Machine Learning Engineer Intern

San FranciscoHybrid$60–$60/hr

AI Summary

A 12-week summer internship on Coinbase's Machine Learning team where the intern develops, deploys, and operates ML models and pipelines at production scale, drives an end-to-end research project, and partners with senior engineers on blockchain and crypto use cases.

About this role

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.

You'll join Coinbase's Machine Learning team and work alongside senior engineers building ML models and pipelines that make our platform more secure, personalize user experiences, and unlock new use cases for crypto. As an MLE intern, you'll take ownership of a research-to-production project, applying cutting-edge ML techniques to real-world problems at blockchain scale.

What you'll do:

Develop, deploy, and operate machine learning models and pipelines at production scale
Drive an end-to-end research project applying modern ML techniques to solve a defined business problem
Partner with senior engineers and product teams to identify new ML applications for blockchain and crypto use cases
Present findings and recommendations to cross-functional stakeholders at the conclusion of your internship

Required Skills and Experience:

Currently pursuing a Ph.D. with published or in-progress research in machine learning, deep learning, or a closely related field
Demonstrated proficiency building and training models using ML frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow
Experience applying ML techniques including supervised learning, unsupervised learning, or reinforcement learning to structured or unstructured datasets
Familiarity with software engineering fundamentals including version control, testing, and writing production-quality Python code
Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

Req ID: P78143

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Pay Transparency Notice: Depending on your work location, the target hourly rate for this position can range as detailed below.

Hourly Rate:

$60—$60 USD

Application Limit: Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period.
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