Product Design Intern

CryptoproNetwork; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 68,000 - 97,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase is offering a 12-week Product Design Internship for Summer 2027. You’ll be embedded on a product team solving real design problems across Coinbase’s core products including Coinbase app, Prime, Coinbase Wallet, and more.

You’ll partner with researchers, designers, product managers, and engineers to turn a product idea into a tangible user experience, contributing to large-scale design challenges that help millions of people engage with the crypto economy.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to use design tools (Figma, Cursor) to create user flows, wireframes, or visuals.
• Completed at least one design project showing end-to-end thinking from problem definition to visual execution.
• Basic familiarity with cryptocurrency concepts and Coinbase's ecosystem.
• Uses generative AI responsibly with human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Own a product design project end-to-end, translating a product concept into a polished user experience across mobile and/or web platforms with coaching from an intern manager.
• Partner with your product team and cross-functional stakeholders to define user needs, explore solutions, and validate design directions.
• Lead presentations of your work in group design critiques, incorporating feedback to strengthen your solutions.
• Build high-fidelity prototypes in Figma to socialize design concepts and collaborate closely with engineering on implementation.
• Collaborate with engineers to build and ship PRs using AI-assisted coding tools, translating your designs into production-ready front-end changes.
• Apply human-centered design methods and structured problem-solving frameworks to navigate complex, ambiguous product challenges.

Skills

Design portfolio

End-to-end thinking

Tools

Figma

Cursor

Job description

This is a 12-week internship during summer 2027.

As a Product Design Intern, you'll spend 12 weeks embedded on a product team solving real design problems across Coinbase's core products including Coinbase app, Prime, Coinbase Wallet, and more. You'll partner with researchers, designers, product managers, and engineers to turn a product idea into a tangible user experience, contributing to large-scale design challenges that help millions of people engage with the crypto economy.

What you'll do:

• Own a product design project end-to-end, translating a product concept into a polished user experience across mobile and/or web platforms with coaching from an intern manager
• Partner with your product team and cross-functional stakeholders to define user needs, explore solutions, and validate design directions
• Lead presentations of your work in group design critiques, incorporating feedback to strengthen your solutions
• Build high-fidelity prototypes in Figma to socialize design concepts and collaborate closely with engineering on implementation
• Collaborate with engineers to build and ship PRs using AI-assisted coding tools, translating your designs into production-ready front-end changes
• Apply human-centered design methods and structured problem-solving frameworks to navigate complex, ambiguous product challenges

Required Skills and Experience:

• Demonstrated ability to use design tools (Figma, Cursor, etc.) to create user flows, wireframes, or visual designs, evidenced by a portfolio or project samples
• Completed at least one design project (academic, personal, or professional) that shows end-to-end thinking from problem definition through visual execution
• Basic familiarity with cryptocurrency concepts and Coinbase's role in the ecosystem, with demonstrated curiosity to learn more
• Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality

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