Join Coinbase as a Senior Threat Intelligence Engineer to protect digital assets using AI and deep technical expertise.
Posted by employer 14 hours ago
First seen on Joblaze 13 hours ago
Last verified on the company career page 13 hours ago
What you'll build
- Automate tracking and analysis of cyber threats
- Report and present intelligence analysis to stakeholders
- Model and curate threat landscape within Threat Intelligence Platform
- Investigate and deliver on intelligence requests
- Serve as subject matter expert on cyber threats
Must have
- 5+ years in operational threat intelligence
- Proficient in at least one programming language
- Proven ability to translate complex technical threat analysis
- Track record of independently identifying high-priority threats
- Skilled in conducting open-source intelligence research
AI in the day-to-day
Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs.
Requirements
- Experience
- 5+ years
Not disclosed in this posting: visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In the role of Senior Threat Intelligence Engineer at Coinbase, the individual will focus on automating the analysis and tracking of cyber threats that could impact the company's digital assets and stakeholders. Key skills include proficiency in programming languages like Python or Go, as well as SQL for data analysis, alongside a strong background in operational threat intelligence. This position is suited for experienced professionals with a proven ability to deliver actionable intelligence and manage high-priority investigations independently. The role emphasizes collaboration across the organization and engagement with the broader threat intelligence community.
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Quick facts
- Is the Senior Threat Intelligence Engineer role remote?
- Yes — Coinbase lists this as a fully remote position.
- What's the salary range?
- Coinbase lists $180,370–$212,200 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 5 years of relevant experience for this Senior Threat Intelligence Engineer role.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Go, Python, SQL.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Coinbase targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Senior Threat Intelligence Engineer 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.
Security is a primary competency at Coinbase, and the Threat Intelligence team within Security Operations keeps a watchful eye over every aspect of it. As a Senior Threat Intelligence Engineer, you'll combine deep technical expertise in tracking sophisticated adversaries with innovative AI engineering to protect billions of dollars in digital assets. You'll turn internal and external signals into durable detections and actionable intelligence, partnering across the entire organization to bring insights directly to the stakeholders who make risk-based decisions.
What you'll do:
- Automate the tracking and analysis of sophisticated cyber threats targeting Coinbase's customers, employees, products, and infrastructure
- Influence decisions across the organization by reporting and presenting intelligence analysis to stakeholders, partners, and executives
- Model and curate our shared view of the threat landscape within Vertex Synapse, our Threat Intelligence Platform, while elevating analytic quality through critical peer review and strategic feedback
- Cultivate strategic relationships within Threat Intelligence communities to expand access to information and strengthen our trust network
- Investigate and deliver on a high volume of intelligence requests by prioritizing, documenting, and reporting timely and accurate information
- Serve as subject matter expert on the latest cyber threats and risks facing Coinbase, crypto, and the broader financial industry
Required Skills and Experience:
- 5+ years in operational threat intelligence, incident response, security research, or cyber investigations
- Proficient in at least one programming language (e.g., Python or Go) and SQL for data analysis, scripting, or tooling development
- Proven ability to translate complex technical threat analysis into clear, actionable intelligence briefs for both technical and executive audiences
- Track record of independently identifying high-priority threats, self-directing investigations, and building solutions with minimal oversight
- Skilled in conducting open-source intelligence (OSINT) research across a wide range of topics
- Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.
Position ID: P78320
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