Coinbase
Senior Engineering Manager, AI Foundations
Remote - USA · Senior
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About the role
- The bar is high, the environment is intense, and we like it that way.
Responsibilities
- 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.
- 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;
Requirements
- Required Skills and Experience:
Skills
- Ready to do the most impactful work of your career?
- This isn't a place for complacency, it's a place to be pushed past your perceived limits.
- 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.
- Lessons from launching Enterprise-grade GenAI solutions at Coinbase
Compensation
- $253,895 - $298,700 USD
- 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):
Company info
- At Coinbase, we are uncompromising on our mission to increase economic freedom.
Equal opportunity
- Equal Opportunity Employer: Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- 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.
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