Engineering Manager, Coinbase
Institutional Products
CA$217.9k
+ Equity and Bonus
Digital currency exchange
Job no longer available
Digital currency exchange
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
CA$217.9k
+ Equity and Bonus
1001+ employees
Company mission
To increase economic freedom for more than 1 billion people.
Role
Who you are
- 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
Desirable
- 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
What the job involves
- We’re looking for an Engineering Manager to balance the role of an individual contributor while also anchoring new projects, leading technical direction and mentoring other engineers on the team
- Lead the engineering teams responsible for building the mission critical systems powering institutional products that shape the crypto landscape
- Collaborate with engineers, designers, product managers, and senior leadership to translate our vision into a tangible roadmap. 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 and operational excellence. Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to ensure successful delivery and operation of complex, distributed systems at scale
- Coach your direct reports to have a positive impact on the organization and support their career growth
- 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
Our take
Coinbase has built a reputation as one of the most accessible entry points into the world of cryptocurrency. With features like crypto wallets, direct bank account linking, and merchant payment tools, it's helping bring crypto into the mainstream. But the company isn't just relying on its early success, it's evolving fast to stay relevant in a rapidly changing market.
For example, its doubled down on institutional clients, now serving as the custodian for the majority of approved Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs. Its Prime platform also offers a full suite of services for hedge funds, asset managers, and financial institutions. As demand for regulated crypto products rise globally (particularly in Asia), Coinbase is ready to expand.
Its also making moves to engage with younger audiences, by partnering with Riot Games to sponsor global eSports events for League of Legends and Valorant. This partnership highlights Coinbase's strategy to integrate Web 3.0 technologies into mainstream entertainment, aiming to bridge the gap between gaming and cryptocurrency for a new generation of users.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-24% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Oct 2018
$300m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Aug 2017
$108.1m
SERIES D
Total funding: $528.5m
Leadership
Brian Armstrong
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously founded UniversityTutor.com, also worked as a Software Engineer at AirBnb
Alessia Haas
(CFO)Previously held various head positions, including VP at GE Healthcare, Director at Merrill Lynch and CFO at CIT Bank and Oz Management
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