Engineering Manager, Asset Data Platform

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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.

We are seeking a candidate who is passionate about our mission and believes in the power of crypto and blockchain technology to update the financial system. We want someone who is eager to leave their mark, relishes working with high-caliber colleagues, seeks feedback to keep leveling up, and runs toward solving the company’s hardest problems. Our work culture is intense and not for everyone. While many roles at Coinbase are remote-first, they are not remote-only: in-person participation is required throughout the year for team and company-wide offsites.

Where does the price you see on Coinbase actually come from? Behind every trade, chart, wallet balance, and DeFi position is the Asset Data Platform. This team collects, normalizes, and serves asset metadata, real-time prices, and historical data at massive scale—ensuring customers see accurate, up-to-the-second information whether they are trading on Coinbase Exchange, exploring DeFi with Coinbase Wallet (TBA), or monitoring their portfolio performance.

The Asset Data Platform powers hundreds of services at Coinbase, from the centralized exchange to Wallet and DEX experiences. Services operate at extreme scale and under strict accuracy and uptime requirements—every millisecond matters because billions of dollars in trades and millions of customers rely on it.

This is a visible and business-critical engineering platform role. Joining the team means leading engineers who solve hard problems in distributed systems, scalability, and operational excellence—while directly shaping the foundation of the global crypto economy.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage engineering teams to guide the development of features, services, and infrastructure.
• Coach direct reports to have a positive organizational impact and support their career growth.
• Collaborate with engineers, designers, product managers, and senior leadership to translate vision into a tangible quarterly roadmap. Break down complex projects into smaller pieces and lead iterative design and implementation.
• Serve as a thoughtful technical voice within the team, aiding in 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 with talent teams to identify and recruit exceptional engineers who align with Coinbase's culture and contribute to products.
• Contribute to and take ownership of processes that drive engineering quality and meet engineering SLAs.
• Be hands-on when needed: write/review code or technical docs, participate in on-call rotations and lead incidents, triage and troubleshoot bugs.

Requirements

• At least 7 years of experience in software engineering.
• At least 2 years of engineering management experience.
• Strong understanding of high-quality code and effective software engineering processes, and ability to create an environment that fosters these principles.
• Execution-focused mindset; comfortable navigating ambiguity and delivering results.
• Ability to balance long-term strategic thinking with short-term planning.
• Experience creating, delivering, and operating multi-tenanted, distributed systems at scale.
• Willingness and ability to be hands-on (coding, documentation, on-call, incident leadership, troubleshooting).
• Passion for building an open financial system that brings the world together.

Nice to haves

• Prior experience leading a Platform or similar domain team.
• Experience at a fast-paced, high-growth internet/software company.
• Crypto-forward experience, including familiarity with onchain activity (interacting with Ethereum addresses, using ENS, engaging with dApps or blockchain-based services).

Compensation & Benefits

• Pay Range: $218,025 — $256,500 USD (target annual salary; full-time offers also include bonus eligibility, equity eligibility, and benefits such as medical, dental, vision, and 401(k)).
• Benefits include medical, dental, and vision plans; Health Savings Account with company contributions; disability and life insurance; 401(k) with company match; wellness stipend; mobile/internet reimbursement; connections stipend; volunteer time off; fertility counseling and benefits; generous time off/leave policy; and the option to get paid in digital currency.

Additional information

• Job ID: P73128
• #LI-Remote — role is remote-first but expects in-person participation throughout the year for offsites and other events.
• Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities. The listing includes notices about data privacy and pilot AI interview tools (humans review interview responses).