Remote Analytics Engineer – Compliance Technology

Coinbase; Frankfort (KY); Hybrid; USD 167,000 - 197,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase is hiring an Analytics Engineer to join the Compliance Technology team within the Platform organization. You will build and own end-to-end data pipelines powering compliance detection and decisioning, improving signal quality and creating scalable tooling for trusted data.

You’ll partner with Compliance, Product, and Engineering, own data quality and modeling, and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency and control performance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in analytics engineering, data engineering, or data-heavy technical roles.
• Advanced SQL proficiency including complex transformations, performance tuning, and data quality checks.
• Experience building and maintaining ETL/ELT pipelines and data models using tools such as dbt, Airflow, or equivalent orchestration/transformation frameworks.
• Demonstrated ability to execute on ambiguous, cross-functional projects in regulated environments with clear written and verbal communication.
• Python skills applied to automation, pipeline development, and data analysis.
• Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain curated datasets and data models that power compliance controls across monitoring, KYC/EDD, and screening systems.
• Own data quality for compliance datasets with validation checks, lineage tracking, and documentation for audit readiness.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to close upstream data gaps and translate control requirements into scalable data structures and feature sets.
• Improve detection signal quality by analyzing outputs and reducing non-actionable noise while preserving sensitivity.
• Establish measurement frameworks for control effectiveness and build repeatable reporting pipelines for leaders and auditors.

Skills

SQL

Python

Data modeling

Analytics engineering

Tools

dbt

Airflow

Job description

Coinbase is hiring an Analytics Engineer to join the Compliance Technology team within the Platform organization. You will build and own end-to-end data pipelines powering compliance detection and decisioning, improving signal quality and creating scalable tooling for trusted data.

You’ll partner with Compliance, Product, and Engineering, own data quality and modeling, and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency and control performance.