Senior Data Scientist

Remote from: USA
Annual salary, USD: 175,100 - 206,000
Job function: Data Science & Analytics
Job type: Full Time,
Job posted: 5 Mar 2025
Apply before: 4 Apr 2025
Experience level: Senior
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We're building an open financial system for the world.

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To achieve our mission, we’re seeking a very specific candidate. We want someone who is passionate about our mission and who believes in the power of crypto and blockchain technology to update the financial system. We want someone who is eager to leave their mark on the world, who relishes the pressure and privilege of working with high caliber colleagues, and who actively seeks feedback to keep leveling up. We want someone who will run towards, not away from, solving the company’s hardest problems.

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.

What you’ll be doing:

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.
Act as owner for a broad scope of data and metrics, from 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. Ensure that we’re conducting experimentation and causal analyses that build confidence with your stakeholders.

What we look for in you:

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 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.

Pay Transparency Notice: Depending on your work location, the target annual salary for this position can range as detailed below. Full time offers from Coinbase also include target bonus + target equity + benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k)).

Pay Range: $175,100—$206,000 USD

Commitment to Equal Opportunity:

Coinbase is committed to diversity in its workforce and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or any other basis protected by applicable law. Coinbase will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

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