Engineering Manager, Security Engineering

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We’re Coinbase
We’re the world’s most trusted way to join the crypto revolution, serving more than 89 million accounts in more than 100 countries
 

Our mission is to , and we couldn’t do this without hiring the best people
We’re a group of hard-working overachievers who are deeply focused on building the future of finance and Web 3
0 for our users across the globe, whether they’re trading, storing, staking or using crypto
Know those people who always lead the group project? That’s us

There are a few things we look for across all hires we make at Coinbase, regardless of role or team
First, we look for candidates who will thrive in a like ours, where we default to trust, embrace feedback, and disrupt ourselves
Second, we expect all employees to commit to our to our work
Finally, we seek people who are excited to learn about and live crypto, because those are the folks who enjoy the intense moments in our sprint and recharge work culture
We’re a remote-first company looking to hire the absolute best talent all over the world

Ready to #LiveCrypto? Who you are:

  • 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 Security Engineering Key Orchestration team plays a critical part in ensuring Coinbase securely manages digital assets
This team builds services to automate the configuration and coordination of services relating to digital asset infrastructure

As the Engineering Manager, you will play a critical role in force multiplying the effectiveness of the engineering team
You will enable your team to build a high-performance user friendly platform that makes interacting with digital asset infrastructure easy to manage for Engineering, Security and Product teams
Your team will be responsible for building the platform helping secure the digital asset infrastructure
 

What you’ll be doing (eg job duties): 

  • Coach engineers on your team and help them find fulfilling growth paths
  • Enable your team to ship critical projects relating to digital asset infrastructure
     
  • Enable your team to break down sophisticated projects into smaller pieces and iterate on their design and implementation
  • Work with the talent team to build your team
  • Create a positive energy work environment where engineers from all backgrounds can do their best work
     
  • Setting and maintaining Service Level Agreements, Reliability metrics and on-call rotations for the systems the team owns
     
  • Work closely with Security, Engineering and Product across Coinbase to create strategies for improving the way customers interact with digital asset infrastructure
     
  • Project and capacity planning
     

What we look for in you:

  • Multiple, real world examples of successes and failures as a Manager, and be ready to share what you learned
     
  • Experience attracting, retaining and developing phenomenal talent on your team
  • Experience working on engineering teams that service other engineering teams
     
  • Strong written and verbal communicator, and an even better listener
     
  • Proven ability to coach your team through in managing ambiguity, holding themselves accountable and building what customers want
     
  • Experience enabling a team to ship complex and multi-quarter projects successfully
  • Experience working in a critical path software environment

Nice to haves:

  • Familiarity with working in rapid growth environments
  • Experience in working in a hardware and software environment with physical inventory management dependencies
  • Experience in Golang, object-oriented programming languages and Docker
  • Strong opinions on key management software design
  • Experience being a risk manager
  • Experience working in a highly regulated environment

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