Senior Compliance Tech Leader — Data Systems & Controls

Coinbase, Inc.; Jackson (MS); Remote; USD 230,000 - 271,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase is seeking a Senior Compliance Data Engineer to lead the design and operation of large-scale compliance data systems. You will own multi-year roadmaps, frame ambiguous technical problems, and drive cross-functional initiatives with Product, Engineering, Compliance, and Operations.

You will mentor teams, translate regulatory requirements into testable controls, and ensure data quality, reliability, and cost efficiency while advancing Machine Learning-enabled compliance capabilities.

Qualifications

• 10+ years building data-heavy systems with a compliance focus.
• Proven track record shaping architectural decisions for cross-functional teams.
• Strong experience delivering data pipelines, data models, and scalable controls.

Responsibilities

• Set technical direction for compliance data and control systems and lead large-scale solutions.
• Define multi-year roadmaps aligned with regulatory requirements and growth.
• Frame problems independently, evaluate options, and balance control, data quality, and cost.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives across Product, Engineering, Compliance, and Operations without formal authority.
• Act as a technical expert influencing architecture and delivering reusable solutions.
• Translate regulatory requirements into testable controls with clear acceptance criteria.
• Own operational health, monitoring, incidents, and remediation of systems.
• Analyze detection outputs to improve signal quality and reduce non-actionable noise.
• Collaborate with ML/AI and Platform teams to enhance compliance capabilities.

Skills

Data-heavy systems

Compliance data systems

Data pipelines

Multi-tenant controls

Technical leadership

Architecture and design

Cross-functional collaboration

Production troubleshooting

AI tool usage in compliance

Job description

Coinbase is seeking a Senior Compliance Data Engineer to lead the design and operation of large-scale compliance data systems. You will own multi-year roadmaps, frame ambiguous technical problems, and drive cross-functional initiatives with Product, Engineering, Compliance, and Operations.

You will mentor teams, translate regulatory requirements into testable controls, and ensure data quality, reliability, and cost efficiency while advancing Machine Learning-enabled compliance capabilities.