Coinbase · 1 day ago
Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Risk AI/ML
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$263K/yr - $309K/yr
10+ years expCoinbase is a company on a mission to increase economic freedom in the world. They are seeking a Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer to lead the design and implementation of advanced AI/ML models & systems that protect customers by detecting and preventing fraud and scams.
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Responsibilities
Lead Strategic AI/ML Initiatives: Drive the end-to-end design and deployment of AI/ML models and systems that scale to millions of users. You will investigate and harness cutting-edge methodologies (e.g., large-scale deep learning, LLMs, GNNs, reinforcement learning) to address diverse challenges like fraud detection, recommender systems, feed ranking, and risk assessment
Architect Scalable Models & Systems: Architect and build production-grade AI/ML models & pipelines, that enable low-latency, high-reliability predictions. You will develop and deploy robust, low-maintenance applied AI/ML solutions
Drive Execution & Collaboration: Deliver high-quality, measurable results while managing ambiguity, prioritizing technical debt, and ensuring systems evolve with business growth. You must have solid communication skills to collaborate with and influence stakeholders with various technical and non-technical backgrounds
Elevate AI/ML & Engineering Excellence, Mentorship: Provide technical guidance and mentorship, elevating engineering excellence across the organization. You will help democratize access to AI/ML by creating onboarding codelabs, tools, and infrastructure to foster a culture of widespread AI/ML across the team, org and Coinbase
Qualification
Required
10+ years of professional experience in software engineering and/or AI/ML, including significant experience deploying AI/ML systems into production
A passion for building an open financial system that connects the world and a strong desire to protect good users from bad actors
Expertise in one or more areas of applied AI/ML (e.g., Risk ML, Gradient Boosting trees, large-scale deep learning, NLP/LLMs, computer vision, recommender systems, reinforcement learning, GNNs)
Strong coding skills (e.g., Python) with deep experience in AI/ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, etc)
Experience building backend systems at scale with a focus on data processing, AI/ML, or analytics
Demonstrated ability to lead complex, cross-team technical initiatives and deliver impactful AI/ML solutions at scale
Strong communication and leadership skills, with experience influencing technical direction across engineering, product, and leadership teams
A proven track record of mentoring senior engineers and raising the technical bar on engineering teams
Preferred
Master's or PhD in Computer Science, AI/ML, Data Mining, Statistics, or related technical field
Knowledge of modern data and AI/ML infrastructure (e.g., Apache Airflow, Spark, Flink, Kafka/Kinesis, Snowflake, Hadoop, Hive)
Familiarity with MLOps best practices, including monitoring, retraining, and continuous improvement of production models
Experience with model interpretability and responsible AI
Experience with data analysis and visualization
Benefits
Bonus eligibility
Equity eligibility
Benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k))
Company
Coinbase
Coinbase is a crypto exchange and wallet platform that allows merchants and consumers to buy, sell, and store digital currencies.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$4.46BKey Investors
ARK Investment ManagementDFJ GrowthTiger Global Management
2025-12-19Post Ipo Equity· $4.2M
2025-08-05Post Ipo Debt· $2.6B
2025-03-04Post Ipo Equity· $8M
Leadership Team
Brian Armstrong
CEO & Co-Founder
Alesia Haas
Chief Financial Officer
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