Engineering Manager – Tax Engineering

Role Overview

• Own the technical roadmap for Tax Engineering, driving the architecture and execution for cost basis tracking, gain/loss calculation, withholding automation, and reporting infrastructure that powers Coinbase's tax compliance at scale.
• Lead and grow a high-performing team of 12 engineers (IC4–IC6), coaching them to deliver impact while supporting their career development and fostering a culture of technical excellence and operational rigor.
• Build the tax primitives for new products as Coinbase expands into equities, margin, options, and beyond — ensuring our architecture is extensible by design and every product launch has the tax infrastructure it needs from day one.
• Partner cross-functionally with Product, Design, and trading teams (Equities, Futures, Spot Crypto, DEX, Prediction Markets) to translate complex tax and regulatory requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Drive delivery of mission-critical systems including 1099-B and 1099-DA broker reporting pipelines, automated withholding deduction, and clearing integrations with Apex — systems where accuracy and reliability are non-negotiable.
• Shape engineering processes and practices that enable fast, high-quality execution in a domain where correctness is paramount, including testing strategies, data validation, and operational excellence.
• Build the team by partnering closely with Talent to identify, attract, and hire exceptional engineering talent who thrive at the intersection of complex systems and real-world financial impact.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in software engineering, with deep expertise in building and scaling distributed systems.
• 2+ years of engineering management experience, including coaching engineers, managing performance, and building high-performing teams.
• Technical depth equivalent to a Staff Engineer you've been hands-on at a high level before moving into management and can still dive deep on architecture, code, and technical decisions.
• Proven experience building data-intensive systems where accuracy, auditability, and scale are all critical financial systems, compliance infrastructure, or similarly consequential domains.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems architecture, data pipelines, and the trade-offs involved in building reliable infrastructure that processes high-volume, high-stakes transactions.
• Experience partnering cross-functionally with Product, Legal, Compliance, or Finance teams to translate complex requirements into technical solutions.
• Thrives in fast-paced, ambiguous environments where new products and regulatory requirements continuously expand the problem space.
• Demonstrates the ability to responsibly use generative AI tools and copilots (e.g., LibreChat, Gemini, Glean) in daily workflows, continuously learn as tools evolve, and apply human-in-the-loop practices to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in efficiency, cost, and quality.

Tech Stack

• Distributed Systems

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Paid time off
• Professional development
• Remote work options