Senior Engineering Manager (Institutional - Exchange) - Canada

Coinbase; Canada; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Engineering Manager, where you'll lead the development of ultra-low latency systems for the global crypto derivatives market. This role emphasizes solving complex problems, fostering a culture of operational excellence, and building a robust financial system. With a focus on collaboration and innovation, you'll manage teams and drive the technical roadmap, ensuring high-quality engineering standards. If you're passionate about crypto and have a proven track record in engineering management, this is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of finance.

Benefits

Bonus

Equity

Full Benefits Package

Qualifications

• 10+ years in software engineering and 5+ years in engineering management.
• Experience building 24/7 financial trading systems, especially in crypto.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of ultra-low latency systems for global crypto derivatives.
• Drive architectural decisions and high-quality engineering standards.

Skills

Software Engineering

Engineering Management

Distributed Systems

Operational Excellence

Cloud Infrastructure

Networking

Financial Trading Systems

Job description

Senior Engineering Manager (Institutional - Exchange) - Canada

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Job Description

• Mission: Increase economic freedom through crypto and blockchain by building the emerging onchain platform—the financial system of the future.
• Seeks candidates who thrive on solving hard problems, take initiative, and are passionate about crypto.

Title: Senior Engineering Manager – Institutional (Exchange)

Location: Remote, Canada

You’ll lead the development of ultra-low latency, mission-critical systems supporting Coinbase’s global crypto derivatives business.

• Lead and scale teams responsible for submillisecond trading systems:
• Matching engines
• Order management
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to shape the technical roadmap and product vision.
• Drive architectural decisions and high-quality engineering standards.
• Foster a culture of operational excellence, reliability, and accountability.
• Coach and grow direct reports; manage managers.
• Partner with Talent to recruit exceptional engineers.
• Own and refine engineering processes to meet SLA targets.
• 10+ years in software engineering; 5+ years in engineering management (including 2 years managing managers).
• Experience building 24/7 financial trading systems (esp. crypto or derivatives).
• Proven leadership of complex distributed systems at scale.
• Able to get hands-on when necessary (code reviews, incident response, on-call, etc.).
• Strong execution mindset, capable of balancing long-term vision with short-term planning.
• Passion for building an open financial system.
• Experience running exchanges at global scale.
• Deep Operating Systems or networking expertise.
• Experience with cloud + on-prem infrastructure.
• Includes bonus + equity + full benefits package

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