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. The Product Foundations team builds the foundational backend services that power the core of our platform from Identity to Financial Infrastructure. We architect high-reliability distributed services that serve as the company's bedrock. On any given day, our systems handle massive scale across our concurrent users and high-volume financial transactions where absolute precision is required. Whether we are scaling global authentication flows or building audit-ready ledgers for complex money movement, we focus on solving the low-latency and high-conformance challenges of a rapidly evolving ecosystem. What you’ll be doing (ie. job duties): 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 (ie. job requirements): 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. Demonstrates the ability to responsibly use generative AI tools and copilots (e.g., LibreChat, Gemini, Glean) in daily workflows, continuously learn as tools evolve, and apply human-in-the-loop practices to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in efficiency, cost, and quality. Nice to haves: Experience in the Auth domain OR financial systems Experience managing a larger group of engineers (~15) New York City location presence preferred. The role is remote-friendly but we prefer candidates who can commute to our NYC office for stakeholder meetings and project work as needed. Job #: P76374 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 careful