Senior Threat Intel Engineer - AI-Driven Defense, Remote

Coinbase, Inc.; Trenton (NJ); Remote; USD 180,000 - 212,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase, Inc. is seeking a Senior Threat Intelligence Engineer to combine deep technical expertise with AI-driven risk insights across the organization.

You will automate threat tracking, produce actionable intelligence for executives, and work within Vertex Synapse to shape the threat landscape. This role is remote-first with mandatory quarterly in-person surges and a competitive base salary with potential equity and bonuses.

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 intelligence

Programming (Python/Go)

SQL

Technical reporting

OSINT

AI governance

Tools

Vertex Synapse

Job description

Coinbase, Inc. is seeking a Senior Threat Intelligence Engineer to combine deep technical expertise with AI-driven risk insights across the organization.

You will automate threat tracking, produce actionable intelligence for executives, and work within Vertex Synapse to shape the threat landscape. This role is remote-first with mandatory quarterly in-person surges and a competitive base salary with potential equity and bonuses.