Remote-First Payments Platform Engineering Lead

Coinbase, Inc.; Boise (ID); Hybrid; USD 254,000 - 299,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase seeks a Senior Engineering Manager for Payment Platform in the Platform group. You will lead the engineering org responsible for the payment flow and the network connecting Coinbase to the global financial system.

You will build and scale multiple teams, set the technical vision and architecture, and partner with Product, Finance, Compliance, and Leadership to drive a multi-quarter roadmap for money moving in and out.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in software engineering with 5+ years in engineering management
• Proven track record delivering distributed payment systems at scale
• Experience in regulated environments and working with Risk/Compliance
• Hands-on leadership through incidents and service health management

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Software engineering

Engineering management

Distributed payment systems

Regulated environments

Generative AI governance

Job description

Coinbase seeks a Senior Engineering Manager for Payment Platform in the Platform group. You will lead the engineering org responsible for the payment flow and the network connecting Coinbase to the global financial system.

You will build and scale multiple teams, set the technical vision and architecture, and partner with Product, Finance, Compliance, and Leadership to drive a multi-quarter roadmap for money moving in and out.