Ready to be pushed beyond what you think you’re capable of?
At Coinbase, our mission is to increase economic freedom in the world. It’s a massive, ambitious opportunity that demands the best of us, every day, as we build the emerging onchain platform — and with it, the future global financial system.
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.
Our work culture is intense and isn’t for everyone. But if you want to build the future alongside others who excel in their disciplines and expect the same from you, there’s no better place to be.
About Coinbase
Founded in 2012, Coinbase is on a mission to increase economic freedom for more than 1 billion people globally. With $300+ billion USD traded in a single quarter in 100+ countries, our team of mission-driven overachievers is helping update the centuries-old financial system by establishing itself as the most trusted place for people and businesses to buy, sell, and use crypto.
Team
The Risk team is focused on building an unified risk platform that centrally manages all sources of Risk for Coinbase, to accelerate growth at Coinbase by confidently managing the financial threats to both the business and to our users. An area of key focus for us within the risk team is to mitigate scams and protect our users from losses. This requires usage of machine Learning models, building internal tools for investigations and creation of ad-hoc rules that can be executed quickly and building experiences to educate users about the risk of scams.
Role
The individual will be responsible for working across multiple areas related to the foundation and risk management functions, focusing on both internal and external services. Key responsibilities include:
1. Risk Foundation
○ Oversee all aspects related to the risk foundation, including the development and maintenance of internal tools and developer resources.
○ Manage and improve the services we externalize to the business, ensuring they are robust and scalable.
2. Scam Mitigation, Detection, and Education
○ Lead efforts in scam prevention, with a focus on machine learning (ML) technologies to enhance detection mechanisms.
○ Work across both backend and frontend development, ensuring a seamless user experience for consumers, as well as efficient behind-the-scenes operations.
3. Team Management
○ Manage and mentor a team, driving high performance and collaboration to achieve company goals in risk management and scam mitigation.
This role demands a strong technical background in backend and frontend development, experience in ML applications, and leadership skills to guide both technical and non-technical
teams.
What you’ll be doing (ie. job duties)
What we look for in you (ie. job requirements)
Nice to haves
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. For US applicants, you may view the Know Your Rights notice here. Additionally, Coinbase participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law.
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