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- Own the systems, architecture, technical strategy, and roadmap for the Compliance Data, including the data models, pipelines, quality frameworks, and certification processes that the entire compliance reporting stack depends on.
- Build production-grade solutions, in addition to data models and pipelines, covering user, transaction, and compliance data across retail and institutional product lines, designing for durability, auditability, and consumption by both analysts and AI agents.
- Drive data quality at the source by establishing data contracts, validation frameworks, monitoring, and reconciliation logic that catch issues before they propagate to downstream reports or regulatory filings.
- Partner with upstream engineering teams, Compliance leadership, and downstream consumers to close data gaps, absorb product changes proactively, and define the standards that make compliance data trustworthy and self-serve.
- Lead the team's response to live regulatory exams, audits, and time-sensitive data requests, ensuring accuracy and timeliness under pressure while building repeatable processes that reduce future manual effort.
- Shape engineering standards and technical culture across the Compliance Data team through architectural decisions, code reviews, mentorship, and converting tribal knowledge into durable, documented infrastructure.
- 8+ years of experience in analytics engineering, data engineering, or data-intensive technical roles, with demonstrated technical leadership across teams or domains.
- Expert-level SQL and Python proficiency applied to production pipeline development, complex transformations, data quality automation, and orchestration frameworks (dbt, Airflow, or equivalent).
- Track record of designing and owning systems and canonical or certified data models that serve multiple downstream teams, with deep fluency in dimensional modeling, data contracts, and modern warehouse architecture (Snowflake, Databricks).
- Proven ability to lead under regulatory pressure, including delivering accurate data for exams, audits, or filings where errors have material consequences.
- History of driving technical direction and influencing engineering practices beyond your immediate team, including scoping complex projects, making independent architectural decisions, and mentoring other engineers.
- Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.
Pay 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)).
- 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.
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- 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.
Skills Required
- 8+ years in analytics engineering, data engineering, or data-intensive technical roles with technical leadership experience
- Expert-level SQL proficiency applied to production pipeline development and complex transformations
- Expert-level Python proficiency used for production pipelines, data quality automation, and orchestration
- Experience with orchestration and transformation frameworks (dbt, Airflow, or equivalent)
- Proven track record designing and owning canonical/certified data models, dimensional modeling, and data contracts
- Deep fluency in modern warehouse architectures (Snowflake, Databricks)
- Experience delivering accurate data under regulatory pressure (exams, audits, filings)
- History of driving technical direction, making architectural decisions, and mentoring engineers
- Demonstrated responsible use of generative AI with human oversight for production outputs
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How does Coinbase ensure its pay and bonus plans are competitive?
Coinbase uses a market-driven, pay-for-performance approach to keep pay and bonus plans competitive. Coinbase regularly benchmarks roles against leading technology and fintech companies using external market data and reviews its compensation programs on a recurring basis to ensure salary, bonus, and equity remain aligned with the broader market and business goals. Annual bonus and equity programs are tied to both company results and individual impact, so when Coinbase and its people perform, total rewards reflect that performance.
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What We Do
Crypto creates economic freedom by ensuring that people can participate fairly in the economy, and Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) is on a mission to increase economic freedom for more than 1 billion people. We’re updating the century-old financial system by providing a trusted platform that makes it easy for people and institutions to engage with crypto assets, including trading, staking, safekeeping, spending, and fast, free global transfers. We also provide critical infrastructure for onchain activity and support builders who share our vision that onchain is the new online. And together with the crypto community, we advocate for responsible rules to make the benefits of crypto available around the world.
Why Work With Us
We have the opportunity to accelerate the pace of innovation in the world by building an open financial system. Our vision is to create more economic freedom in the world, to help people control their own wealth, start companies, have financial privacy, and participate in the global economy. And to get us there, we focus, build and move as a team.
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Coinbase is remote-first, which enables us to innovate, build and move quickly. Our teams are able to work effectively from around the globe with time for in-person offsites and team meetups to enhance collaboration and connection.
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