Applied Scientist at Coinbase

We’re Coinbase. We’re the world’s most trusted way to join the crypto revolution, serving more than 89 million accounts in more than 100 countries.
Our mission is to increase economic freedom around the world, and we couldn’t do this without hiring the best people. We’re a group of hard-working overachievers who are deeply focused on building the future of finance and Web 3.0 for our users across the globe, whether they’re trading, storing, staking or using crypto. Know those people who always lead the group project? That’s us.
There are a few things we look for across all hires we make at Coinbase, regardless of role or team. First, we look for candidates who will thrive in a culture like ours, where we default to trust, embrace feedback, and disrupt ourselves. Second, we expect all employees to commit to our mission-focused approach to our work. Finally, we seek people who are excited to learn about and live crypto, because those are the folks who enjoy the intense moments in our sprint and recharge work culture. We’re a remote-first company looking to hire the absolute best talent all over the world.
Ready to #LiveCrypto? Who you are:
You’ve got positive energy. You’re optimistic about the future and determined to get there. 
You’re never tired of learning. You want to be a pro in bleeding edge tech like DeFi, NFTs, DAOs, and Web 3.0. 
You appreciate direct communication. You’re both an active communicator and an eager listener - because let’s face it, you can’t have one without the other. You’re cool with candid feedback and see every setback as an opportunity to grow.
You can pivot on the fly. Crypto is constantly evolving, so our priorities do, too. What you worked on last month may not be what you work on today, and that excites you. You’re not looking for a boring job.
You have a “can do” attitude. Our teams create high-quality work on quick timelines. Owning a problem doesn’t scare you, but rather empowers you to take 100% responsibility for achieving our mission.
You want to be part of a winning team. We’re stronger together, and you’re a person who embraces being pushed out of your comfort zone. 
Coinbase has built the world's leading compliant cryptocurrency platform serving over 30 million accounts in more than 100 countries. With multiple successful products, and our vocal advocacy for blockchain technology, we have played a major part in mainstream awareness and adoption of cryptocurrency. We are proud to offer an entire suite of products that are helping build the cryptoeconomy, and increase economic freedom around the world.
At Coinbase, our vision is to build an open financial system for the world, and to get there we’ll need to continually learn from our data. Data scientists are focused on this critical step of converting data into learning.
You’ll spend part of your time collaborating closely with business partners in product, engineering, finance and marketing teams to ensure we are focused on the biggest opportunities and interpreting our data correctly. And you’ll spend the other part of your time with the Data team building analytics models and systems that help scale our insights more broadly, both throughout the company and directly in the product. We expect you to demonstrate clear communication, strong desire to execute and best-in-class craftsmanship.
Team Overview
Bring applied scientific approach to crypto space. Build scientific models to enable crypto based open financial systems. Stay at the forefront of crypto innovation such defi, NFT, L2, etc.
Read more about our values and culture here.
What you’ll be doing:
Defi/NFT protocol scientific research. Stay at the forefront of crypto innovation and conduct deep data driven scientific research of defi protocols such decentralized exchange, defi borrow/lend, yield aggregation, insurance etc
Leverage statistical and machine learning models to on-chain and off-chain data to drive insights and products
Build model and scalable data-driven API and services to drive both internal and external use cases
Publish rigorous data and model driven crypto scientific research and contribute to the broad crypto ecosystem
What we look for in you:
Demonstrate our core cultural values: clear communication, positive energy, continuous learning, and efficient execution
Masters or Phd degree in a scientific field (Computer Science/Math/Statistics, etc.)
Ability to express real-world problems in quantitative terms and determine the appropriate approaches to use to tackle the problems
Understanding of advanced statistical and machine learning techniques and apply appropriate ML model (eg deep learning vs logistic regression) to the problem at hand
Proficient in at least one programming language (e.g. Python, Golang, Java, C++ or like)
Experience in applying these technologies in end to end production settings: Apache Airflow, Spark, Kafka/Kinesis, Snowflake etc
Nice to haves:
Financial service industry experience building scientific models a plus
Passionate about or willing to dive deep into crypto innovation 
Experience with solidity or web3
Sounds Cool? Let's work together.
Notice for Colorado applicants as required by sb19-085 (8-5-20). Target annual salary for this role performed in Colorado is either $140,250 or $175,100 + target bonus + target equity + benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k)).
*The exact compensation at which this job is filled will be determined by the skills and experience of qualified candidates.
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