Director, Engineering

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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, Coinbase is seeking a candidate who is passionate about the mission and believes in the power of crypto and blockchain technology to update the financial system. The role suits someone who is eager to leave their mark, relishes pressure and privilege of working with high-caliber colleagues, actively seeks feedback, and runs towards solving the company’s hardest problems.

While many roles at Coinbase are remote-first, the company is 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.

Responsibilities

• Build, mentor, and grow high-performing engineering teams.
• Partner cross-functionally to define vision, roadmap, and strategy.
• Shape technical direction, architecture, and operational excellence—ensuring scalability and reliability.
• Drive engineering rigor: set standards, metrics, and processes for quality and delivery.
• Inspire team culture—promote innovation, ownership, and high standards.
• Balance strategy and execution across ambiguous, high-stakes initiatives.

Requirements

• 5+ years managing engineering teams, with experience managing senior leaders.
• 10+ years architecting, delivering, and scaling software products or services.
• Track record of forming culture, maintaining velocity, and maintaining operational discipline.
• Skilled at framing technical trade-offs and translating business needs into engineering outcomes.
• Comfortable both guiding hands-on technical work and elevating long-term strategic thinking.
• Passion for crypto and blockchain and building onchain platforms (Coinbase mission context).

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans with generous employee contributions.
• Health Savings Account with company contributions each pay period.
• Disability and life insurance.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Wellness stipend, mobile/internet reimbursement, connections stipend.
• Volunteer time off, fertility counseling and benefits.
• Generous time off/leave policy.
• The option of getting paid in digital currency.

Compensation

• Pay Range: $350,200 — $412,000 USD (target bonus + target equity + benefits also included in full-time offers).

Other Information

• Commitment to Equal Opportunity and reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities.
• Global Data Privacy Notice and region-specific legal notices may apply depending on applicant location.
• AI Disclosure: Coinbase pilots AI tools for initial screening interviews and for interview intelligence; a human recruiter will review interview responses. Coinbase will not use AI to make decisions impacting employment.