Engineering Manager - Backend (Platform - Identity)

Key Skills

Crypto, Design, Effective communication skills, Infrastructure as code, Machine learning techniques, SLA, Teamwork

Job Description

• You’ve got positive energy. You’re optimistic about the future and determined to get there. 
• You’re never tired of learning. You want to be a pro in bleeding edge tech like DeFi, NFTs, DAOs, and Web 3.0. 
• You appreciate direct communication. You’re both an active communicator and an eager listener - because let’s face it, you can’t have one without the other. You’re cool with candid feedback and see every setback as an opportunity to grow.
• You can pivot on the fly. Crypto is constantly evolving, so our priorities do, too. What you worked on last month may not be what you work on today, and that excites you. You’re not looking for a boring job.
• You have a “can do” attitude. Our teams create high-quality work on quick timelines. Owning a problem doesn’t scare you, but rather empowers you to take 100% responsibility for achieving our mission.
• You want to be part of a winning team. We’re stronger together, and you’re a person who embraces being pushed out of your comfort zone.

The mission of the Platform Product Group engineers is to build a trusted, scalable and compliant platform to operate with speed, efficiency and quality. Our teams build and maintain the platforms critical to the existence of Coinbase. There are many teams that make up this group which include Product Foundations (i.e. Identity, Payment, Risk, Proofing & Regulatory, Finhub), Machine Learning, Customer Experience, and Infrastructure.

As part of the Identity organization, you will help build a unified, trusted, and secure platform for customer identity, access, and authorization for every Coinbase product and the broader web3 ecosystem. Coinbase is the market-leading crypto platform. Our customers can seamlessly and securely interact with Coinbase’s products and the broader web3 ecosystem.

Identity is a critical and uniquely challenging part of helping Coinbase succeed in creating an open financial system for the world. For web3 to thrive, we need to deliver the security of Finance 1.0 and the ease-of-access of web2. Walking the tightrope between usability and security critical to the success of Coinbase’s expanding product suite and to unlocking access to the web3 ecosystem for the next 1B+ users.

What you’ll be doing (ie. job duties):

• Build and manage an engineering team and guide the development of essential product features and underlying infrastructure.
• Coach your direct reports to have a positive impact on the organization and chart a fulfilling career path.
• Collaborate with engineers, designers, product managers, cross-org stakeholders and senior leadership to turn our vision into a tangible roadmap every quarter.
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering to break down complex projects into smaller pieces and iterate on their design and implementation.
• Be a thoughtful technical voice and support your team in making diligent architectural decisions.
• Work with our talent organization to source and hire amazing engineers who will expand the Coinbase culture and product.
• Contribute to owning and delivering processes that drive engineering quality and meet our engineering SLAs.

What we look for in you (ie. job requirements):

• At least 8 years of experience in software engineering.
• At least 2 years of engineering management experience.
• You know what high quality code — and software engineering processes — look like and know how to foster an environment that creates them.
• Execution focused with an ability to navigate ambiguity.
• Ability to do both long term thinking and short term planning.
• Experience creating, delivering, and operating multi-tenanted, distributed systems at scale.
• You're passionate about building an open financial system that brings the world together

 Nice to haves:

• Have previous experience at a fast paced, high growth stage internet/software company
• Embodies our values: Positive energy, continuous learning, clear communication, efficient execution, and commitment to building an inclusive environment