Engineering Manager, Compliance Technology (Platform)

Ready to be pushed beyond what you think you’re capable of?

At Coinbase, our mission is to increase economic freedom in the world. It’s a massive, ambitious opportunity that demands the best of us, every day, as we build the emerging onchain platform — and with it, the future global financial system.

To achieve our mission, we’re seeking a very specific candidate. We want someone who is passionate about our mission and who believes in the power of crypto and blockchain technology to update the financial system. We want someone who is eager to leave their mark on the world, who relishes the pressure and privilege of working with high caliber colleagues, and who actively seeks feedback to keep leveling up. We want someone who will run towards, not away from, solving the company’s hardest problems.

Our work culture is intense and isn’t for everyone. But if you want to build the future alongside others who excel in their disciplines and expect the same from you, there’s no better place to be.

While many roles at Coinbase are remote-first, we are not remote-only. In-person participation is required throughout the year. Team and company-wide offsites are held multiple times annually to foster collaboration, connection, and alignment. Attendance is expected and fully supported.

The Coinbase Compliance Technology Team develops globally scalable systems to meet regulatory requirements, including transaction monitoring, sanctions and various screening systems, customer risk scoring, and other compliance solutions ensuring compliance with various regulations while maintaining a seamless customer experience.

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

Build and manage engineering teams in the Compliance domain, to guide the development of features, services, and infrastructure.

Plan, design, develop, and test software systems or applications for software enhancements and new products, including cloud-based or internet-related tools.

Design scalable systems to solve novel problems with modern cloud technology and industry best practices.

Collaborate with engineers, designers, product managers, and senior leadership to turn product and technical vision into a tangible roadmap every quarter.

Collaborate and integrate services with Retail and Institutional product teams to drive customer benefits while maintaining a world-class Compliance program.

Debug difficult technical problems and make systems / products work better, easier to deploy, operate, and diagnose.

Review all feature designs within your product area and across the company for cross-cutting projects.

Be an owner of the security, safety, scale, operational integrity, and architectural clarity of these designs.

Build pipelines to integrate with 3rd party vendors.

Build event driven system architecture.

Lead multiple engineering focused efforts in parallel, while maintaining high service quality standards

Create and enforce processes to improve engineering quality, AI adoption and high impact delivery of each team member

Maintain a high bar for recruiting engineering talent to continuously raise the bar for engineering skills within the team

Contribute to and take ownership of processes that drive engineering quality and meet our engineering SLAs.

Be a thoughtful technical voice within the team, aiding in diligent architectural decisions and fostering a culture of high-quality code and engineering processes. Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to ensure successful delivery and operation of multi-tenanted, distributed systems at scale.

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

At least 7 years of experience in software engineering.

At least 2 years of engineering management experience.

You can be hands-on when needed – whether that’s writing / reviewing code or technical documents, participating in on-call rotations and leading incidents, or triaging / troubleshooting bugs.

Experience designing, building, scaling, and maintaining production services, with knowledge of service-oriented architecture.

Experience working with backend systems utilizing Golang, Python, Docker, Kubernetes, Postgres, MongoDB, and DynamoDB.

Familiar with product and design lifecycles, collaborating closely with designers, engineers, and product managers.

Write high-quality, well-tested code to meet the needs of customers

Your passion for building an open financial system that brings the world together drives you to excel in this role..

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a bias toward open, transparent cultural practices.

Nice to haves :

Experience building compliance systems

Exposure to financial crimes compliance systems (transaction monitoring systems, enhanced due diligence, screening systems)

Job # : GPEM06US-PF

• Answers to crypto-related questions may be used to evaluate your onchain experience.

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Pay Transparency Notice : Depending on your work location, the target annual salary for this position can range as detailed below. Full time offers from Coinbase also include bonus eligibility + equity eligibility

Pay Range :

$218,025—$256,500 USD

Please be advised that each candidate may submit a maximum of four applications within any 30-day period. We encourage you to carefully evaluate how your skills and interests align with Coinbase's roles before applying.

Commitment to Equal Opportunity

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AI Disclosure

For select roles, Coinbase is piloting an AI tool based on machine learning technologies to conduct initial screening interviews to qualified applicants. The tool simulates realistic interview scenarios and engages in dynamic conversation. A human recruiter will review your interview responses, provided in the form of a voice recording and / or transcript, to assess them against the qualifications and characteristics outlined in the job description.

For select roles, Coinbase is also piloting an AI interview intelligence platform to transcribe and summarize interview notes, allowing our interviewers to fully focus on you as the candidate.

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