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Staff Machine Learning Engineer - (Platform)

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Hiring Remotely in Canada
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Senior level
As a Staff Machine Learning Engineer, you will define technical strategies, design ML models for risk assessment, and build scalable ML systems.
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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.

While many roles at Coinbase are remote-first, we are not remote-only. In-person participation is required throughout the year. Team and company-wide offsites are held multiple times annually to foster collaboration, connection, and alignment. Attendance is expected and fully supported.

At Coinbase, our mission is to increase economic freedom in the world. We're seeking a Staff Machine Learning Engineer to revolutionize how we optimize our Operations using ML and GenAI. This is a unique opportunity to apply the latest advances in ML and GenAI to real-world problems that directly impact millions of users and the future of digital finance.

Our AI teams are dedicated to building intelligent systems that protect our platform while ensuring a seamless experience for legitimate users. We are transforming traditional tasks such as manual document review and risk assessment into an automated, scalable system powered by state-of-the-art machine learning.

What you'll be doing:

  • Define the technical strategy for a portfolio of projects.
  • Design and implement models that protect funds of Coinbase users.
  • Fine tune LLMs for automated document processing and risk assessment.
  • Create real-time ML pipelines that can detect and prevent risks before they materialize
  • Work with experts to translate their domain knowledge into ML features and models
  • Build explainable ML systems that can justify their risk assessments 
  • Collaborate with platform teams to deploy models at scale with high availability and low latency

What we look for in you:

  • 10+ years of industry experience in Machine Learning (or PhD+5)
  • Prior experience working with Payment Risk/Credit Risk/Account Take Over models.
  • MS in Machine Learning, Computer Science, other technical field  (PhD preferred)
  • Strong developer experience with ability to leverage auto-code generation techniques for ML and scalable distributed applications.
  • Strong foundation in modern ML techniques (DNNs, transformers, LLMs, classification)
  • Experience building and deploying production ML systems at scale.
  • Ability to balance ML model complexity with production requirements
  • Strong communication skills to work effectively with domain experts

Nice to have:

  • Familiarity with regulatory requirements in financial services
  • Knowledge of crypto/blockchain technology

Job ID: GPML06US

Pay Transparency Notice: The target annual salary for this position can range as detailed below. Full time offers from Coinbase also include target bonus + target equity + benefits (including medical, dental, and vision).

Pay Range:
$217,900$217,900 CAD

Please be advised that each candidate may submit a maximum of four applications within any 30-day period. We encourage you to carefully evaluate how your skills and interests align with Coinbase's roles before applying.

Commitment to Equal Opportunity

Coinbase 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 Employee Rights and the Know Your Rights notices by clicking on their corresponding links. Additionally, Coinbase participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. 

Coinbase is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please contact us at accommodations[at]coinbase.com to let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.   For quick access to screen reading technology compatible with this site click here to download a free compatible screen reader (free step by step tutorial can be found here).

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AI Disclosure

For select roles, Coinbase is piloting an AI tool based on machine learning technologies to conduct initial screening interviews to qualified applicants. The tool simulates realistic interview scenarios and engages in dynamic conversation. A human recruiter will review your interview responses, provided in the form of a voice recording and/or transcript, to assess them against the qualifications and characteristics outlined in the job description.  

For select roles, Coinbase is also piloting an AI interview intelligence platform to transcribe and summarize interview notes, allowing our interviewers to fully focus on you as the candidate. 

The above pilots are for testing purposes and Coinbase will not use AI to make decisions impacting employment. To request a reasonable accommodation due to disability, please contact accommodations@coinbase.com.

 


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