Staff Data Engineer, Blockchain Data at Coinbase

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. We’re seeking a very specific candidate who is passionate about our mission and the power of crypto and blockchain technology to update the financial system. Our work culture is intense and we expect in‑person participation throughout the year, with multiple off‑sites annually. The data engineering team develops and maintains robust data pipelines, builds trusted data sources, and creates analytics/data products that inject automation into data science processes, with a goal to empower users via self‑serve analytics. Responsibilities include building tools and products to enhance data science productivity, enable self‑serve analytics, and ensure data reliability and quality, specifically with blockchain data. This includes data modeling, data transformation and tooling, data quality tooling, creative problem solving, cross‑functional collaboration, and self‑serve analytics. Requirements include blockchain data experience, expertise in Python, SQL, data compute frameworks (Spark, Flink, Beam), ETL/ELT processes, Apache Airflow, data visualization tools (Superset, Hex, Looker, Matplotlib, Seaborn, Plotly), data modeling best practices, collaboration and communication skills, fundamental DevOps practices (unit testing, CI/CD, git, Docker, Kubernetes), and prompt engineering for LLMs. Pay Transparency Notice: Target annual salary $207,000—$244,000 USD, with bonus and benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and more.