Senior Data Scientist (Applied ML)

Posted 15 Days Ago
Hiring Remotely in USA
Remote
175K-206K Annually
Senior level
Cloud • Fintech • Cryptocurrency • NFT • Web3
Coinbase is a secure platform that makes it easy to buy, sell, and store cryptocurrency.
The Role
As a Staff Data Scientist at Coinbase, you will build advanced models, provide technical mentorship, and develop novel experimentation techniques to drive business value. Your role will involve creating sequential features based on user behavior and quantifying the impact of negative experiences on the platform.
Summary Generated by Built In

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.

As an Applied Scientist sitting within our Data Science organization, you will be responsible for building cutting edge models to navigate critical tradeoffs to drive business value. This is a generic job posting for roles that will stretch across a number of different areas in Growth, Customer Experience, and our Eng Infrastructure teams. 

What You’ll Be Doing (ie. Job Duties)

  • Provide technical mentorship to teams across our Data Science organization.
  • Build models to quantify the impact of negative experiences on the Coinbase platform. 
  • Develop novel experimentation techniques to optimize incentive spend (e.g. multi armed bandits).
  • Create sophisticated sequential features based on user behavior to proactively identify customer issues or counteract malicious activities on the platform.

What We Look For In You (i.e., Job Requirements):

  • PhD preferred, or a Master’s degree in a quantitative field such as Math, CS, or Statistics with 5+ years of relevant experience.
  • Ability to design and execute complex data and modeling solutions that span multiple teams.
  • Proven experience in developing and deploying ML models at scale, with a deep understanding of model lifecycle management.
  • Advanced knowledge of the strengths and pitfalls of various causal inference techniques.
  • A track record in raising and maintaining a high technical bar in a world-class data science organization.
  • Demonstration of our core cultural values: clear communication, positive energy, continuous learning, and efficient execution.

Nice To Haves

  • Experience working with Growth or Customer Experience teams.
  • Familiarity with the unique opportunities and challenges of crypto businesses and blockchain data.

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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:

$175,100$206,000 USD

Commitment to Equal Opportunity

Coinbase is committed to diversity in its workforce and 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 Know Your Rights notice here.  Additionally, Coinbase participates in the E-Verify program 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 your contact information.  For quick access to screen reading technology compatible with this site click here to download a free compatible screen reader (free step by step tutorial can be found here).

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Top Skills

Python
The Company
3,700 Employees
Remote Workplace
Year Founded: 2012

What We Do

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.

Why Work With Us

We’ve taken a huge challenge and made it into our mission: To create an open financial system for the world. To achieve this, we are building a team of smart, creative, passionate optimists, the kind of people who see opportunity where others see roadblocks. If this sounds like you, check out our open roles.

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