Role in brief
Coinbase is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a team of six in its FinHub division. This role involves re-architecting core financial systems, owning internal tooling, and shaping technical decisions for distributed systems. It suits an experienced engineering leader with a background in financial systems and a drive for high-throughput environments.
About the role
This Engineering Manager role at Coinbase focuses on the FinHub team, which builds foundational systems for the company's financial products. The manager will lead a team of six engineers, guiding their technical growth and ensuring their contributions align with organizational goals. A key responsibility involves re-architecting existing account and history systems to handle increased throughput and support new product features, indicating a significant impact on Coinbase's core financial infrastructure.
The role also includes owning the FinHub Tools roadmap, which means building and improving internal user interfaces, dashboards, and automated workflows. This involves making architectural decisions across various technical domains, including distributed systems, streaming data pipelines, and full-stack development. The manager will work closely with product, finance, and other engineering leaders to define and deliver quarterly objectives, ensuring alignment across departments.
Success in this position requires a leader who can translate complex technical challenges into actionable plans and drive their execution. The manager will also be involved in recruiting new engineers and maintaining high engineering quality standards. This role is for someone who thrives in a demanding environment and is committed to delivering robust, scalable financial systems.
The base salary for this remote Engineering Manager role is listed between $112,000 and $188,000, with final compensation varying by location and potentially including equity and bonus eligibility.
Skills that matter here
- software engineering: The role requires a strong background in software engineering, with at least seven years of experience, to lead a team building complex financial systems.
- distributed systems: The manager will drive architectural decisions and re-architecture efforts for large-scale distributed systems that handle financial data.
- event-driven architectures: Experience with event-driven architectures is valuable for designing and implementing responsive and scalable financial transaction processing.
- financial systems: A background in financial systems is crucial for understanding the specific requirements and complexities of building core financial products.
- streaming pipelines: The role involves shaping architectural decisions for streaming pipelines, which are essential for processing real-time financial data.
- full-stack tooling: The manager will oversee the development of internal UIs and dashboards, requiring an understanding of full-stack tooling and development.
Who this role suits
- An experienced engineering leader with at least two years of management experience.
- Someone who has a proven track record of delivering and operating large-scale distributed systems.
- A person comfortable translating ambiguous technical problems into clear execution plans.
- An individual with a background in financial systems or high-precision transaction processing.
From the employer
- Lead and grow a team of 6 engineers across multiple levels, coaching on technical excellence, career development, and organizational impact.
- Drive the re-architecture of core account and history systems to support new product primitives and higher throughput demands.
- Own the Finhub Tools roadmap, building internal UIs, dashboards, and agentic workflows.
- Shape architectural decisions across distributed systems, streaming pipelines, and full-stack tooling.
- Collaborate with product, finance, and engineering leadership to define and execute a quarterly roadmap.
- Partner with the talent organization to recruit exceptional engineers and own engineering quality processes.
- 7+ years in software engineering with at least 2 years of engineering management experience.
- Proven track record delivering and operating distributed systems at scale in production.
- Demonstrated success translating ambiguous, long-horizon technical problems into concrete execution plans.
- Experience with financial systems, event-driven architectures, or high-precision transaction processing.
- Comfort leading teams with diverse scope (backend services, streaming pipelines, and full-stack tooling).
- Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight.
- Base salary varies by location, with a range of $112K-$188K.
- Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)).
- Equal Opportunity Employer.
Questions about this role
What is the remote work policy for this role?
This is a fully remote position.
What level of seniority is expected for this position?
This role is for a middle-seniority Engineering Manager.
What is the salary range for this position?
The base salary for this role ranges from $112,000 to $188,000, with total compensation potentially including equity, bonuses, and benefits.