Position Details

Type Full-Time

Experience senior

Exp. Years 5+ years or PhD with 3+ years

Education Bachelor's in a quantitative field (Math, Stats, Physics, Computer Science) with ≥5+ years of relevant experience or a PhD with ≥3+ years of relevant experience

Category Data & Analytics

About this role

Coinbase is hiring a senior data scientist to analyze blockchain and DeFi data, develop models, and support product decisions in the decentralized finance space.

Key Responsibilities

Analyze decentralized application data
Define metrics for developer tools
Create dashboards and visualizations
Ensure statistical rigor in experiments
Support onboarding of institutions into Web3

Technical Overview

The role involves blockchain data analysis, experimentation, causal inference, statistical modeling, and visualization using Python, SQL, ETL tools, with a focus on DeFi and cryptocurrency ecosystems.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior data scientist with 5+ years of experience in blockchain, DeFi, and cryptocurrency data analysis, with strong skills in experimentation and causal inference.

Must-Have Skills

PythonSQLETLData analysisExperimentationCausal inferenceStatistical modeling

Nice-to-Have Skills

Blockchain technologyDeFiCryptocurrency economicsData engineering

Tools & Platforms

PythonSQLETL toolsData visualization tools

Required Skills

PythonSQLETLData analysisExperimentationCausal inferenceStatistical modelingData visualizationBlockchainDeFiCryptocurrencyDecentralized applications

Hard Skills

PythonSQLETLData analysisExperimentationCausal inferenceStatistical modelingData visualizationBlockchainDeFiCryptocurrencyDecentralized applications

Soft Skills

CommunicationProblem-solvingCollaborationFeedback orientationAnalytical thinking

Industry & Role

Industry Fintech

Job Function Leverage blockchain and DeFi data to inform product development and institutional onboarding in the crypto ecosystem

Keywords for Your Resume

Senior Data ScientistData analysisSQLPythonETLData visualizationStatistical modelingExperimentationCausal inferenceBlockchainDeFiCryptocurrencyDecentralized applicationsData scienceAnalyticsData Scientist

Deal Breakers

Lack of experience with blockchain or DeFi, No background in data analysis or modeling, No experience with SQL and Python, Unfamiliar with cryptocurrency concepts

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