Coinbase

Data Engineer Intern

Hybrid - San Francisco, CA

Live, first seen by us 56 days ago

Pay: USD 50/hour — pay source
Hourly Rate: $50—$50 USD Application Limit: Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period.
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Ready to do the most impactful work of your career? At Coinbase, we are uncompromising on our mission to increase economic freedom. The bar is high, the environment is intense, and we like it that way. This isn't a place for complacency, it’s a place to be pushed past your perceived limits. If you're ready to build the future of finance alongside people who refuse to settle for "good enough," you belong here. Coinbase is a remote-first, but not remote-only company. Expect to get together quarterly for intense in-person working sessions called “surges.” learn more about working at Coinbase. This is a 12-week internship during summer 2027.
Listed location: Hybrid - San Francisco, CA
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What you’ll work on

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Build and maintain data pipelines for analytics and machine learning
Support scalable data infrastructure using Python and cloud technologies
Integrate and manage data from internal systems and external APIs
Contribute to analytical deep dives and write up findings and recommendations
Learn data governance, security, and performance optimization practices

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Build and maintain data pipelines that ensure data integrity and accessibility for analytics and machine learning workloads

Support the development of scalable data infrastructure using Python and cloud-based technologies

Integrate and manage data from multiple sources, including internal systems and external APIs

Contribute to analytical deep dives with senior team members, translating findings into clear documentation and recommendations

Learn and apply data engineering best practices including data governance, security, and performance optimization

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- Build and maintain data pipelines that ensure data integrity and accessibility for analytics and machine learning workloads - Support the development of scalable data infrastructure using Python and cloud-based technologies - Integrate and manage data from multiple sources, including internal systems and external APIs

Required Skills and Experience: - Completed or in-progress coursework in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or equivalent experience with demonstrated programming proficiency in Python, including data structures and algorithms - Hands-on experience writing SQL for data analysis and working with relational database concepts

- Completed or in-progress coursework in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or equivalent experience with demonstrated programming proficiency in Python, including data structures and algorithms - Hands-on experience writing SQL for data analysis and working with relational database concepts - Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and a demonstrated interest in AI, LLMs, or API integrations

- Hands-on experience writing SQL for data analysis and working with relational database concepts - Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and a demonstrated interest in AI, LLMs, or API integrations - Exposure to software architecture concepts such as microservices, distributed systems, or cloud-native design through coursework or projects

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About the role

We file this job under Data Engineer, by the work the posting describes.

Data engineers build and run the pipelines that copy data out of apps and outside services into a warehouse or lake, and fix them when a source changes or a load fails.

Expect SQL, Python, a cloud platform, a scheduler such as Airflow, and often tools for large data such as Spark or Kafka.

An analytics engineer works one step later, turning the raw data a data engineer lands into clean tables people can query.

US government figures for database architects

Median yearly pay, May 2025: $139,500
Expected change, 2025 to 2035: 9.4% more jobsagainst 3.5% for all jobs

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Ready to do the most impactful work of your career? At Coinbase, we are uncompromising on our mission to increase economic freedom. The bar is high, the environment is intense, and we like it that way. This isn't a place for complacency, it’s a place to be pushed past your perceived limits. If you're ready to build the future of finance alongside people who refuse to settle for "good enough," you belong here. Coinbase is a remote-first, but not remote-only company. Expect to get together quarterly for intense in-person working sessions called “surges.” learn more about working at Coinbase.

This is a 12-week internship during summer 2027.

As a Data Engineer Intern within the Platform product group, you'll partner with analytics engineering to build and maintain the data pipelines and infrastructure that power insights across Coinbase. You'll work alongside senior engineers and cross-functional partners in product and engineering to ensure data accuracy, scalability, and accessibility for analytical and machine learning use cases.

What you'll do:

Build and maintain data pipelines that ensure data integrity and accessibility for analytics and machine learning workloads
Support the development of scalable data infrastructure using Python and cloud-based technologies
Integrate and manage data from multiple sources, including internal systems and external APIs
Contribute to analytical deep dives with senior team members, translating findings into clear documentation and recommendations
Learn and apply data engineering best practices including data governance, security, and performance optimization

Required Skills and Experience:

Completed or in-progress coursework in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or equivalent experience with demonstrated programming proficiency in Python, including data structures and algorithms
Hands-on experience writing SQL for data analysis and working with relational database concepts
Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and a demonstrated interest in AI, LLMs, or API integrations
Exposure to software architecture concepts such as microservices, distributed systems, or cloud-native design through coursework or projects
Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

Req ID: P78146

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Hourly Rate:

$50—$50 USD

Application Limit: Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period.
Equal Opportunity Employer: Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information. Applicants with criminal histories will be considered consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
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