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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, we’re seeking a very specific candidate. We want someone who is passionate about our mission and who believes in the power of crypto and blockchain technology to update the financial system. We want someone who is eager to leave their mark on the world, who relishes the pressure and privilege of working with high caliber colleagues, and who actively seeks feedback to keep leveling up. We want someone who will run towards, not away from, solving the company’s hardest problems.
Our work culture is intense and isn’t for everyone. But if you want to build the future alongside others who excel in their disciplines and expect the same from you, there’s no better place to be.
While many roles at Coinbase are remote-first, we are not remote-only. In-person participation is required throughout the year. Team and company-wide offsites are held multiple times annually to foster collaboration, connection, and alignment. Attendance is expected and fully supported.Coinbase Institutional - Making the Future RealWithout us, crypto is just a whitepaper. We make it real. Coinbase Institutional builds cutting-edge platforms that allow thousands of the world’s largest financial institutions to trade, custody, and participate in the global cryptoeconomy. From launching industry "firsts" to scaling secure infrastructure for hundreds of digital assets, we provide the trusted gateways for staking, governance, and web3. Whether it’s prime brokerage or international markets, we are building the scalable tech and seamless UI that empowers the biggest players on the planet to move money forward.Join us, and build the infrastructure for what’s next.
Within Coinbase’s Institutional Markets org, the Coinbase Exchange team builds the core trading platform that powers crypto markets; engineered for ultra-low latency, extreme throughput, and always-on reliability.
As an Engineering Manager, you’ll lead a high-caliber team building and operating the systems at the heart of the exchange: order entry gateways, matching engines, real-time market data, etc. You’ll partner closely with product and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver institutional-grade capabilities that enable our most sophisticated customers to trade with speed, confidence, and precision.
This is a rare chance to sit at the intersection of distributed systems at massive scale and performance-critical, low-latency engineering; owning some of the most complex and high-impact problems in crypto and Coinbase. If you’re excited by hard engineering challenges, high accountability, and building the future of markets, this role is for you.
What you’ll be doing (ie. job duties):
Lead a team of ~8 engineers building the next generation of Coinbase Exchange trading systems
Own core exchange surfaces (order entry/FIX, matching, market data, and exchange APIs) end-to-end
Drive ultra-low-latency, high-throughput, highly reliable systems at scale (24/7/365)
Partner with Product, Infra/SRE, and senior leadership to translate strategy into quarterly deliverables
Establish team mechanisms for high-quality execution (planning, reviews, testing, safe deploys, on-call, postmortems)
Define and maintain operating metrics (SLOs/SLIs, latency, availability, error budgets) and keep them on track
Triage and resolve incidents and partner issues quickly, with clear ownership and communication
Coach and mentor engineers, raising the technical bar and growing future leaders
What we look for in you (ie. job requirements):
At least 7 years of experience in software engineering.
At least 1 year of engineering management experience.
An ability to balance long-term strategic thinking with short-term planning.
Experience in creating, delivering, and operating multi-tenanted, distributed systems at scale.
You can be hands-on when needed – whether that’s writing/reviewing code or technical documents, participating in on-call rotations and leading incidents, or triaging/troubleshooting bugs.
Your passion for building an open financial system that brings the world together drives you to excel in this role.
Nice to haves:
You have gone through a rapid growth in your company (from 10 to 100s of engineers)
You have experience with Blockchains (such as Bitcoin, Ethereum etc.)
You’ve worked with Golang, Ruby, Docker, Sinatra, Rails, Postgres
You’ve built financial, high reliability or security systems
Crypto-forward experience, including familiarity with onchain activity such as interacting with Ethereum addresses, using ENS, and engaging with dApps or blockchain-based services.
Job ID# P72250
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Pay Transparency Notice: Depending on your work location, the target annual base salary for this position can range as detailed below. Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility and benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k)).Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus):$218,025—$256,500 USDPlease be advised that each candidate may submit a maximum of four applications within any 30-day period. We encourage you to carefully evaluate how your skills and interests align with Coinbase's roles before applying.
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AI Disclosure
For select roles, Coinbase is piloting an AI tool based on machine learning technologies to conduct initial screening interviews to qualified applicants. The tool simulates realistic interview scenarios and engages in dynamic conversation. A human recruiter will review your interview responses, provided in the form of a voice recording and/or transcript, to assess them against the qualifications and characteristics outlined in the job description.
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