Remote-First AI Foundations Engineering Lead

Coinbase, Inc.; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 254,000 - 299,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity eligibility

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401(k) and bonus eligibility

Job summary

Coinbase AI Foundations is seeking a senior engineering leader to own the Neutral Foundations pillar, set the 2027 strategy, and deliver scalable AI services. You will guide product partners, prioritize work across AI primitives, and build leadership within the team.

You will drive operational excellence for AI tooling, ensure secure, cost-aware deployment, and manage vendor relationships while collaborating with Security, Legal, and Finance to govern AI spend and risk.

Qualifications

• Own the Neutral Foundations pillar of Coinbase’s AI Tooling Strategy; establish a 2027 strategy and roadmap for the team.
• Drive operational excellence of the AI primitives/services.
• Deliver LLM Gateway, MCP Gateway; pave the road for model routing, evaluations; grow leadership.

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

Lead AI Foundations engineering

Hiring and coaching

Technical direction

Roadmap planning

Vendor relationship management

Tools

LLM Gateway

MCP Gateway

Job description

Coinbase AI Foundations is seeking a senior engineering leader to own the Neutral Foundations pillar, set the 2027 strategy, and deliver scalable AI services. You will guide product partners, prioritize work across AI primitives, and build leadership within the team.

You will drive operational excellence for AI tooling, ensure secure, cost-aware deployment, and manage vendor relationships while collaborating with Security, Legal, and Finance to govern AI spend and risk.