Engineering Manager (Institutional - Prime, Trade Interfaces)

Details

At Coinbase, our mission is to increase economic freedom in the world. This role is part of the Institutional Product Group which builds products for institutional customers including Coinbase Prime, Advanced Trade, Prime - Custody Only, Prime Web3 Wallet, Commerce and Exchange. The Prime Trading Interfaces team focuses on public-facing APIs that connect end users and algorithmic trading systems, providing highly resilient and fault tolerant services (99.99% uptime) for placing trades, canceling orders, streaming market data and generating reports. The system handles streaming and unary requests with millions of requests per day across multiple endpoints and protocols.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of 5-6 engineers.
• Establish team mechanisms and norms for effective and efficient execution.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners on product and operational strategy.
• Coordinate with QA to triage incoming issues.
• Monitor and triage issues with downstream partners.
• Establish operating metrics and ensure they are met.
• Own product surface areas and features including:
  • Prime Public APIs
  • Prime Public FIX
  • Trading Router

Requirements

• Build and manage full-stack engineering teams to guide development of features, services, and infrastructure across web and mobile.
• Coach direct reports to have positive impact and support career growth.
• Collaborate with engineers, designers, product managers, and senior leadership to translate vision into quarterly roadmaps; break down complex projects and lead iterative design and implementation.
• Act as a thoughtful technical voice within the team, aiding 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 the talent organization to identify and recruit engineers aligned with Coinbase's culture.
• Contribute to and own processes that drive engineering quality and meet engineering SLAs.

Nice to haves

• Experience managing backend-centric or full-stack teams/products.
• Hands-on experience in technical architecture.
• Experience with highly distributed systems built for scale in cloud-centric environments.

Compensation

• Pay Range: 217,900 — 217,900 CAD (target annual salary). Full time offers also include target bonus, target equity, and benefits (medical, dental, vision).

Other details

• Job ID: GIEM06US
• #LI-Remote — the company is remote-first but not remote-only; in-person participation is required throughout the year for offsites and collaboration.

Equal Opportunity & Privacy

• Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider qualified applicants regardless of protected characteristics. Reasonable accommodations for disabilities are available by contacting accommodations[at]coinbase.com.
• Global Data Privacy Notice applies (GDPR/CCPA where relevant).

AI Disclosure

• Coinbase is piloting AI tools for initial screening interviews and for interview intelligence in some roles. These pilots are for testing, and AI will not be used to make employment decisions.

Benefits

• Extended Health Care (coordinates with provincial coverage)
• Dental Care
• Vision Care
• Consult+ (Virtual Health Care)
• Life & Accident Insurance
• Disability Coverage
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Wellness Stipend
• Mobile/Internet Reimbursement
• Connections Stipend
• Learning and Development Allowance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Travel Medical Policy - Global Traveler
• Fertility Benefits
• Generous Time off/Leave Policy