Senior Data Scientist

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 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.

Data is a critical component of Coinbase's strategy to optimize financial operations and enhance decision-making. In this role, you will collaborate closely with Finance, Product, and Engineering teams to support cash flow processes, including payments, cash reconciliations against bank statements, and safeguarding of assets. You will gather financial data from diverse sources, including platform data, external financial institutions, market data, and internal financial systems. By transforming raw data into meaningful insights, you will develop advanced data models and pipelines that drive analytics for understanding cash flows

What you’ll be doing (ie. job duties) :

Work with Product and Engineering to drive new initiatives, supporting new product launches fueling business growth

Help define data model, contract, scaling the build of data quality check and contract enforcement

Collaborate with stakeholders across Accounting, Treasury and other Finance functions, to extract financial data and insights, and provide data driven recommendations to enhance efficiencies for financial processes

Act as a strategic partner to functional teams; design and scope project plans; execute, test and implement data and reporting solutions

Initiate, develop and maintain data pipelines and data models that power dashboards and data products with outstanding craftsmanship

Work with the broader Data and Engineering teams to find ways to scale our platform through better systems and automation

Develop interactive dashboards and visualizations to present financial insights to stakeholders

Partner with peers and stakeholders to define and execute roadmaps that can help the function scale

What we look for in you (ie. job requirements) :

5+ years of relevant experience

Self starter, has the ability to multitask, and highly collaborative in working with cross functional teams

Strong experience with data processing (ETL), fluency in complex SQL and basic programming language high proficiency with scripting language(preferably Python)

Strong experience building data pipelines

knowledge of data modeling, architecture, best practices

Experience using Apache Airflow or similar orchestration systems

Strong understanding of key finance principles, products within Accounting and Treasury domain, and eagerness to learn

Be able to independently create documentation for new data projects and requests, and build collaboration within the team.

Demonstrate our core cultural values : clear communication, positive energy, continuous learning, act like an owner and efficient execution.

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent practical experience

Nice to haves :

Previous experience working with financial services data is a plus

Previous working experience or knowledge of crypto is a plus

Domain experience in Payments, Accounting and Finance areas

Experience with Looker, Tableau or other business intelligence platforms

Be able to proactively manage prioritization of work

Experience manipulating large amounts of structured and unstructured data

Job ID : P61655

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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 target bonus + target equity + benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k)).

Pay Range :

$180,370—$212,200 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 and the Know Your Rights notices by clicking on their corresponding links. Additionally, Coinbase participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law.

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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@coinbase.com.

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