Frontline AI Engineer for Compliance & Automation

Coinbase, Inc.; Montpelier (VT); Hybrid; USD 218,000 - 257,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Bonus eligibility

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Coinbase, Inc. is seeking a senior engineer to embed with the Compliance organization, driving automation using Coinbase's AI platform. You will partner with Compliance leadership and engineering to translate complex regulatory workflows into scalable, auditable solutions.

You will ensure human-in-the-loop controls, build-vs-buy strategy, and adoption through hands-on sessions while working in a remote-first, hybrid model with quarterly in-person surges.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience in ambiguous, stakeholder-heavy environments.
• Hands-on experience deploying LLM-based applications with prompt engineering and human-in-the-loop design.
• Proven ability to embed with non-technical domain experts and translate workflows into engineering requirements.
• Familiarity with transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, and audit-ready data handling.
• Knowledge of multi-agent orchestration and how agent systems manage handoffs and escalations.
• Experience in a Forward Deployed Engineering or embedded advisory role, ideally in compliance tech or RegTech.
• Use of generative AI responsibly with human oversight to improve workflow efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Embed with Compliance leadership and frontline teams to surface high-leverage automation opportunities.
• Prototype quickly using Coinbase's AI platform as the baseline foundation.
• Own the Compliance automation roadmap with leadership, translating regulatory workflows into engineering requirements.
• Define build-vs-buy strategy for Compliance tooling and vendor integration.
• Ensure automated outputs are traceable, auditable, and regulator-ready with proper controls.
• Drive adoption through brown-bags and prototype walkthroughs to ensure tool usage.

Skills

5+ years software engineering

LLM-based deployments

Embedded with stakeholders

Compliance-domain workflows

RegTech/financial services

Generative AI governance

Job description

Coinbase, Inc. is seeking a senior engineer to embed with the Compliance organization, driving automation using Coinbase's AI platform. You will partner with Compliance leadership and engineering to translate complex regulatory workflows into scalable, auditable solutions.

You will ensure human-in-the-loop controls, build-vs-buy strategy, and adoption through hands-on sessions while working in a remote-first, hybrid model with quarterly in-person surges.