Ready to be pushed beyond what you think you’re capable of?
At Coinbase, our mission is to increase economic freedom in the world. It’s a
massive, ambitious opportunity that demands the best of us, every day, as we
build the emerging onchain platform — and with it, the future global financial
system.
To achieve our mission, we’re seeking a very specific candidate. We want someone
who is passionate about our mission and who believes in the power of crypto and
blockchain technology to update the financial system. We want someone who is
eager to leave their mark on the world, who relishes the pressure and privilege
of working with high caliber colleagues, and who actively seeks feedback to keep
leveling up. We want someone who will run towards, not away from, solving the
company’s hardest problems.
Our work culture [https://www.coinbase.com/mission] is intense and isn’t for
everyone. But if you want to build the future alongside others who excel in
their disciplines and expect the same from you, there’s no better place to be.
While many roles at Coinbase are remote-first, we are not remote-only. In-person
participation is required throughout the year. Team and company-wide offsites
are held multiple times annually to foster collaboration, connection, and
alignment. Attendance is expected and fully supported.
About the Team
The Risk AI/ML team has a critical mission: to foster business growth by
effectively managing the financial threats impacting the business and our users.
We are on the front lines, building the flexible, scalable, and intelligent
systems required to detect and prevent fraud, scams, and account takeovers at
scale. As a member of this team, you will build and deploy the sophisticated
AI/ML models that power our real-time, near-real-time, and scheduled
risk-detection workflows. You will collaborate closely with Platform, Product,
Analyst, and Ops teams to uncover new fraud patterns, fight baddies, and
continuously improve our defensive capabilities, protecting our good users and
the open financial system.
About the Role
We are looking for a Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer to lead the design
and implementation of advanced AI/ML models & systems that power our critical
risk and fraud-fighting platforms. This role is essential to protecting our good
customers by harnessing diverse and extensive data sources, including the
blockchain, to grant millions of individuals access to cryptocurrency while
simultaneously identifying and thwarting malicious entities. Your work will
directly stop fraud, prevent account takeovers, and fight scams.
You will operate as both a hands-on technical contributor and AI/ML applied
science leader of complex initiatives, setting technical direction across teams,
mentoring senior engineers, and ensuring that our AI/ML solutions are robust,
efficient, and aligned with company strategy.
What you’ll be doing:
- Lead Strategic AI/ML Initiatives: Drive the end-to-end design and deployment
of AI/ML models and systems that scale to millions of users. You will
investigate and harness cutting-edge methodologies (e.g., large-scale deep
learning, LLMs, GNNs, reinforcement learning) to address diverse challenges
like fraud detection, recommender systems, feed ranking, and risk assessment.
- Architect Scalable Models & Systems: Architect and build production-grade
AI/ML models & pipelines, that enable low-latency, high-reliability
predictions. You will develop and deploy robust, low-maintenance applied
AI/ML solutions
- Drive Execution & Collaboration: Deliver high-quality, measurable results
while managing ambiguity, prioritizing technical debt, and ensuring systems
evolve with business growth. You must have solid communication skills to
collaborate with and influence stakeholders with various technical and
non-technical backgrounds.
- Elevate AI/ML & Engineering Excellence, Mentorship: Provide technical
guidance and mentorship, elevating engineering excellence across the
organization. You will help democratize access to AI/ML by creating
onboarding codelabs, tools, and infrastructure to foster a culture of
widespread AI/ML across the team, org and Coinbase.
What we look for:
- 10+ years of professional experience in software engineering and/or AI/ML,
including significant experience deploying AI/ML systems into production.
- Passion & Values: A passion for building an open financial system that
connects the world and a strong desire to protect good users from bad actors.
You are motivated by the challenges of fighting fraud, detecting scams,
preventing account takeovers, and generally thwarting "baddies." You exhibit
our core cultural values: add positive energy, communicate clearly, be
curious, and be a builder.
- Deep AI/ML Expertise: Expertise in one or more areas of applied AI/ML (e.g.,
Risk ML, Gradient Boosting trees, large-scale deep learning, NLP/LLMs,
computer vision, recommender systems, reinforcement learning, GNNs).
- Strong Technical & Coding Skills: Strong coding skills (e.g., Python) with
deep experience in AI/ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, etc). Experience
building backend systems at scale with a focus on data processing, AI/ML, or
analytics.
- Technical Leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead complex, cross-team
technical initiatives and deliver impactful AI/ML solutions at scale.
- Strategic Communication: Strong communication and leadership skills, with
experience influencing technical direction across engineering, product, and
leadership teams.
- Mentorship: A proven track record of mentoring senior engineers and raising
the technical bar on engineering teams.
Nice to Haves:
- Master’s or PhD in Computer Science, AI/ML, Data Mining, Statistics, or
related technical field.
- Knowledge of modern data and AI/ML infrastructure (e.g., Apache Airflow,
Spark, Flink, Kafka/Kinesis, Snowflake, Hadoop, Hive).
- Familiarity with MLOps best practices, including monitoring, retraining, and
continuous improvement of production models.
- Experience with model interpretability and responsible AI.
- Experience with data analysis and visualization.
Job ID: GPML07US
Pay Transparency Notice: Depending on your work location, the target annual
salary for this position can range as detailed below. Full time offers from
Coinbase also include bonus eligibility + equity eligibility + benefits
(including medical, dental, vision and 401(k)).
Pay Range:
$262,650—$309,000 USD
Pay Transparency Notice: The target annual salary for this position can range as
detailed below. Full time offers from Coinbase also include bonus eligibility +
equity eligibility + benefits (including medical, dental, and vision)
Pay Range:
$260,100—$260,100 USD
Please be advised that each candidate may submit a maximum of four applications
within any 30-day period. We encourage you to carefully evaluate how your skills
and interests align with Coinbase's roles before applying.
COMMITMENT TO EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
Coinbase is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants
will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color,
religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sex,
gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or any other basis protected
by applicable law. Coinbase will also consider for employment qualified
applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable
federal, state and local law. For US applicants, you may view the Employee
Rights [https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/WHD/legacy/files/eppac.pdf] and
the Know Your Rights notices
[https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12.pdf]
by clicking on their corresponding links. Additionally, Coinbase participates in
the E-Verify program [https://static-assets.coinbase.com/e-verify.pdf] in
certain locations, as required by law.
Coinbase is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals
with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a
disability for any part of the employment process, please contact us at
accommodations[at]coinbase.com to let us know the nature of your request and
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GLOBAL DATA PRIVACY NOTICE FOR JOB CANDIDATES AND APPLICANTS
Depending on your location, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) may regulate the way we manage the data
of job applicants. Our full notice outlining how data will be processed as part
of the application procedure for applicable locations is available here
[https://www.coinbase.com/legal/applicant_privacy_notice]. By submitting your
application, you are agreeing to our use and processing of your data as
required.
AI DISCLOSURE
For select roles, Coinbase is piloting an AI tool based on machine learning
technologies to conduct initial screening interviews to qualified applicants.
The tool simulates realistic interview scenarios and engages in dynamic
conversation. A human recruiter will review your interview responses, provided
in the form of a voice recording and/or transcript, to assess them against the
qualifications and characteristics outlined in the job description.
For select roles, Coinbase is also piloting an AI interview intelligence
platform to transcribe and summarize interview notes, allowing our interviewers
to fully focus on you as the candidate.
The above pilots are for testing purposes and Coinbase will not use AI to make
decisions impacting employment. To request a reasonable accommodation due to
disability, please contact accommodations[at]coinbase.com
