Engineering Manager (Platform - Risk Platform, Payments Risk)

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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 crypto and blockchain technology, eager to leave a mark, comfortable with high expectations, and who actively seeks feedback to keep leveling up. The company is remote-first but not remote-only; in-person participation is required throughout the year (team and company-wide offsites multiple times annually).

The Platform Product Group builds trusted, scalable, and compliant platforms critical to Coinbase (Product Foundations such as Identity, Payment, Risk, Proofing & Regulatory, Finhub; Machine Learning; Customer Experience; Infrastructure). The Risk Platform Team focuses on systems to detect and prevent fraud and manage financial risk through real-time, near-real-time, and scheduled workflows.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the multi-year strategy for Payments Risk engineering in collaboration with cross-functional partners, including Machine Learning Engineers (MLE), Machine Learning Product (MLP) and Risk Analysts.
• Mentor and guide team members to contribute meaningfully while fostering professional growth and career development.
• Provide technical leadership: support architectural decisions, ensure engineering quality and adherence to SLAs.
• Partner with engineers, designers, product managers, and senior leadership to translate vision into actionable quarterly roadmaps.
• Collaborate with talent teams to recruit and hire exceptional engineers that enhance Coinbase's culture and products.
• Foster a positive and inclusive team environment aligned with Coinbase's culture, ensuring team members feel valued and supported.
• Be hands-on when needed: write/review code or technical documents, participate in on-call rotations, lead incidents, and triage/troubleshoot bugs.

Requirements

• At least 7 years of experience in software engineering.
• At least 2 years of engineering management experience.
• At least 1 year of experience in Risk, Machine Learning, and/or Payments domain.
• Strong understanding of high-quality code and effective software engineering processes.
• Execution-focused mindset; ability to navigate ambiguity and deliver results.
• Ability to balance long-term strategy with short-term planning.
• Experience creating, delivering, and operating multi-tenanted, distributed systems at scale.
• Willingness and ability to be hands-on: coding, participating in on-call rotations, incident leadership, and troubleshooting.
• Passion for building an open financial system.

Nice to haves

• Experience building financial, high-reliability, or security systems.
• Exposure to or experience building online fraud prevention systems.

Compensation

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

Benefits

• Extended health care benefit (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

Additional information

• Job #: GPEM06US-PF
• Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. The company participates in certain AI pilot tools for initial screening in some roles (humans review interview responses and AI is not used to make employment decisions).