Senior Engineering Manager (AI Foundations)

Join Coinbase as a Senior Engineering Manager for AI Foundations, where you will lead the development of shared AI infrastructure that enhances employee productivity and enables AI-powered products. You will be responsible for hiring, coaching, technical direction, prioritization, and delivery across AI services. You will also partner with Product and senior engineers to balance innovation with reliability, security, developer experience, and cost. Additionally, you will own engineering-side vendor relationships and operational readiness, and collaborate with Security, Legal, and Finance on AI governance and spend controls.

• Lead the engineering team responsible for building and maintaining the shared infrastructure for AI services at Coinbase, ensuring high-quality delivery and operational excellence.
• Collaborate with product management and senior engineers to balance innovation with reliability, security, and cost-effectiveness in AI model development.
• Establish a long-term strategy and roadmap for the AI Foundations team, focusing on the development of key components such as the LLM Gateway and MCP Gateway.

• Deliver LLM Gateway, MCP Gateway; pave the road for model routing, evaluations
• Grow the next rung of leadership on AI Foundations
• Drive operational excellence of the AI primitives/services
• Own the “Neutral Foundations” pillar of Coinbase’s AI Tooling Strategy; establish a 2027 strategy and roadmap for the team