Engineering Manager, Security

P2P; Canada; On-site; CAD 217,000 - 261,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Engineering Manager to lead a mission-driven team focused on security and access management. This role emphasizes building scalable systems and user interfaces while collaborating across teams to enhance security practices. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in software development and team management, and will thrive in a remote-first environment. Join a forward-thinking company that values innovation and excellence, and make a significant impact on the future of financial security.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in developing scalable systems and user interfaces.
• 4+ years managing a team of engineers on enterprise projects.
• Familiarity with security threats and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead a talented engineering team focused on hiring and execution.
• Design tools to meet ITAM and Security Logging needs.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote engineering excellence.

Skills

Go

Ruby

Python

React

Mongo

Snowflake

API Standards

SQL

Team Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Tools

Kubernetes

AWS

Job 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. 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.

As part of the InfoSec team at Coinbase, Security Services Group (SSG) is responsible for building and operationalizing key security controls and best practices around Identity and Access Management (IAM), IT Asset Management (ITAM), Data and Endpoint Security and Security Logging. Our team builds, integrates, and operates tools—both custom and off-the-shelf—that ensure internal systems and endpoints have proper access controls, security policies, and logs. We’re looking for a hands-on Engineering Manager comfortable building backends and frontends, with a strong understanding of security best practices, to lead a high-performing team with internal stakeholders. Being remote-first, independence and asynchronous communication are key. Your work will be used company-wide to keep Coinbase and customer crypto assets safe.

What you’ll be doing:

• Leading a talented, mission-driven engineering team, focusing on hiring, coaching, and execution.
• Designing and building tools and features to meet evolving ITAM and Security Logging needs, emphasizing least privilege, risk management, and suspicious activity detection.
• Implementing security features like role-based access control and multi-party approval to prevent misuse.
• Collaborating across teams—Platform, Product, Security Engineering, Operations, Compliance—to drive requirements and adoption.
• Mentoring junior engineers and promoting engineering excellence within SSG.

What we look for:

• 8+ years developing scalable systems and user interfaces, with knowledge of Mongo, Snowflake, and API standards.
• 4+ years managing a team of 5+ engineers on enterprise projects.
• Experienced in stakeholder engagement, scalable system design, secure software development, and independent work.
• Familiarity with security threats and best practices, though security expertise isn’t mandatory.
• Proficiency in Go, Ruby, Python, React, and working with databases and complex SQL queries.

Nice to haves:

• Experience with Kubernetes on AWS.
• Knowledge of AI and Crypto is a plus.

Job #: P69429

Pay Transparency: The annual salary range is $217,900–$260,100 CAD, plus bonus, equity, and benefits.

Note: Candidates can submit up to four applications in 30 days. Please evaluate your skills and interests against our roles before applying.

Equal Opportunity & Accessibility

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