About the role
Who you are
- We’re looking for an experienced engineering lead with a solid backend / distributed system background and experience leading platform teams
- 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 software engineering processes, creating an environment that fosters these principles
- 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
- Your passion for building an open financial system that brings the world together drives you to excel in this role
- Values: Embody Coinbase values (e.g. Clear communication, Act like an owner, Customer focus)
- Insistent on high operational excellence
- Technical: Experienced in large scale high-throughput distributed systems and data pipelines
- You have experience with Blockchains (such as Bitcoin, Ethereum etc.)
- Crypto-forward experience, including familiarity with onchain activity such as interacting with Ethereum addresses, using ENS, and engaging with dApps or blockchain-based services
What the job involves
- Staking is the #3 revenue-generating products at Coinbase ($700M+ ARR in 2024)
- The Staking Platform team builds platform services to empower high quality staking products for our retail and institutional customers
- This way, people don’t just buy / sell crypto, they “earn” on crypto, and in the meantime provide security and decentralization for underlying blockchain networks
- You’ll be leading a high performance team responsible for abstracting blockchain complexities into simple and easy-to-use platform APIs for all product teams at Coinbase
- 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
- Collaborate with engineers, designers, product managers, and senior leadership to translate our vision into a tangible roadmap on a quarterly basis. Break down complex projects into smaller pieces and lead the iterative design and implementation process
- 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 contribute to our products
- Contribute to and take ownership of processes that drive engineering quality and meet our engineering SLAs
About Coinbase
Financial Services
5001-10,000
Founded in June of 2012, Coinbase is a digital currency wallet and platform where merchants and consumers can transact with new digital currencies like bitcoin, ethereum, and litecoin. Our vision is to bring more innovation, efficiency, and equality of opportunity to the world by building an open financial system. Our first step on that journey is making digital currency accessible and approachable for everyone. Two principles guide our efforts. First, be the most trusted company in our domain. Second, create user-focused products that are easier and more intuitive to use.
About the role
Who you are
- We’re looking for an experienced engineering lead with a solid backend / distributed system background and experience leading platform teams
- 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 software engineering processes, creating an environment that fosters these principles
- 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
- Your passion for building an open financial system that brings the world together drives you to excel in this role
- Values: Embody Coinbase values (e.g. Clear communication, Act like an owner, Customer focus)
- Insistent on high operational excellence
- Technical: Experienced in large scale high-throughput distributed systems and data pipelines
- You have experience with Blockchains (such as Bitcoin, Ethereum etc.)
- Crypto-forward experience, including familiarity with onchain activity such as interacting with Ethereum addresses, using ENS, and engaging with dApps or blockchain-based services
What the job involves
- Staking is the #3 revenue-generating products at Coinbase ($700M+ ARR in 2024)
- The Staking Platform team builds platform services to empower high quality staking products for our retail and institutional customers
- This way, people don’t just buy / sell crypto, they “earn” on crypto, and in the meantime provide security and decentralization for underlying blockchain networks
- You’ll be leading a high performance team responsible for abstracting blockchain complexities into simple and easy-to-use platform APIs for all product teams at Coinbase
- 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
- Collaborate with engineers, designers, product managers, and senior leadership to translate our vision into a tangible roadmap on a quarterly basis. Break down complex projects into smaller pieces and lead the iterative design and implementation process
- 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 contribute to our products
- Contribute to and take ownership of processes that drive engineering quality and meet our engineering SLAs
About Coinbase
Financial Services
5001-10,000
Founded in June of 2012, Coinbase is a digital currency wallet and platform where merchants and consumers can transact with new digital currencies like bitcoin, ethereum, and litecoin. Our vision is to bring more innovation, efficiency, and equality of opportunity to the world by building an open financial system. Our first step on that journey is making digital currency accessible and approachable for everyone. Two principles guide our efforts. First, be the most trusted company in our domain. Second, create user-focused products that are easier and more intuitive to use.