Senior Threat Intelligence Engineer
Coinbase is hiring a Senior Threat Intelligence Engineer for a remote role open to applicants in United States. It pays $180k-$212k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Coinbase.
Level's read on this job
- On Level's scale, this cybersecurity role is Works on AI ●●●○: the daily work is on AI products, without building the model.
- Pay on this posting starts 13% higher than the typical cybersecurity posting on Level.
- This is listed as a remote role.
- The posting mentions Python, Go and SQL among its tools and skills.
- Coinbase has 226 other open roles on Level.
AI in this role
Combine cyber threat intelligence with AI engineering to build detections and protect digital assets.
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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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)).
Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus):$180,370—$212,200 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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How we rate this
Senior Threat Intelligence Engineer at Coinbase rates 65 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Works on AI (AI Level 3 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Works on AI. The daily work is on AI products, without building the model.
- ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
- ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
- ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
- ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39
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