Machine Learning Engineer Intern

Coinbase; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase invites a PhD candidate to join the Machine Learning internship for summer 2027. You will develop, deploy, and operate ML models and pipelines at production scale, delivering a research-to-production project in a crypto context.

You will work with senior engineers and product teams to apply ML to security, personalization, and new crypto use cases, presenting findings to stakeholders at the internship end.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Ph.D. with published or in-progress ML research.
• Proficient in building/training models with PyTorch or TensorFlow.
• Experience applying ML techniques to structured or unstructured data.
• Familiar with software engineering fundamentals and production-quality Python code.

Responsibilities

• Develop, deploy, and operate ML models and pipelines at production scale.
• Drive end-to-end research projects applying modern ML to business problems.
• Partner with senior engineers and product teams to identify ML applications for crypto use cases.
• Present findings and recommendations to cross-functional stakeholders.

Skills

PhD research

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Python

ML pipelines

Production-grade code

Education

PhD candidate in ML

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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