Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Compliance Automation (Platform) Coinbase Remote - USA Engineering check more →

Neobankbeat; United States; Remote; USD 218,000 - 257,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-friendly environment

Quarterly in-person surges

Job summary

Coinbase is seeking a Staff Machine Learning Engineer to lead the Compliance Automation team within the Platform group. You will architect production Agentic AI systems, own ML direction for compliance agents, and collaborate with Compliance, Legal, and Operations to automate regulatory workflows at scale.

The role emphasizes auditable outputs, guardrails, and measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, accuracy, and governance. Remote-first with in-person surges, United States.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in machine learning and software engineering, shipping LLM-based or Agentic AI to production.
• Deep expertise in LLM development including prompt engineering, grounding, hallucination reduction, and agent orchestration.
• Experience building evaluation/measurement systems for ML models in production, with drift and accuracy monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Architect and build production Agentic AI systems for compliance automation.
• Own ML direction for compliance agents, incl. model selection and guardrail design.
• Design and implement evaluation frameworks to quantify performance and auditability.
• Partner with Compliance and Legal to translate workflows into automatable specs.
• Mentor engineers on ML system design and responsible AI practices.

Skills

LLM development

Agentic AI

Prompt engineering

RAG

Model evaluation

Python

GenAI frameworks

Regulatory tech

Tools

LangChain

Vector databases

Airflow

Spark

Job description

engineering · Coinbase# Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Compliance Automation (Platform)Remote - USAEngineeringRemote onlyposted todayReady to do the most impactful work of your career? 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.” learn more about working at Coinbase.As a Staff Machine Learning Engineer on the Compliance Automation team within the Platform group, you'll build the AI systems that are reimagining how Coinbase executes compliance operations at scale. This team designs and ships Agentic AI solutions that automate compliance processes, from investigation workflows to decision support, replacing manual operations with intelligent, auditable, and measurable automation. You'll own the ML architecture for production compliance agents, driving technical decisions on model selection, grounding, guardrails, and evaluation while partnering with Compliance stakeholders to ensure every automated output meets regulatory standards.### What You'll Do* Architect and build production Agentic AI systems for compliance automation, including LLM-powered agents, orchestration pipelines, and decision support workflows that replace manual compliance processes* Own the ML technical direction for compliance agents, driving model selection, prompt engineering, grounding strategies, and guardrail design that ensure agent outputs are accurate, auditable, and regulatorily defensible* Design and implement evaluation and measurement frameworks that quantify agent performance, detect hallucinations and drift, and provide the auditability compliance teams and regulators require* Partner with Compliance, Legal, and Operations stakeholders to translate complex regulatory workflows into automatable technical specifications, identifying which processes are candidates for full automation vs. human-in-the-loop augmentation* Mentor engineers on ML system design, LLM application patterns, and responsible AI practices, raising the team's technical bar for production AI systemsRequired Skills and### Experience* 8+ years in machine learning and software engineering, with demonstrated experience shipping LLM-based or Agentic AI applications to production* Deep expertise in LLM application development, including prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), grounding techniques, hallucination reduction, and agent orchestration frameworks* Proven track record building evaluation and measurement systems for ML models in production, including monitoring for drift, accuracy degradation, and output quality at scale* Strong Python proficiency with hands-on experience in GenAI frameworks and ML infrastructure (e.g., LangChain, vector databases, Airflow, Spark, or equivalent orchestration and data processing tools)* Experience in compliance, regulatory technology, financial crimes, or similarly regulated domains where auditability, explainability, and correctness of automated decisions are critical* Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and qualityPay Transparency Notice: Base salary varies by location (see range below). Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)). Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus): $218,025 $256,500 USD* Application Limit: Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period.* Equal Opportunity Employer: Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information. Applicants with criminal histories will be considered consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws.* US Applicants: View Employee Rights, Know Your Rights, and E-Verify Notice of Participation.* Accommodations: If you are an individual with a disability who needs a reasonable accommodation, email us your request and contact info at accommodations[at]coinbase.com. Need screen reading technology? Click here to download a free compatible screen reader and view the tutorial.* Data Privacy Arbitration: By submitting your application, you agree to our Candidate Privacy Notice. US applicants: By submitting your application, you agree to Arbitration of Disputes.