Staff ML Engineer – Identity Verification (Remote-First)

Coinbase; New York (NY); On-site; USD 218,025 - 256,500; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase, based in New York, is seeking a Staff Machine Learning Engineer to lead the Identity Verification team. This role entails owning the ML systems for evaluating identities and ensuring high security for accounts.

The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of experience in deploying ML systems at scale, with expertise in Python and frameworks like TensorFlow and PyTorch. This position focuses on advancing both technical strategy and mentoring capabilities within teams.

Qualifications

• 8+ years deploying production ML systems at scale, with proven technical leadership.
• Domain experience in identity verification and biometrics.
• Expert-level Python with production experience in ML frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Own the full IDV ML stack, including document authenticity models.
• Develop behavioral and device-intelligence models for anomaly detection.
• Lead and mentor senior engineers while aligning cross-company ML system design.

Skills

Deployment of production ML systems

Expert-level Python

Identity verification experience

Deep applied ML in computer vision

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Job description

Coinbase, based in New York, is seeking a Staff Machine Learning Engineer to lead the Identity Verification team. This role entails owning the ML systems for evaluating identities and ensuring high security for accounts.

The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of experience in deploying ML systems at scale, with expertise in Python and frameworks like TensorFlow and PyTorch. This position focuses on advancing both technical strategy and mentoring capabilities within teams.