Machine Learning Engineer Intern

Join Coinbase's Machine Learning team as a 12-week summer 2027 intern. You'll work alongside senior engineers building ML models and pipelines that make the platform more secure, personalize user experiences, and unlock new use cases for crypto. As an ML engineer intern, you'll take ownership of a research-to-production project, applying cutting-edge ML techniques to real-world problems at blockchain scale.

What you'll do

• Develop, deploy, and operate machine learning models and pipelines at production scale
• Drive an end-to-end research project applying modern ML techniques to solve a defined business problem
• Partner with senior engineers and product teams to identify new ML applications for blockchain and crypto use cases
• Present findings and recommendations to cross-functional stakeholders at the conclusion of your internship

What you bring

• Currently pursuing a Ph.D. with published or in-progress research in machine learning, deep learning, or a closely related field
• Demonstrated proficiency building and training models using ML frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow
• Experience applying ML techniques including supervised learning, unsupervised learning, or reinforcement learning to structured or unstructured datasets
• Familiarity with software engineering fundamentals including version control, testing, and writing production-quality Python code
• Ability to use generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality

What we offer

• Hourly rate of $60 USD
• Hybrid work with quarterly in-person working sessions called surges

About Coinbase

Coinbase is building the infrastructure of the crypto economy. The company operates a remote-first workplace with quarterly in-person collaboration sessions.