Senior Data Scientist

Data Science sits at the heart of how Coinbase builds products and makes decisions. We partner with Product, Engineering, and Design to shape roadmaps, understand our users, and move the company's bottom line through rigorous experimentation, analytics, and advanced modeling.

As a Data Scientist on the Consumer team, you'll improve the customer experience across Coinbase's consumer products — including spot and advanced trading, yield, Coinbase One, international expansion, and new launches such as prediction markets and equities trading. You'll define key metrics, build measurement and causal frameworks, and translate insights directly into product strategy and shipped improvements.

• Drive analysis and deep dives on ambiguous business problems, delivering insights and recommendations that guide team decision-making
• Own a broad scope of data and metrics — from core logging to polished data visualizations
• Lead code reviews, contribute SQL and Python expertise, and maintain reliable ETL pipelines
• Uphold a high bar for statistical rigor, ensuring experimentation and causal analyses build genuine confidence with stakeholders

Required Skills and Experience:

• BA/BS in a quantitative field (Math, Stats, Physics, CS, or similar) with 5+ years of relevant experience, or a PhD with 3+ years of relevant experience
• Proven track record of delivering impactful data science work in ambiguous problem spaces
• Ability to synthesize complex data into compelling narratives that influence stakeholders
• Practical expertise applying advanced modeling frameworks to real business problems
• Professional proficiency in SQL and Python
• Experience working with digital products in an iterative development cycle
• Embodies our core values: clear communication, positive energy, continuous learning, and efficient execution
• Comfort using generative AI tools (e.g., LibreChat, Gemini, Glean) responsibly in daily workflows — applying human-in-the-loop practices to drive measurable gains in quality and efficiency

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