Engineering Manager - Identity Platform

Are you ready to unlock your full potential? At Coinbase, we are driven by a mission to enhance economic freedom globally. This ambitious journey requires us to push our limits every day as we construct the future of on-chain platforms and transform the global financial system. We are looking for a unique candidate who shares a passion for our mission and believes in the transformational power of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. If you're eager to make a significant impact on the world, thrive under pressure, and seek self-improvement through feedback, we want you on our team. Your ability to tackle the toughest challenges head-on is crucial. Our work environment is fast-paced and may not suit everyone. However, if you are excited about building the future with exceptional colleagues who demand excellence, this is the right place for you. We are hiring an Engineering Manager to lead the Identity Accounts team, which serves as the foundational platform for every user, organization, and account at Coinbase. This team is critical to our operations, managing authentication, authorization, security settings, and account management for millions of customers across our products. As a leader, you will guide engineers across three specialized sub-teams, ensuring successful roadmap execution while partnering closely with your Tech Lead and Product Manager. You will represent the team to over 20 internal product groups and key stakeholders in Security, Risk, Compliance, and Design. This position is ideal for those who excel at combining technical challenges with leadership across diverse teams. Responsibilities: • Lead and nurture a team of engineers across multiple specialties, including backend, frontend, and site reliability, by focusing on hiring, mentorship, and professional growth.

• Oversee the roadmap for three dedicated sub-teams: Foundations (authorization architecture), Users Platformization (modernizing the legacy system), and Settings & Account Management (enhancements to security settings and navigation).

• Ensure reliability and operational excellence for our top-tier services, maintaining a target uptime of 99.99%, and lead efforts during critical incidents to maintain service integrity.

• Act as the primary representative of your team to internal partners in Security, Risk, Compliance, and Design, fostering alignment and ensuring effective integration.

• Collaborate with your Tech Lead and Product teams to formulate strategic roadmaps, prioritize tasks, and convert complex challenges into clear, scalable solutions.

• Advocate for engineering excellence by establishing and upholding coding standards, encouraging thorough code and design reviews, and ensuring reusability across our products.

• Streamline processes for internal customers by reducing onboarding time for new product teams to under two weeks, delivering robust APIs, and providing comprehensive documentation and support.

Qualifications: • A minimum of 7 years of software engineering experience, including at least 2 years in an engineering management role leading teams of 5 or more.

• A proven record of successfully deploying large-scale distributed systems used by millions of users.

• Deep technical understanding of coding, architecture, API design, and operational trade-offs, with the ability to engage hands-on when necessary.

• Strong communication skills, capable of constructing clear, coherent narratives that align the organization and effectively represent your team to senior leadership and cross-functional partners.

• Experience in building and scaling high-performing engineering teams through strategic hiring, talent development, and promotion.

• A demonstrated ability to utilize generative AI tools responsibly to enhance efficiency, quality, and cost-effectiveness in work processes.

Preferred Qualifications: • Experience in identity management, authentication, authorization, or enterprise account systems.

• History of leading a platform-oriented team or a similar domain with significant internal dependencies.

• Familiarity with our technology stack, including Go, gRPC, React, SpiceDB, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, Kafka, and Datadog.

• A background in developing financial systems with high reliability or security standards.

Job #: P76362 Salary Transparency: The annual base salary for this position ranges from $218,025 to $256,500, excluding equity and bonus eligibility. Total compensation will also include benefits such as medical, dental, vision, and 401(k). Please note that each candidate may submit a maximum of four applications within any 30-day timeframe. We encourage you to carefully align your skills and interests with our roles before applying. Equal Opportunity Commitment: Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment regardless of race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by law. We also consider applicants with criminal histories in accordance with applicable laws. For U.S. applicants, you may view the Employee Rights notices. Additionally, Coinbase participates in the E-Verify program as required by law. We are also dedicated to providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. For assistance during the employment process, please reach out to us regarding your accommodation request. Global Data Privacy Notice for Job Candidates: Depending on your location, data management regulations such as GDPR and CCPA may apply. Our full notice detailing how applicant data will be processed is available for review. AI Disclosure: For certain roles, we are testing AI tools to facilitate initial screening interviews and enhance the interview process. A human recruiter will review your responses following your interview to assess match against qualifications. AI will not make employment decisions.