Description
Ready to be pushed beyond what you think you’re capable of?
At Coinbase, our mission is to increase economic freedom in the world.
We're seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead the Ledger team within the Product Foundations - Platform Product Group.
Ledger is one of the core services for Coinbase, responsible for processing transactions and managing the funds of our users.
As one of Coinbase's most mission-critical services, Ledger sits at the core of our platform, processing billions in transactions and securing the assets of millions of users.
Today, our scale and complexity of operations have far surpassed the original design of Ledger and fund management systems.
This presents a rare and exciting opportunity to rearchitect foundational infrastructure that will shape Coinbase's success for the next decade.
Responsibilities:
- Build and manage engineering teams, to guide the development of features, services, and infrastructure.
- Coach your direct reports to have a positive impact on the organization and support their career growth.
- Implement the multi-year strategy for our team and collaborate with engineers, designers, product managers and senior leadership to turn our vision into a tangible roadmap every quarter.
- Be a thoughtful technical voice within the team, aiding in diligent 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 our talent organization to identify and recruit exceptional engineers who align with Coinbase's culture and will help the team scale.
- Contribute to and take ownership of processes that drive engineering quality and meet our engineering SLAs.
What We Look For In You:
- At least 7 years of experience in software engineering.
- At least 2 years of engineering management experience.
- You possess a strong understanding of what constitutes high-quality code and effective engineering practices.
- An execution-focused mindset, capable of navigating through ambiguity and delivering results.
- 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.
- Demonstrates the ability to responsibly use generative AI tools and copilots (e.g., LibreChat, Gemini, Glean) in daily workflows, continuously learn as tools evolve, and apply human‑in‑the‑loop practices to deliver business‑ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in efficiency, cost, and quality.
Nice to haves:
- Prior experience leading a Platform or similar domain team.
- Experience designing and operating ledgering or trading systems at scale.
- Experience with financial data, accounting systems, or high-precision transaction processing.
- Experience with Go, Kubernetes, Postgres, or similar technologies.
- You have gone through a rapid growth in your company (from startup to mid-size).
- 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 #: P76571
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 USD