Join Coinbase as a Forward Deployed Engineer Intern to build AI-powered HR applications and improve employee experience.
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Last verified on the company career page 6 hours ago
Skills & Technologies
What you'll build
- Own a project end-to-end
- Build custom applications
- Make technical decisions
- Partner directly with internal customers
- Measure results by defining success metrics
Must have
- Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field
- Demonstrated ability to build, test, debug, and ship software
- Hands-on experience building AI-powered prototypes or workflows
- Proven ability to take a scoped project through delivery
- Utilizes generative AI responsibly
AI in the day-to-day
Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs.
Requirements
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
Not disclosed in this posting: years of experience, visa sponsorship.
Joblaze summary
The Forward Deployed Engineer Intern at Coinbase will manage a project from inception to deployment, focusing on creating software that automates HR processes and enhances employee experiences. Key skills include software development, API integration, and experience with AI tools, particularly in building prototypes. This role is ideal for students or early-career professionals with a background in computer science or software engineering who can navigate both technical and non-technical discussions. Coinbase emphasizes a collaborative environment, with opportunities for in-person teamwork during quarterly sessions.
Joblaze insights
- Listed today — first seen on Joblaze October 11, 2026. Last confirmed on Coinbase's careers page October 11, 2026.
- AI/ML appears in 39% of 100 comparable intern ai/ml roles in United States; Software Engineering appears in 2% of 100 comparable intern ai/ml roles in United States.
Quick facts
- Is the Forward Deployed Engineer Intern (HR Technology) role remote?
- It's hybrid — Coinbase expects some on-site time in New York, NY, United States.
- What's the salary range?
- Coinbase lists $50–$50 for this role.
- Where is the role based?
- Coinbase is hiring for this position in New York, NY, United States.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AI/ML, API, Software Engineering.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Coinbase targets intern candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Internship for this Forward Deployed Engineer Intern (HR Technology) role at Coinbase.
From the original posting
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.
We're hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer Intern to join the HR Technology team within People Success for a 12-week summer 2027 internship. This team builds the internal applications, integrations, and AI-powered workflows that help Coinbase employees move faster. You'll own a scoped project from discovery through production, making technical decisions across the stack and shipping working software that automates manual HR processes and measurably improves the employee experience.
What you'll do:
- Own a project end-to-end, from defining the problem and scope with HR stakeholders through designing, building, testing, and delivering production-ready software within the internship.
- Build custom applications, integrations, and AI-powered workflows that automate manual HR processes and improve the employee experience, taking solutions from prototype to production with appropriate quality checks and human oversight.
- Make technical decisions across data modeling, API integrations, application logic, and user interfaces, balancing speed, maintainability, and security.
- Partner directly with internal customers to understand their needs, map user journeys, and prioritize your roadmap based on expected impact.
- Measure results by defining success metrics, gathering user feedback, and using evidence like time saved, error reduction, and adoption rates to guide iterations and communicate outcomes.
Required Skills and Experience:
- Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent hands-on engineering experience.
- Demonstrated ability to build, test, debug, and ship software (applications, API integrations, or automation tools) through academic projects, hackathons, or prior internships, with the ability to explain the technical choices behind your work.
- Hands-on experience building AI-powered prototypes or workflows using tools such as large language models, including validating generated outputs, protecting sensitive information, and recognizing when human review is needed.
- Proven ability to take a scoped project through delivery by breaking ambiguous needs into achievable milestones, communicating trade-offs to technical and nontechnical partners, and delivering against a deadline.
- Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.
Position ID: P78051
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