Remote-First Threat Intelligence Engineer - AI Defender

Coinbase Bridge; United States; Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 212,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase is seeking a Senior Threat Intelligence Engineer to protect billions in digital assets. You’ll automate threat tracking, produce actionable intelligence, and present to executives.

You’ll work across Security Operations and partners, shaping the threat landscape with Vertex Synapse and AI-driven tooling. Requirements include 5+ years in threat intel or related fields, Python/Go and SQL skills, OSINT proficiency, and strong communication for technical and executive audiences.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in operational threat intelligence, incident response, security research, or cyber investigations.
• Proficient in at least one programming language (e.g., Python or Go) and SQL for data analysis, scripting, or tooling development.
• Proven ability to translate complex technical threat analysis into clear, actionable intelligence briefs for both technical and executive audiences.
• Track record of independently identifying high-priority threats, self-directing investigations, and building solutions with minimal oversight.
• Skilled in conducting open-source intelligence (OSINT) research across a wide range of topics.
• Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

Responsibilities

• Automate the tracking and analysis of sophisticated cyber threats targeting Coinbase's customers, employees, products, and infrastructure.
• Influence decisions across the organization by reporting and presenting intelligence analysis to stakeholders, partners, and executives.
• Model and curate our shared view of the threat landscape within Vertex Synapse, our Threat Intelligence Platform, while elevating analytic quality through critical peer review and strategic feedback.
• Cultivate strategic relationships within Threat Intelligence communities to expand access to information and strengthen our trust network.
• Investigate and deliver on a high volume of intelligence requests by prioritizing, documenting, and reporting timely and accurate information.
• Serve as subject matter expert on the latest cyber threats and risks facing Coinbase, crypto, and the broader financial industry

Skills

Threat intel

Programming (Python/Go)

SQL

OSINT

AI tooling

Stakeholder briefs

Tools

Vertex Synapse

Job description

Coinbase is seeking a Senior Threat Intelligence Engineer to protect billions in digital assets. You’ll automate threat tracking, produce actionable intelligence, and present to executives.

You’ll work across Security Operations and partners, shaping the threat landscape with Vertex Synapse and AI-driven tooling. Requirements include 5+ years in threat intel or related fields, Python/Go and SQL skills, OSINT proficiency, and strong communication for technical and executive audiences.