Machine Learning Engineer Intern

Coinbase Bridge; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 68,000 - 97,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase is hiring a Machine Learning Intern for a 12-week summer 2027 program. You will work on ML models and pipelines that enhance security, personalize user experiences, and enable new crypto use cases.

You’ll own a research-to-production project and apply cutting-edge ML techniques at blockchain scale. You will collaborate with senior engineers, scientists and product teams, presenting findings and recommendations at project milestones and demo days.

Qualifications

• PhD candidate with published or in-progress ML research.
• Experience building/training models with PyTorch or TensorFlow.
• Experience applying ML techniques to structured or unstructured data.
• Production-quality Python code and software engineering practices.
• Responsible use of generative AI with human oversight.

Responsibilities

• Develop, deploy, and operate machine learning models and pipelines at production scale.
• Drive an end-to-end research project applying modern ML techniques to solve a defined business problem.
• Partner with senior engineers and product teams to identify new ML applications for blockchain and crypto use cases.
• Present findings and recommendations to cross-functional stakeholders at the conclusion of your internship.

Skills

PhD candidate

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Supervised learning

Unsupervised learning

Reinforcement learning

Python

Version control

Testing

Education

PhD in ML

Tools

Git

Testing

Python

Job description

Ready to do the most impactful work of your career? At Coinbase, we are uncompromising on our mission to increase economic freedom. The bar is high, the environment is intense, and we like it that way. This isn't a place for complacency, it’s a place to be pushed past your perceived limits. If you're ready to build the future of finance alongside people who refuse to settle for "good enough," you belong here. Coinbase is a remote-first, but not remote-only company. Expect to get together quarterly for intense in-person working sessions called “surges.” learn more about working at Coinbase.

This is a 12-week internship during summer 2027.

You’ll join Coinbase’s Machine Learning team and work alongside senior engineers building ML models and pipelines that make our platform more secure, personalize user experiences, and unlock new use cases for crypto. As an MLE intern, you’ll take ownership of a research-to-production project, applying cutting-edge ML techniques to real-world problems at blockchain scale.

What you’ll do:

• Develop, deploy, and operate machine learning models and pipelines at production scale
• Drive an end-to-end research project applying modern ML techniques to solve a defined business problem
• Partner with senior engineers and product teams to identify new ML applications for blockchain and crypto use cases
• Present findings and recommendations to cross-functional stakeholders at the conclusion of your internship

Required Skills and Experience:

• Currently pursuing a Ph.D. with published or in-progress research in machine learning, deep learning, or a closely related field
• Demonstrated proficiency building and training models using ML frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow
• Experience applying ML techniques including supervised learning, unsupervised learning, or reinforcement learning to structured or unstructured datasets
• Familiarity with software engineering fundamentals including version control, testing, and writing production-quality Python code
• Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

Req ID: P78143

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Pay Transparency Notice:Depending on your work location, the target hourly rate for this position can range as detailed below.

Hourly Rate:

$60—$60 USD

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