Onchain Data Analyst & Researcher

Overview

Ready to be pushed beyond what you think you’re capable of? Coinbase’s mission is to increase economic freedom in the world. We’re building the emerging onchain platform and the future global financial system. We seek someone passionate about crypto and blockchain, eager to leave their mark, and driven to solve the company’s hardest problems with high-caliber colleagues and a feedback-driven mindset.

Our work culture is intense and not for everyone. If you want to build the future alongside others who excel in their disciplines and expect the same from you, there’s no better place to be. In-person participation is required throughout the year, with team and company-wide offsites held multiple times annually to foster collaboration, connection, and alignment.

Coinbase’s Unit 0x is a specialized on-chain investigations team at the forefront of securing the crypto ecosystem. We identify, analyze, and mitigate critical on-chain threats—including exploits and illicit activity—using advanced blockchain analytics and investigative techniques. Our mission-driven team protects Coinbase and the broader web3 community from emerging risks.

As an Onchain Data Analyst & Researcher, you’ll lead challenging investigations into illicit activity, proactively research threat actors, and develop scalable methods to detect suspicious patterns. You’ll play a key role in high-risk incidents, special projects, and the continuous improvement of our investigative processes. Success requires curiosity, strong blockchain data analysis skills, and a passion for uncovering and neutralizing threats. If you thrive on solving complex problems with data and want to help shape a secure future for blockchain adoption, we want you on our team.

Onchain is the new online. Join us in building a secure future for the next billion users.

• Conduct in-depth investigations and research into illicit activity, scams, onchain exploits, and vulnerabilities using blockchain analytics and clustering techniques to surface suspicious trends and patterns.
• Analyze and document exploit methodologies, attack vectors, abuse patterns, and incident impacts, providing actionable intelligence to strengthen Coinbase’s security posture.
• Develop and automate scalable methods for detecting and understanding emerging threats, including building dashboards, writing queries, and supporting incident response with clear, quantitative reporting.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to educate and advise on evolving exploit tactics, risk landscapes, potential mitigations and investigative best practices.
• Monitor and research threat actors, their environments, and emerging blockchain trends to stay ahead of illicit activity and technological developments.
• Respond to urgent, sensitive cases with discretion and professionalism, and support team members as needed.
• Handle highly sensitive cases with respective urgency and discretion.
• Other duties and responsibilities as required or assigned.

• A well-organized self-starter who can continuously learn and work autonomously.
• Ability to handle highly sensitive information.
• Excellent writing, analytical and communication skills.
• Deep knowledge of blockchain ecosystems.
• Investigative mindset.
• Strong SQL skills, particularly around on-chain analysis, with working knowledge of abuse vectors.
• Knowledge to leverage AI to 10x output.

• Previous experience in corporate OSINT analysis.
• Experience with Dune Analytics, Flipside, and/or Chainbase.

Position : P70663

LI-Remote

Pay Transparency Notice:
Depending on your work location, the target annual salary for this position can range as detailed below. Full-time offers include target bonus, target equity, and benefits (including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k)).

Pay Range: $144,500—$170,000 USD

Please be advised that each candidate may submit a maximum of four applications within any 30-day period. We encourage you to evaluate how your skills and interests align with Coinbase roles before applying.

Coinbase is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All…