Payments Platform Engineering Leader

Coinbase, Inc.; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 254,000 - 299,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase, Inc. is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager for Payment Platform within the Platform group.

You will lead a multi-team engineering organization responsible for payment flow and connections to the global financial system, spanning on/off-ramp processing, card networks, and reconciliations. You will partner with Product, Finance, Compliance, and Engineering leadership to shape roadmaps, drive reliability, and ensure scalable operations.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in software engineering with 5+ years of engineering management.
• Proven track record delivering distributed payment systems at scale.
• Strong technical judgment guiding architecture, reliability and quality.
• Experience in regulated environments with Risk/Compliance collaboration.
• Ability to responsibly leverage AI to improve workflows.

Responsibilities

• Build, scale, and lead a multi-team engineering organization across Payment Platform.
• Define the technical vision and architectural strategy for payment infrastructure.
• Partner with Product, Finance, Compliance, and Engineering to shape roadmaps.
• Own engineering quality, SLA accountability, incident response, and standards.
• Drive talent strategy and develop the next generation of engineering leaders.

Skills

Engineering management

Distributed systems

Payments / fintech infra

Architectural judgment

Regulated environments

Job description

Coinbase, Inc. is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager for Payment Platform within the Platform group.

You will lead a multi-team engineering organization responsible for payment flow and connections to the global financial system, spanning on/off-ramp processing, card networks, and reconciliations. You will partner with Product, Finance, Compliance, and Engineering leadership to shape roadmaps, drive reliability, and ensure scalable operations.