Head of AI Foundations Engineering (Remote-First)

Coinbase, Inc.; Providence (RI); Remote; USD 254,000 - 299,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity eligibility

Bonuses

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Coinbase, Inc. is seeking a leader to head AI Foundations engineering. You’ll hire, coach, set technical direction, and drive delivery across shared AI services, partnering with product and senior engineers to balance rapid innovation with reliability, security, and cost.

You’ll also manage vendor relationships, align with security, legal, and finance on governance and spend controls, and grow the next rung of AI Foundations leadership as the company scales its AI tooling strategy.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience leading AI or platform engineering teams.
• Strong track record in strategy, roadmapping and execution for AI tooling.
• Experience balancing model/agent innovation with reliability, security and cost.

Responsibilities

• Lead AI Foundations engineering, with responsibility for hiring, coaching, technical direction, prioritization, and delivery across its shared AI services.
• Partner with Product and senior engineers to balance rapid model and agent innovation with reliability, security, developer experience, and cost.
• Own engineering-side vendor relationships and operational readiness, and partner with Security, Legal, and Finance on AI governance and spend controls.

Skills

Leadership

Strategy & Roadmapping

Technical direction

Vendor management

Security governance

Job description

Coinbase, Inc. is seeking a leader to head AI Foundations engineering. You’ll hire, coach, set technical direction, and drive delivery across shared AI services, partnering with product and senior engineers to balance rapid innovation with reliability, security, and cost.

You’ll also manage vendor relationships, align with security, legal, and finance on governance and spend controls, and grow the next rung of AI Foundations leadership as the company scales its AI tooling strategy.