Staff Data Engineer

Coinbase is seeking a Staff Data Engineer to join their mission of increasing economic freedom in the world through blockchain technology. This role focuses on developing and maintaining robust data pipelines, building trusted data sources, and creating analytics/data products that inject automation into data science processes.

The position specifically deals with blockchain data and requires expertise in data modeling, transformation, and quality assurance. Key responsibilities include designing data models for blockchain data analysis, building tooling and pipelines for processing blockchain data, ensuring data quality and reliability, and enabling self-serve analytics capabilities.

The ideal candidate will have deep understanding of blockchain concepts (blocks, transactions, token transfers, contract calls, etc.), expert-level SQL and Python skills, and experience with data compute frameworks. They should be familiar with ETL/ELT processes, Apache Airflow, data visualization tools, and modern DevOps practices.

Coinbase offers a competitive compensation package including a base salary range of $207,000 - $244,000 USD, plus target bonus and comprehensive benefits. The company culture is intense and mission-driven, seeking candidates who excel in their disciplines and are passionate about crypto's potential to transform the global financial system.

Working at Coinbase means joining a team that values high performance, embraces challenges, and is dedicated to building the future of finance. The role offers opportunities to work with cutting-edge blockchain technology while collaborating with talented professionals across data science, platform, machine learning, and analytics teams.