Senior Engineering Manager - Data Platform

Unchain Data; United States; Remote; USD 254,000 - 299,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity eligibility

Medical, dental, vision

401(k)

Job summary

Coinbase is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead one of the Data Platform teams within the Platform Product Group. You will build and grow engineering teams, guiding the development of features, services, and infrastructure to deliver scalable data solutions.

Collaborating with engineers, designers, product managers and senior leadership, you will translate the vision into a quarterly roadmap, break down projects, and drive iterative design and implementation while maintaining high

Qualifications

• 9+ years of experience managing critical datastores infrastructure with high transaction throughput, production reliability, big migration, and technology evolution.
• Track records of architecting and scaling databases with partitioning, sharding, distributed db, caching, router/proxy.
• Hands-on practice with Relational & NoSQL as well as some relevant engines, such as Postgres, MongoDB, DynamoDB, Redis, ElasticSearch.
• Real-world experience of design scale-out infra and triage performance/reliability issues in a distributed environment.
• Leadership in terms of advancing developer experience/velocity and enforcing standards via self-service tools.
• Proven experience of managing infra budget, contracts and vendors for efficiency, optimization and evolution roadmap.
• Effective communication for complex technical aspects, guidelines and tradeoffs to other service/product teams and non-technical stakeholders.
• Effective way to build and nurture multiple sub teams with big vision/roadmap, "can do" spirit, and practical dependency & priorities.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage engineering teams to guide the development of features, services, and infrastructure.
• Coach your direct reports to have a positive impact on the organization and support their career growth.
• Collaborate with engineers, designers, product managers, and senior leadership to translate our vision into a tangible roadmap on a quarterly basis.
• Break down complex projects into smaller pieces and lead the iterative design and implementation process.
• Be a thoughtful technical voice within the team, aiding in diligent architectural decisions and fostering a culture of high-quality code and engineering processes.
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to ensure successful delivery and operation of multi-tenanted, distributed systems at scale.
• Work closely with our talent organization to identify and recruit exceptional engineers who align with Coinbase's culture and contribute to our products.
• Contribute to and take ownership of processes that drive engineering quality and meet our engineering SLAs.

Skills

Datastore infrastructure

Database architecture

Distributed systems

Leadership

Developer experience/velocity

Budget management

Effective communication

Job description

About Us

At Coinbase, our mission is to increase economic freedom in the world. It's a massive, ambitious opportunity that demands the best of us, every day, as we build the emerging onchain platform — and with it, the future global financial system.

The Platform Product Group is dedicated to building a trusted, scalable, and compliant platform. Its mission is to maximize velocity, efficiency, and quality by establishing foundational elements used across various products and teams at Coinbase, ensuring users receive a consistent and high-quality experience.

Our work culture is intense and isn't for everyone. But if you want to build the future alongside others who excel in their disciplines and expect the same from you, there's no better place to be.

While many roles at Coinbase are remote-first, we are not remote-only. In-person participation is required throughout the year. Team and company-wide offsites are held multiple times annually to foster collaboration, connection, and alignment. Attendance is expected and fully supported.

The Role

We are looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to lead one of the Data Platform teams within the Platform Product Group.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage engineering teams, to guide the development of features, services, and infrastructure
• Coach your direct reports to have a positive impact on the organization and support their career growth
• Collaborate with engineers, designers, product managers, and senior leadership to translate our vision into a tangible roadmap on a quarterly basis. Break down complex projects into smaller pieces and lead the iterative design and implementation process
• Be a thoughtful technical voice within the team, aiding in diligent architectural decisions and fostering a culture of high-quality code and engineering processes. Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to ensure successful delivery and operation of multi‑tenanted, distributed systems at scale
• Work closely with our talent organization to identify and recruit exceptional engineers who align with Coinbase's culture and contribute to our products
• Contribute to and take ownership of processes that drive engineering quality and meet our engineering SLAs

Requirements

• 9+ years of experience managing critical datastores infrastructure with high transaction throughput, production reliability, big migration, and technology evolution
• Track records of architecting and scaling databases with partitioning, sharding, distributed db, caching, router/proxy
• Hands‑on practice with Relational & NoSQL as well as some relevant engines, such as Postgres, MongoDB, DynamoDB, Redis, ElasticSearch
• Real‑world experience of design scale‑out infra and triage performance/reliability issues in a distributed environment
• Leadership in terms of advancing developer experience/velocity and enforcing standards via self‑service tools
• Proven experience of managing infra budget, contracts and vendors for efficiency, optimization and evolution roadmap
• Effective communication for complex technical aspects, guidelines and tradeoffs to other service/product teams and non‑technical stakeholders
• Effective way to build and nurture multiple sub teams with big vision/roadmap, "can do" spirit, and practical dependency & priorities

Benefits & Compensation

Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus): $253,895 – $298,700 USD

Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility and benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k)).

Additional Information

Job #: GPEM07US

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