Data Platform Engineer: Build Self‑Service Pipelines & SDKs

Coinbase; Santa Fe (NM); Hybrid; USD 186,000 - 219,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase's Data Platform team builds and operates the systems that centralize all of Coinbase's internal and third-party data. As an Data Engineering Platform Engineer you will contribute across the full spectrum, from processing to pipelines and the tools that make data readily available.

You will build SDKs, self-service apps, and abstractions used by thousands of pipelines; collaborate with analysts, data scientists, and engineers; and drive data security, quality, and observability across

Qualifications

• 7+ years experience.
• Strong Python or Java backend development skills.
• Fluent SQL for ETL/ELT, data quality, and analysis.
• Hands-on experience with Snowflake, Databricks, or similar.
• General experience working with data systems or data pipelines.
• Working knowledge of git, Linux, and Docker.
• Airflow, BI, and AI tool experience

Responsibilities

• Build clean software abstractions and modular, reusable components that let us support thousands of pipelines and beyond as we scale.
• Build and maintain data integration and processing SDKs used by data teams and internal services across Coinbase.
• Design and build self-service applications that let analysts and data scientists create, manage, and troubleshoot their own pipelines without deep platform knowledge.
• Build tooling for data security and observability: access controls across storage and access layers, data quality tracking, dataset cataloging and lineage, usage auditing.
• Work cross-functionally: consult upstream teams on structuring their databases to expose good data APIs, and give downstream data scientists well-designed, well-documented data models and metrics.
• Convert functional requests from data analysts, ML, and security & compliance into reusable, scalable patterns.

Skills

Python

Java

SQL

Git

Linux

Docker

Airflow

BI tools

AI tooling

Tools

Snowflake

Databricks

Job description

Coinbase's Data Platform team builds and operates the systems that centralize all of Coinbase's internal and third-party data. As an Data Engineering Platform Engineer you will contribute across the full spectrum, from processing to pipelines and the tools that make data readily available.

You will build SDKs, self-service apps, and abstractions used by thousands of pipelines; collaborate with analysts, data scientists, and engineers; and drive data security, quality, and observability across