Coinbase · 3 hours ago
Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Risk AI/ML
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
$218K/yr - $256K/yr
8+ years expCoinbase is a company on a mission to increase economic freedom in the world. They are seeking a Staff Machine Learning Engineer to join their Risk AI/ML team, focusing on building sophisticated models to protect customers from fraud and scams while enhancing the platform's security capabilities.
BitcoinBlockchainCryptocurrencyFinTechTrading Platform
Responsibilities
Own a Critical Risk Domain: Take full technical ownership of a core problem space, such as Scams or Account Takeover. You will design, build, and lead the strategy for all models in this domain
Architect and Design Systems: Lead the system design and architecture for new, complex, cross-team risk detection models. This includes everything from feature pipeline design to model selection (e.g., GNNs, LSTMs, LLMs) and high-performance serving
Drive the Technical Roadmap: You will be the primary technical voice influencing at an organizational level. Work with Product, Ops, and other stakeholders to translate ambiguous business needs into a clear technical roadmap. You will be the primary technical voice defining the 'how.'
Mentor and Lead: Act as a senior technical leader and mentor for other senior (IC5), mid-level, and junior engineers on the team
Apply Advanced ML: Apply modern methodologies (e.g., deep learning, NLP, Graph Neural Networks (GNNs), sequence modeling, and LLMs for NLP and conversational agents) to solve complex, crypto-native challenges
Build Context-Aware Risk Systems: Architect the adaptive logic that decides which friction (a quiz, an LLM agent, a human review) to apply to which user, balancing security with user experience
Qualification
Required
8-10+ years of professional experience in software engineering and/or AI/ML, with experience deploying AI/ML systems into production
Proven track record of technical leadership, including leading small teams or pods and designing and deploying large-scale, cross-team ML systems from scratch
A commitment to building an open financial system and a strong desire to protect users from fraud and scams. You embody our core cultural values: add positive energy, communicate clearly, be curious, and be a builder
Deep expertise in applied AI/ML techniques (e.g., Risk ML, deep learning, NLP, recommender systems, anomaly detection); with required prior domain experience in Payment Risk, Credit Risk, or Identity Risk / Account Takeover / Scams
Expert-level coding skills (e.g., Python) and deep experience with AI/ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch). Experience in building backend systems with a focus on data processing or analytics is a plus
Ability to work collaboratively on technical initiatives and contribute to impactful AI/ML solutions
Strong communication skills, with the ability to convey technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
Preferred
Master's / Ph.D in Computer Science, AI/ML, Data Science, or a related field
Familiarity with modern data and AI/ML infrastructure (e.g., Feature Stores like Tecton, Model Serving like RayServe, Apache Airflow, Spark, Kafka)
Experience with Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) or Sequential Models (like LSTMs)
Experience with LLMs (NLP, fine-tuning, agentic systems) or Reinforcement Learning
Understanding of MLOps best practices, including monitoring and improving production models
Experience with data analysis and visualization tools
Benefits
Medical
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Vision
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
$4.45BKey Investors
ARK Investment ManagementTiger Global ManagementIVP
2025-08-05Post Ipo Debt· $2.6B
2025-03-04Post Ipo Equity· $8M
2024-03-13Post Ipo Debt· $1.1B
Leadership Team
Brian Armstrong
CEO & Co-Founder
Alesia Haas
CFO
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