Remote Head of AI Foundations Engineering

Coinbase, Inc.; Honolulu (HI); Remote; USD 254,000 - 299,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Bonus eligibility

Medical/dental/vision

Job summary

Coinbase, Inc. is building AI Foundations to power secure, cost-effective AI across Coinbase. You will lead the AI Foundations engineering team and shape the 2027 roadmap while partnering with product and senior engineers to balance model innovation with reliability and governance.

The role focuses on owning AI primitives/services, vendor relationships, and operational readiness, collaborating with Security, Legal, and Finance to manage spend and governance.

Qualifications

• Lead the AI Foundations engineering team and hiring efforts.
• Define technical direction, priorities, and delivery milestones.
• Balance rapid AI innovation with reliability, security, and cost.

Responsibilities

• Own the Neutral Foundations pillar and 2027 roadmap.
• Drive operational excellence of AI primitives/services.
• Deliver LLM Gateway and MCP Gateway, enable model routing/evaluations.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Strategic planning

Cross-functional collaboration

AI infrastructure

Security governance

Job description

Coinbase, Inc. is building AI Foundations to power secure, cost-effective AI across Coinbase. You will lead the AI Foundations engineering team and shape the 2027 roadmap while partnering with product and senior engineers to balance model innovation with reliability and governance.

The role focuses on owning AI primitives/services, vendor relationships, and operational readiness, collaborating with Security, Legal, and Finance to manage spend and governance.