800 CAD
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 [https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/WHD/legacy/files/eppac.pdf] and
the Know Your Rights notices
[https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12.pdf]
by clicking on their corresponding links. Additionally, Coinbase participates in
the E-Verify program [https://static-assets.coinbase.com/e-verify.pdf] in
certain locations, as required by law.
Coinbase is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals
with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a
disability for any part of the employment process, please contact us at
accommodations[at]coinbase.com to let us know the nature of your request and
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GLOBAL DATA PRIVACY NOTICE FOR JOB CANDIDATES AND APPLICANTS
Depending on your location, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) may regulate the way we manage the data
of job applicants. Our full notice outlining how data will be processed as part
of the application procedure for applicable locations is available here
[https://www.coinbase.com/legal/applicant_privacy_notice]. By submitting your
application, you are agreeing to our use and processing of your data as
required. For US applicants only, by submitting your application you are
agreeing to arbitration of disputes as outlined here.
[https://www.coinbase.com/legal/application-arbitration-agreement]
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
