The opportunity
Ready to do the most impactful work of your career? At Coinbase , we are uncompromising on our mission to increase economic freedom.
What you'll do
Own complex onchain investigations into threat actor infrastructure, scam: networks, exploits, and related abuse targeting Coinbase and Base
Drive clustering and attribution of illicit actors using blockchain: analytics, OSINT, and internal data, then operationalize results into Vertex Synapse and downstream controls
Build OSINT and onchain analysis pipelines, queries, and dashboards that: automate detections and scale investigative capacity across the team
Lead post-incident reviews and root cause analyses to identify gaps and: recommend enhancements to controls, detection, and overall security posture
Partner with product, engineering, and risk teams to embed threat and abuse: mitigation strategies into the product development lifecycle from ideation to launch
Lead new investigative techniques, teach them across Security, and brief: executives with clear risk, impact, and recommended actions
What they're looking for
- + years of investigations including 3+ years investigating onchain illicit: activity, cryptocurrency abuse, or blockchain intelligence, with a track record of independently leading investigations from collection through stakeholder action
- Deep knowledge of blockchain ecosystems and protocols, including tracing: across chains, bridges, mixers, and laundering patterns
- Proficient with Python or Go and SQL for data analysis, scripting, or tooling: development in support of intelligence workflows and automation
- Track record of creating investigation methods, dashboards, or pipelines that other investigators adopt
