Senior Applied Scientist, Coinbase

• PhD preferred, or a Master’s degree in a quantitative field such as Math, CS, or Statistics with 5+ years of relevant experience
• Ability to design and execute complex data and modeling solutions that span multiple teams
• Proven experience in developing and deploying ML models at scale, with a deep understanding of model lifecycle management
• Advanced knowledge of the strengths and pitfalls of various causal inference techniques
• A track record in raising and maintaining a high technical bar in a world-class data science organization
• Demonstration of our core cultural values: clear communication, positive energy, continuous learning, and efficient execution

Desirable

• As an Applied Scientist sitting within our Data Science organization, you will be responsible for building cutting edge models to navigate critical tradeoffs to drive business value
• This is a generic job posting for roles that will stretch across a number of different areas in Growth, Customer Experience, and our Eng Infrastructure teams
• Provide technical mentorship to teams across our Data Science organization
• Build models to quantify the impact of negative experiences on the Coinbase platform
• Develop novel experimentation techniques to optimize incentive spend (e.g. multi armed bandits)
• Create sophisticated sequential features based on user behavior to proactively identify customer issues or counteract malicious activities on the platform