Senior Threat Intelligence Engineer
At its midpoint, $196k/yr, this role pays more than the $193k/yr midpoint for Threat Intelligence & Security Research openings today (usual band $150k–$278k/yr).
The full 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
#LI-Remote
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.
- US Applicants: View Employee Rights , Know Your Rights , and E-Verify Notice of Participation.
- Accommodations: If you are an individual with a disability who needs a reasonable accommodation, email us your request and contact info at accommodations[at]coinbase.com. Need screen reading technology? Click here to download a free compatible screen reader and view the tutorial .
- Data Privacy & Arbitration: By submitting your application, you agree to our Candidate Privacy Notice . US applicants: By submitting your application, you agree to Arbitration of Disputes .
Where you can work
This role is 100% remote, for applicants located in United States.
Text as Coinbase published it; last compared with the original on 11 Nov 2026.
The application
Your details, CV and LinkedIn, then 11 questions.
- 1.Do you have 5+ years experience tracking, clustering, and attributing multiple threat actor groups and their associated infrastructure and TTPs?Short answer
- 2.Have you independently led threat actor investigations end-to-end, where your output was used by a SOC/CSIRT or equivalent team (detections, blocks, or incident response actions) - not just contributed under someone else’s lead?Short answer
- 3.Which of the following best describes how you use AI tools today?Pick one
- 4.Are you at least 18 years of age?Yes or no
- 5.Have you previously been employed by Coinbase in any capacity?Yes or no
- 6.I understand that Coinbase may use AI tools to assist in the application and interview process.Pick one: Yes
- 7.Are you legally authorized to work in the country where this position is located?Yes or no
- 8.Will you require sponsorship for employment visa status now or in the future?Yes or no
- 9.Are you a current government official or were you a government official in the last five years (e.g., employee of a government agency or a government owned/controlled company, holder of public office or a civil service position)?Pick one: No, I am not a current or former Government Official · Yes, I am a current Government Official · Yes, I am a former Government Official
- 10.Are you a close relative of a government official (i.e., child/step-child, spouse/partner, parent/guardian, aunt/uncle, first cousin, in-law)?Yes or no
- 11.To your knowledge, do you or a close relative currently hold a role, have a significant financial interest in, or maintain a close personal relationship with a senior leader at a company connected to Coinbase that could create an actual orYes or no
Taken from Coinbase's application form as it stood on 11 Nov 2026.
The employer: Coinbase
Runs a major US crypto exchange and the Base network; its security staff build security platforms, track threats and test AI systems offensively.
Pay and benefits: Remote-first salaried roles with stock in an S&P 500 company.
Want companies to ask for you?
Security teams sometimes ask us directly for someone with a given specialty, clearance or certification. Join the candidate pool once and we put you forward when a brief matches, and only after you say yes. No cost to you.
Hear first when Coinbase posts a security role
We read Coinbase's careers system around the clock and send its new security roles in a weekly email, along with comparable openings at other employers. Free; leave whenever you like.