Coinbase

We're building an open financial system for the world.

Director of Engineering, Custody

Software EngineerSoftware EngineerFull TimeRemoteTeam 1,001-5,000Since 2012H1B SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

United States

Posted

54 days ago

Salary

$297.7K - $350.2K / year

English

Job Description

• Establish and scale Coinbase Custody into the world’s most trusted and secure institutional digital asset storage and services platform • Define and execute a cohesive roadmap that includes storage, staking, governance, and institutional DeFi integration • Lead the transition from a high-security storage solution to a seamless, high-availability financial engine that supports the world’s largest institutional clients • Ensure the platform remains the gold standard for compliance, meeting rigorous global regulatory requirements (SOC, NYDFS, etc.) • Blend deep security expertise with scalable system design—setting the direction for cold/warm storage architectures while aligning with Product, Legal, and Compliance • Maintain 99.99% uptime and zero-security-incident status for the world’s largest crypto-custody platform, ensuring institutional-grade resilience • Successfully launch and scale a suite of tier-one features designed for asset issuers, VCs, and hedge funds, and other Institutional customers • Improve the efficiency of asset movements and settlement times through automation, state of the art signing key management while maintaining strict security protocols • Grow the Custody Engineering team, focusing on hiring security-minded backend engineers and building a robust middle-management layer • Lead the technical execution for successful SOC1/SOC2 audits and state/federal regulatory exams with zero major findings

Job Requirements

  • Proven experience leading product engineering teams, ideally Institutional/Enterprise experience
  • Deep understanding of secure system design
  • Strong technical background in building highly available, transactional systems
  • Experience managing 24/7 mission-critical systems where manual intervention is high-risk and automation is essential
  • Track record of scaling teams and mentoring Senior/Staff Engineers in a fast-paced environment
  • Ability to translate complex blockchain and security concepts into business risks and opportunities for the executive team and external regulators.

Benefits

  • bonuses
  • equity eligibility
  • benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k))

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