Senior Engineering Manager (Consumer - Financial Services)

Details

At Coinbase, our mission is to increase economic freedom in the world by building the emerging on‑chain platform and the future global financial system. The Consumer, Financial Services team is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead a growing engineering team building crypto-enabled financial services such as peer-to-peer payments and card products for everyday use. The role requires in-person participation throughout the year (team and company offsites are held multiple times annually) though many roles at Coinbase are remote-first.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage engineering teams focused on delivering trade-fi utility using blockchain advantages.
• Coach direct reports to have positive organizational impact and support their career growth; manage managers (this role requires experience managing managers).
• 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.
• Serve as a technical leader within the team, drive architectural decisions, and foster a culture of high-quality code and engineering processes.
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to ensure delivery and operation of multi‑tenanted, distributed systems at scale.
• Partner with the talent organization to identify and recruit exceptional engineering candidates aligned with Coinbase culture.
• Contribute to and own processes that drive engineering quality and meet engineering SLAs; participate in on-call rotations, incident leadership, triage, and troubleshooting when needed.

Requirements

• Experience in peer-to-peer payments, remittances, and financial products (credit cards, debit cards, bill pay, direct deposit).
• Experience in crypto, particularly blockchain networks; answers to crypto-related questions may be used to evaluate on‑chain experience.
• At least 10 years of experience in software engineering.
• At least 5 years of engineering management experience, including a minimum of 2 years managing managers.
• Strong understanding of high-quality code and software engineering processes and the ability to foster environments that create them.
• Execution-focused with the ability to navigate ambiguity; comfortable with both long-term strategy and short-term planning.
• Experience creating, delivering, and operating multi‑tenanted, distributed systems at scale.
• Ability to be hands-on when needed (code review, writing technical docs, participating in on-call rotations, leading incidents, troubleshooting bugs).
• Passion for building an open financial system.
• Job #: GPEM07US

Compensation

Pay Range: $236,725 — $278,500 USD (target annual salary). Full-time offers also include target bonus, target equity, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)).

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
• Option to be paid in digital currency

Additional Notes

• Coinbase is remote-first but not remote-only; in-person participation is required throughout the year and attendance at offsites is expected and supported.
• Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. For US applicants, additional notices (Employee Rights, Know Your Rights, E-Verify) may apply.
• Global Data Privacy Notice: by submitting your application you agree to Coinbase's processing of applicant data as required by location-specific regulations (GDPR/CCPA where applicable).