Fraud Risk Intern — Payments Data & Analytics

Coinbase; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 33,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase is offering a 12-week Payments Risk Fraud Risk Intern position in New York for Summer 2027. You will analyze fraud signals, build SQL-based dashboards, and present risk insights to leadership.

The internship blends risk, product, and security, with hands-on collaboration across teams to strengthen controls and protect users. Applicants should be pursuing a degree in technology, finance, or analytics, with 1+ years SQL experience and familiarity with Tableau or Looker.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a degree or certificate in a technology, finance, or analytics-related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• 1+ years of hands-on SQL experience through coursework, projects, or prior internships.
• Demonstrated ability to translate data into clear, structured recommendations (e.g., class projects, case competitions, or prior work).
• Familiarity with dashboarding tools such as Tableau, Looker, or similar (coursework or personal projects acceptable).
• Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality

Responsibilities

• Write SQL queries and build dashboards to detect anomalous behavior, analyze risk trends, and support ongoing monitoring of payment fraud signals
• Synthesize data findings into clear narratives and present recommendations to Payments Risk leadership
• Partner with Product, Data Science, and Engineering stakeholders to develop and pressure-test risk management strategies
• Evaluate existing rules and controls for effectiveness, flagging high false-positive rates and recommending improvements
• Collaborate with Customer Experience and Risk Analytics teams to implement learnings that improve the user journey without introducing incremental risk
• Document and improve operational processes and procedures for the risk team

Skills

SQL

Data storytelling

Dashboarding

AI for workflow

Education

Pursuing degree in technology/finance/analytics

Tools

Tableau

Looker

Job description

Coinbase is offering a 12-week Payments Risk Fraud Risk Intern position in New York for Summer 2027. You will analyze fraud signals, build SQL-based dashboards, and present risk insights to leadership.

The internship blends risk, product, and security, with hands-on collaboration across teams to strengthen controls and protect users. Applicants should be pursuing a degree in technology, finance, or analytics, with 1+ years SQL experience and familiarity with Tableau or Looker.