Senior Payments Platform Engineering Leader

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

Job summary

Coinbase, Inc. in the United States, Denver area, seeks a Senior Engineering Manager for Payment Platform to lead the engineering org responsible for payment flow and connections to the global financial system.

You will build and scale multiple teams, set the technical vision for integration and settlement, and partner with Product, Finance, Compliance, and Engineering leadership to drive the multi-quarter roadmap for how money moves in and out of Coinbase.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in software engineering with 5+ years of engineering management experience.
• 2+ years managing managers and scaling multi-team engineering organizations.
• Proven track record delivering distributed payment systems or high-volume transactional platforms.
• Deep understanding of rails such as ACH, cards, SEPA, or wire transfers.
• Experience in regulated environments with Risk, Compliance, Finance, and Operations.
• Ability to guide architecture, reliability, and engineering quality in critical financial services.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Senior engineering management

Distributed payment systems

Financial infrastructure

Bank/card network connectivity

Operational leadership

Generative AI oversight

Job description

Coinbase, Inc. in the United States, Denver area, seeks a Senior Engineering Manager for Payment Platform to lead the engineering org responsible for payment flow and connections to the global financial system.

You will build and scale multiple teams, set the technical vision for integration and settlement, and partner with Product, Finance, Compliance, and Engineering leadership to drive the multi-quarter roadmap for how money moves in and out of Coinbase.