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Coinbase · 9 hours ago

Engineering Manager (Consumer - Trading)

Coinbase is a company dedicated to increasing economic freedom through cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. They are seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead the Trading team, focusing on building and scaling systems that power crypto trading while ensuring a seamless experience for users.

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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Build and manage full-stack engineering teams, to guide the development of features, services, and infrastructure across both web and mobile
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
Power highly performant, highly available systems for traders worldwide
Architect robust systems that are easy to build on top of supporting many instrument types (Spot, Futures, Perpetual Futures, and more)
Work in tight collaboration with product and design to articulate a best-in-class product experience
Translate your best ideas into tangible, high value features our customers love

Qualification

Engineering managementDistributed systemsSoftware engineering processesHigh-quality codeWeb-scale trafficGolangMongoDBRedisTechnical documentationCustomer obsessionTeam collaborationProblem-solvingAdaptability

Required

At least 7 years of experience in software engineering, especially with web-scale traffic
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
You've designed, built, scaled, and maintained production services as they evolve over time
You have a high bar for product excellence, pairing customer obsession with comprehensive observability
You take pride in being up-to-date with the latest industry standards and best practices

Preferred

You've worked on active trading systems or other similar high availability financial systems
You actively trade crypto or other financial instruments
You have gone through a rapid growth in your company (from startup to mid-size)
You have experience upgrading significant parts of legacy systems, or re-architecting next-generation versions of existing systems
You've worked with Golang, MongoDB, Redis before
Crypto-forward experience, including familiarity with onchain activity such as interacting with Ethereum addresses, using ENS, and engaging with dApps or blockchain-based services

Benefits

Target bonus
Target equity
Benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k))

Company

Coinbase

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Coinbase is a crypto exchange and wallet platform that allows merchants and consumers to buy, sell, and store digital currencies.

H1B Sponsorship

Coinbase has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (154)
2024 (92)
2023 (96)
2022 (284)
2021 (183)
2020 (66)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$4.46B
Key Investors
ARK Investment ManagementDFJ GrowthTiger Global Management
2025-12-19Post Ipo Equity· $4.2M
2025-08-05Post Ipo Debt· $2.6B
2025-03-04Post Ipo Equity· $8M

Leadership Team

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Brian Armstrong
CEO & Co-Founder
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Alesia Haas
Chief Financial Officer
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