Joblaze summary

In the role of Staff Analytics Engineer at Coinbase, the individual will lead the technical development of the financial data layer, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting through collaboration with Accounting and FP&A teams. Key skills include expertise in SQL and Python, along with experience in building production ETL pipelines and data modeling within modern data warehouses like Snowflake or Databricks. This position is suited for someone with a strong background in finance or accounting, capable of managing complex, cross-team initiatives. The role emphasizes a rigorous approach to data integrity and compliance, reflecting Coinbase's commitment to operational excellence.

Joblaze insights

Listed 3 days ago — first seen on Joblaze November 1, 2026. Last confirmed on Coinbase's careers page November 4, 2026.
Salary band is above the typical range for Data Engineering roles (median ~$180,000).
Starts above 43% of 21 comparable staff data engineering roles in United States that list Python we track (median $212,000 across 12 companies). See Python salary trends
Python appears in 58% of 50 comparable staff data engineering roles in United States; Databricks appears in 6% of 50 comparable staff data engineering roles in United States.

Quick facts

Is the Staff Analytics Engineer role remote?: Yes — Coinbase lists this as a fully remote position.
What's the salary range?: Coinbase lists $207,485–$244,100 for this role.
What's the tech stack?: Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Airflow, Databricks, Python, SQL, Snowflake, dbt.
What seniority level is this role?: Coinbase targets staff-level candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?: Full-time for this Staff Analytics 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.

Finance Analytics builds Coinbase's financial data and reporting foundations so Finance, Accounting/Controllership, Treasury and FP&A can run accurate, timely and auditable operations. We sit at the intersection of data engineering, data science and business analytics: we own the source-of-truth financial datasets in Snowflake/Databricks, the pipelines that produce them, and the reconciliation, month-end close, safeguarding and reporting workflows built on top. We partner closely with Product Engineering to make sure upstream financial data is complete, reconciled and traceable.

What you'll be doing:

As the Staff Analytics Engineer on Finance Analytics, this person sets the technical direction for Coinbase's financial data layer and works side by side with Accounting, Controllership and FP&A. They need to understand how the books are closed, audited and controlled, not just how the data moves:

Partner with Accounting and FP&A to support month-end and quarter-end close, building the datasets, reconciliations and reporting that let us close the books accurately and on time.
Make financial data and pipelines audit-ready: SOX-compliant controls, lineage, change management and evidence for internal and external auditors.
Design and own the architecture of curated, well-documented source-of-truth financial datasets in Snowflake/Databricks that are correct, consistent and tie out to the general ledger.
Build and own scalable batch (and where needed, near-real-time) pipelines orchestrated with Airflow/dbt, including dependency management, backfills and runbooks.
Define reusable data quality and reconciliation frameworks (tests, monitoring, alerting, SLAs) and agree with Accounting on what "done" means for financial correctness.
Drive data contracts with upstream engineering teams, mentor Analytics Engineers, and build abstractions (Python packages, UDFs, LLM-assisted tools) that make finance data users more efficient.

What we look for in you:

Accounting exposure, either formal (accounting/finance degree or coursework, CPA/CMA) or hands-on work with Accounting/FP&A teams, such as supporting month-end close, reconciliations or financial reporting.
Expert SQL (window functions, complex aggregations, optimization) and strong Python (OOP, reusable frameworks). No production ETL or SQL experience = reject.
Deep data modeling: designed modular, reusable source-of-truth models (star/snowflake schemas, SCDs) used by many teams.
Built and owned production ETL/ELT pipelines with dbt, Airflow or similar, including testing, monitoring and SLAs.
Modern data warehouse/lakehouse experience (Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, Redshift). Snowflake is not required; no comparable warehouse experience = reject.
Staff-level scope: led multi-quarter, cross-team technical initiatives, set architecture/direction, mentored engineers.

Pay Transparency Notice: Base salary varies by location (see range below). Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)).

$207,485—$244,100 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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Staff Analytics Engineer

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