Senior Data Scientist, Platform

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Coinbase is seeking a Data Scientist to partner with Product, Engineering and Design, influencing the roadmap through rigorous experimentation and advanced modeling. You will produce insights that move the company's bottom line and own critical data assets.

The role requires strong SQL and Python, experience with online/offline ML models, and the ability to translate data into actionable stories for stakeholders. This is a remote-first role with quarterly in-person surges.

Qualifications

• BA/BS in a quantitative field with 5+ years of relevant experience, or a PhD with 3+ years.
• Proven experience leading data science projects tackling ambiguous problems.
• Ability to translate data learnings into compelling stakeholder narratives.
• Practical expertise applying advanced modeling to business problems.

Responsibilities

• Conduct analyses on ambiguous problems to guide decisions and actions.
• Build, tune, or measure ML models and AI systems used across Coinbase.
• Own data definitions, core logging, and data visualizations for teams.
• Guide code reviews, provide SQL and Python expertise, and maintain ETL jobs.
• Maintain statistical rigor through experimentation and causal analyses.

Skills

SQL

Python

Statistical modeling

Experimentation

Data storytelling

Education

BA/BS in quantitative field

PhD in quantitative field

Job description

About Us

At Coinbase, we are uncompromising on our mission to increase economic freedom. The bar is high, the environment is intense, and we like it that way. This isn't a place for complacency, it's a place to be pushed past your perceived limits. If you're ready to build the future of finance alongside people who refuse to settle for "good enough," you belong here. Coinbase is a remote-first, but not remote-only company. Expect to get together quarterly for intense in-person working sessions called "surges."

The Role

Data Science is an integral component of Coinbase's product and decision making process. We work in partnership with Product, Engineering and Design to influence the roadmap and better understand our users. With a deep expertise in experimentation, analytics and advanced modeling, we produce insights which directly move the company's bottom line.

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.

Requirements

• A BA/BS in a quantitative field (ex Math, Stats, Physics, or Computer Science) 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 core cultural values: clear communication, positive energy, continuous learning, and efficient execution.
• Ability to utilize generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready analytical outputs and models.

Compensation

Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus): $180,370 – $212,200 USD

Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)).