Role in brief
Coinbase is hiring a Group Product Manager to lead their Developer Infrastructure team, focusing on tools that improve developer productivity and streamline the software development lifecycle. This role suits a seasoned product leader with deep expertise in CI/CD, release automation, and internal developer platforms, who can drive strategic initiatives and foster adoption within a large engineering organization.
About the role
This Group Product Manager will define and execute the product roadmap for Developer Infrastructure at Coinbase. The role involves overseeing critical aspects of the software development lifecycle, including CI/CD pipelines, testing infrastructure, and deployment systems. A key responsibility is to simplify existing systems, improve reliability, and make the platform more accessible for all Coinbase engineers.
The position requires close collaboration with Engineering, SRE, and Security leadership to ensure developer lifecycle systems are reliable, secure, and scalable. Success in this role means consistently improving developer velocity, reliability, and code quality across the organization, driven by a clear, multi-year platform strategy. This includes integrating emerging technologies like AI for testing and deployment while maintaining high standards.
A core part of the role is understanding the needs of internal engineering customers. This involves analyzing usage patterns, gathering feedback, and translating these insights into prioritized investments that deliver significant impact. The ideal candidate will have a proven ability to drive adoption of internal tools without relying on mandates, demonstrating strong influence and strategic communication skills.
The annual base salary for this position ranges from $243,865 to $286,900 USD, not including potential equity or bonuses.
Skills that matter here
- product management: This role requires over 10 years of product management experience, specifically within developer infrastructure or internal tools.
- CI/CD: Deep domain expertise in continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines is essential for owning the end-to-end product roadmap.
- release automation: The role involves leading the strategy for systems that automate software releases, ensuring efficiency and reliability.
- testing infrastructure: Defining and improving the infrastructure used for software testing is a key responsibility, including the integration of AI-powered testing.
- deployment pipelines: The Group Product Manager will own the strategy and success metrics for systems that manage software deployment.
- DORA metrics: Fluency in DORA metrics is required to measure and improve developer velocity, reliability, and quality.
Who this role suits
- A product leader with a decade or more of experience specifically in developer-facing platforms.
- Someone who can articulate complex technical strategies and investment cases to senior leadership.
- An individual adept at understanding internal customer needs and driving adoption of tools without a direct mandate.
- A person who thrives in an intense, high-bar environment and is committed to continuous improvement.
From the employer
What you’ll do:
- Own the end-to-end product roadmap and success metrics for Developer Infrastructure, including CI/CD pipelines, release automation, testing infrastructure, deployment systems, and production readiness standards.
- Drive a continuous simplification agenda by leading regular systems migrations that reduce complexity, improve reliability, and make the platform easier for engineers to adopt and use effectively.
- Build quality scorecards and leaderboards for production systems across Coinbase, ensuring all systems meet defined standards with executive-level visibility and accountability.
- Partner with Engineering, SRE, Security, and infrastructure leadership to ensure developer lifecycle systems are reliable, performant, secure, and scalable.
- Deepen understanding of internal customer needs by analyzing usage patterns, gathering feedback from Coinbase's engineering population, and translating insights into prioritized, high-impact investments.
- Shape the integration of emerging technologies, including AI-powered testing, validation, and deployment capabilities, into the code lifecycle without compromising quality or safety.
Required Skills and Experience:
- 10+ years of product management experience, with significant experience in developer infrastructure, developer productivity, engineering platforms, or internal tools.
- Deep domain expertise across the code lifecycle: CI/CD, build systems, testing infrastructure, release automation, deployment pipelines, and production readiness, with demonstrated fluency in DORA metrics.
- Track record of defining and executing multi-year platform strategies that delivered measurable improvements to developer velocity, reliability, and quality.
- Experience building products where engineers are the primary customer, with demonstrated ability to drive adoption and engagement across an engineering organization without a mandate.
- Proven ability to articulate complex infrastructure strategy, quality tradeoffs, and investment cases to senior and executive leadership.
- Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.
Pay Transparency Notice:
- Base salary varies by location (see range below). Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)).
- Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus): $243,865 — $286,900 USD.
- Application Limit: Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period.
- Equal Opportunity Employer: Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information. Applicants with criminal histories will be considered consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
Questions about this role
What is the remote work policy for this role?
Coinbase is a remote-first company, but this role includes mandatory quarterly in-person working sessions called “surges.”
What level of experience is required for this position?
Candidates need more than 10 years of product management experience, with a focus on developer infrastructure or similar internal tools.
What is the salary range for this position?
The annual base salary range for this role is between $243,865 and $286,900 USD, excluding equity and bonus.