Engineering Manager, Platform - Data Layer

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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 our mission and believes in the power of crypto and blockchain technology. The role is within Developer Experience (DevX) and is the Engineering Manager responsible for the Data Layer Team. The Data Layer Team is responsible for the health of the GraphQL Service and the front-end data fetching library — critical T0 services that process billions of operations per month.

While many roles at Coinbase are remote-first, they are not remote-only. In-person participation is required throughout the year. Team and company-wide offsites are held multiple times annually; attendance is expected and supported.

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 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 closely with talent/acquisition teams to identify and recruit exceptional engineers aligned with Coinbase's culture.
• 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 documents, participate in on-call rotations, 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 what constitutes high-quality code and effective software engineering processes; ability to create and sustain that environment.
• 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 (code, on-call, incident leadership, troubleshooting).
• Passion for building an open financial system and for crypto/blockchain technologies.

Nice to haves

• Prior experience leading a Developer Experience/Productivity, Platform, or similar domain team.
• Experience at a fast-paced, high-growth internet/software company.

Compensation

• Pay Range: $211,650 — $249,000 USD (target annual salary). Full-time offers may also include target bonus, target equity, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)).

Other details

• Job #: GPEM06US-IN
• Tag: #LI-Remote
• Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Additional notices for data privacy, employee rights, and AI disclosure are included in the original posting.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision plans with generous employee contributions
• Health Savings Account with company contributions
• 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
• Option to get paid in digital currency