Coinbase
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Senior Data Scientist, Platform

Coinbase
United States
Remote
Full-time
$180k - $212k
8h ago

Apt Insight

In this full-time role, you will work with Product, Engineering, and Design to analyze ambiguous business problems and turn findings into recommendations. Your scope spans analytics, experimentation, and modeling for digital products and systems used across Coinbase. You will own data and metrics across their lifecycle, from definitions and logging to visualizations, while helping evaluate machine learning models and AI systems. The role also includes maintaining statistical rigor and supporting stakeholder decisions through clear communication of analytical results.

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Responsibilities

Analyze ambiguous business problems and deliver insights and recommendations to guide team decisions.
Build, tune, and evaluate online and offline machine learning models and AI systems.
Own data and metrics, including definitions, core logging, and data visualizations.
Guide code reviews and contribute SQL and Python expertise.
Create and maintain ETL jobs that support reliable analysis.
Design and conduct experiments and causal analyses, maintaining statistical rigor.
Present data findings to stakeholders in clear, compelling ways.

Qualifications

A bachelor's degree in a quantitative field and at least five years of relevant experience, or a PhD in a quantitative field and at least three years of relevant experience.
Demonstrated experience delivering impactful data science projects in ambiguous problem areas.
Practical expertise applying complex modeling frameworks to business problems.
Professional experience using SQL and Python.
Experience working with digital products in an iterative development cycle.
Ability to synthesize data insights for stakeholders and use generative AI responsibly with human oversight.
Nice to Have
Experience building and evaluating machine learning models and AI systems across online and offline settings.
Experience designing experiments and conducting causal analyses.
Experience owning data workflows from metric definitions and logging through visualizations and ETL.

Work Environment

Remote-first, but not remote-only; the role is listed as remote in the United States.
The company holds quarterly in-person working sessions called “surges.”
You will partner with Product, Engineering, and Design.
The listing describes an intense, high-expectation environment focused on clear communication, continuous learning, and efficient execution.

Benefits & Perks

Annual base salary is $180,370 to $212,200 USD, excluding equity and bonus; total compensation may include equity and bonus eligibility.
Listed benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance and a 401(k).
The role offers scope to influence product and business decisions through analytics, experimentation, and modeling.
You can develop expertise in platform data, machine learning evaluation, and causal analysis.