Senior Engineering Manager, Payments Platform

Coinbase

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Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$253,895–$298,700 / yr
Posted
1 day ago
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Confirmed live today

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About Coinbase

Coinbase Global is a publicly traded cryptocurrency exchange platform where consumers can buy, sell, and store digital currencies including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and hundreds of other cryptocurrencies. Industry: Cryptocurrency Exchange & Financial Technology

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TL;DR · Senior Engineering Manager, Payments Platform

As the Senior Engineering Manager, Payments Platform, you will lead the engineering organization within the Platform group responsible for orchestrating the payment flow and the network connecting the company to the global financial system. You will build and scale multiple engineering teams, managing engineering managers and senior individual contributors while setting the technical vision for integration and settlement systems. Your daily responsibilities include defining architectural strategies for bank and card network connectivity, stablecoin settlement, and reconciliation while partnering with Product, Finance, and Compliance leadership to execute multi-quarter roadmaps. You must possess deep expertise in distributed payment systems, high-volume transactional platforms, and rails such as ACH, cards, SEPA, or wire transfers. You will ensure operational excellence, SLA accountability, and incident response for critical financial services in regulated environments.

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What you'll do

  • Build, scale, and lead a multi-team engineering organization while coaching managers and senior individual contributors.
  • Define the technical vision and architectural strategy for payment infrastructure, including bank/card connectivity and stablecoin settlement.
  • Partner with leadership to translate regulatory constraints and integration complexities into a multi-quarter product roadmap.
  • Own engineering quality and operational excellence, including SLA accountability and incident response for fund movements.
  • Drive talent strategy by identifying engineers with fintech infrastructure depth and developing the next generation of leaders.
  • Manage the technical integration of fiat and crypto rails across global financial institutions.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years in software engineering.
  • 5+ years of engineering management experience.
  • 2+ years of experience managing managers and scaling multi-team engineering organizations.
  • Proven track record delivering and operating distributed payment systems, financial infrastructure, or high-volume transactional platforms at scale.
  • Deep understanding of rails such as ACH, cards, SEPA, or wire transfers.
  • Demonstrated ability to guide architecture, reliability, and engineering quality for critical financial services.
  • Experience setting strategy and delivering complex work in regulated environments with Risk, Compliance, Finance, and Operations.
  • Experience utilizing generative AI responsibly to deliver business-ready outputs and drive workflow improvements.