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full-timeSenior Engineering Manager, AI Foundations
Coinbase · Remote - USA
Coinbase operates as a cryptocurrency exchange and financial services platform that enables users to buy, sell, and manage digital assets. The AI Foundations team creates the shared infrastructure that lets other Coinbase teams use AI securely, reliably, and cost‑effectively, including components such as the LLM Gateway, MCP Gateway, model routing, evaluation tools, and AI discovery and spend monitoring. As a Senior Engineering Manager for AI Foundations, you would lead the engineering organization responsible for hiring, coaching, setting technical direction, prioritizing work, and delivering these shared AI services. You would partner with product managers and senior engineers to balance rapid innovation in models and agents with reliability, security, developer experience, and cost considerations. The role also involves owning vendor relationships, ensuring operational readiness, and collaborating with Security, Legal, and Finance on AI governance and spend controls. Success in this position requires experience leading large‑scale engineering teams, a strong background in AI/ML infrastructure, and the ability to drive operational excellence while fostering the growth of future leaders within the group. The role is remote‑first with quarterly in‑person working sessions called “surges” to align on strategy and execution.
Ready to do the most impactful work of your career? At Coinbase , we are uncompromising on our mission to increase economic freedom. The bar is high, the environment is intense, and we like it that way. This isn't a place for complacency, it’s a place to be pushed past your perceived limits. If you're ready to build the future of finance alongside people who refuse to settle for "good enough," you belong here. Coinbase is a remote-first, but not remote-only company. Expect to get together quarterly for intense in-person working sessions called “surges.” learn more about working at Coinbase . AI Foundations builds the shared infrastructure that lets teams across Coinbase use AI securely, reliably, and cost-effectively. Its scope includes the LLM Gateway and model routing, MCP Gateway for agent access to tools, knowledge and context services, evaluation infrastructure, and AI discovery and spend tooling. These building blocks power employee productivity and AI-enabled products without each team rebuilding the same infrastructure. Lessons from launching Enterprise-grade GenAI solutions at Coinbase What you’ll do: Lead AI Foundations engineering, with responsibility for hiring, coaching, technical direction, prioritization, and delivery across its shared AI services. Partner with Product and senior engineers to balance rapid model and agent innovation with reliability, security, developer experience, and cost. Own engineering-side vendor relationships and operational readiness, and partner with Security, Legal, and Finance on AI governance and spend controls. Required Skills and Experience: Own the “Neutral Foundations” pillar of Coinbase’s AI Tooling Strategy; establish a 2027 strategy and roadmap for the team. Drive operational excellence of the AI primitives/services. Deliver LLM Gateway, MCP Gateway; pave the road for model routing, evaluations; Grow the next rung of leadership on AI Foundations. 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): $253,895 — $298,700 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. US Applicants: View Employee Rights , Know Your Rights , and E-Verify Notice of Participation. Accommodations: If you are an individual with a disability who needs a reasonable accommodation, email us your request and contact info at accommodations[at]coinbase.com. Need screen reading technology? Click here to download a free compatible screen reader and view the tutorial . Data Privacy & Arbitration: By submitting your application, you agree to our Candidate Privacy Notice . US applicants: By submitting your application, you agree to Arbitration of Disputes .
| Role | Senior Engineering Manager, AI Foundations |
|---|---|
| Company | Coinbase |
| Location | Remote - USA |
| Type | full-time |
| Compensation | Not disclosed |
| Posted | 2026-10-12 |
| Deadline | Rolling |
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- 3AssessmentA technical test, assignment, or coding round, depending on the role.
- 4Interview(s)One or more rounds with the hiring team.
- 5OfferOffer letter with compensation and start date.
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