Senior IT Automation Engineer
About the role
Senior IT Automation Engineer focusing on IT Tooling automations within Coinbase ITSS. Owns technical architecture for automations across n8n, Airflow, Temporal, and Jira; builds reusable components; partners with regional IT teams and cross-functional stakeholders; remote-first with in-person surges.
Responsibilities
- Own the technical architecture of IT Tooling automations, driving design decisions on system structure, integration patterns, and tooling across n8n, Airflow, Temporal, and Jira
- Establish architecture standards and code review practices that raise the team's overall engineering bar
- Lead as technical DRI on the most complex, highest-impact automation projects, from discovery and design through production delivery
- Partner with Security, Corporate Engineering, and IAM to resolve technical blockers and represent the team in cross-functional architecture discussions
- Build shared frameworks and reusable components that reduce single points of failure across the platform
- Produce architecture documentation and decision records that enable the team to scale with minimal dependency on any single individual
- Manage your own workload with a high degree of independence, translating loosely scoped problems into production-ready technical specifications
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in IT engineering, automation, or systems engineering, with demonstrated ownership of architecture decisions, engineering standards, or platform-level systems that others build on top of
- Deep expertise building and maintaining complex automations using n8n, Airflow, Temporal, Jira Automation, or Workato, paired with strong Git-based development workflows including branching, CI/CD, and code review
- Working knowledge of Okta, Slack API, and Google Workspace administration sufficient to design secure, scalable automation architecture
- Ability to operate in ambiguous environments and translate loosely scoped problems into production-ready technical specifications
- Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.
Skills
Benefits
- Medical insurance including Dental & Vision for employees and dependants
- Group Personal Accidental Insurance
- Group Term Life Insurance
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
- Wellness Stipend
- Mobile/Internet Reimbursement
- Learning and Development Allowance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Travel Medical Policy – Global Traveler
- Fertility Benefits
- Generous Time Off/Leave Policy

About Coinbase
Buy, sell, and manage cryptocurrencies.
Founded in June of 2012, Coinbase is a digital currency wallet and platform where merchants and consumers can transact with new digital currencies like bitcoin, ethereum, and litecoin. Our vision is to bring more innovation, efficiency, and equality of opportunity to the world by building an open financial system. Our first step on that journey is making digital currency accessible and approachable for everyone. Two principles guide our efforts. First, be the most trusted company in our domain. Second, create user-focused products that are easier and more intuitive to use.
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