Senior Data Scientist — Experimentation & ML Insights

Unchain Data; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 212,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Bonus eligibility

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Job summary

Coinbase is seeking a data scientist to partner with product, engineering and design to improve customer‑facing products and core systems. You will define metrics, build measurement and causal frameworks, and translate insights into shipped improvements.

The role emphasizes high‑impact, cross‑functional problems such as user experience, growth, and safety. You will work with SQL and Python in an iterative product environment and apply responsible AI practices.

Qualifications

• A BA/BS in a quantitative field with 5+ years of relevant experience or a PhD in a quantitative field with 3+ years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated experience in driving impactful data science projects that tackle ambiguous problem spaces.
• Ability to influence external stakeholders by synthesizing data learnings into compelling stories.
• Practical expertise in applying complex modeling frameworks to practical business problems.
• Professional experience using SQL and Python.
• Experience working with digital products in an iterative development cycle.
• Demonstration of our core cultural values: clear communication, positive energy, continuous learning, and efficient execution.
• Demonstrates the ability to responsibly use generative AI tools and copilots (e.g., LibreChat, Gemini, Glean) in daily workflows, continuously learn as tools evolve, and apply human‑in‑the‑loop practices to deliver business‑ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in efficiency, cost, and quality.

Responsibilities

• Conduct analysis and deep dives on ambiguous problems for our business. Your work will result in insights and recommendations that guide the team's decision making.
• Build, tune, or measure the performance of online and offline ML models and AI systems used across Coinbase.
• Act as owner for a broad scope of data and metrics, from definitions and core logging to presentation of data visualizations.
• Guide code reviews, provide SQL and Python expertise, and create well‑maintained ETL jobs.
• Maintain a high bar for statistical rigor on your team. Design, execute, and uplevel experimentation and causal analyses that build confidence with your stakeholders.

Skills

Data science

Experimentation

Stakeholder storytelling

Modeling frameworks

SQL

Python

Digital products

Generative AI tools

Education

BA/BS in quantitative field

PhD in quantitative field

Tools

SQL

Python

Job description

Coinbase is seeking a data scientist to partner with product, engineering and design to improve customer‑facing products and core systems. You will define metrics, build measurement and causal frameworks, and translate insights into shipped improvements.

The role emphasizes high‑impact, cross‑functional problems such as user experience, growth, and safety. You will work with SQL and Python in an iterative product environment and apply responsible AI practices.