User Research Intern

As a User Research Intern at Coinbase, you'll join the User Research team to help researchers, designers, and product managers understand user needs across products like Coinbase Cloud and developer tools. Over 12 weeks during summer 2027, you'll tackle complex product problems, craft research reports that drive design and product decisions, and build foundational skills in UX research at scale.

What you'll do

• Own one or more research projects alongside researchers, designers, and product managers to investigate a product problem or area
• Plan and execute research to solve complex, ambiguous product questions using appropriate methodologies
• Deliver research reports that clearly communicate findings and provide actionable design and product recommendations
• Partner with cross-functional teammates to translate user insights into thoughtful product experiences that help people engage with the crypto economy

What you bring

• Active pursuit of a career in user research through a degree in a research-related field, or equivalent experience
• Working knowledge of general research principles such as experimental design, bias, and confounds, plus UX research principles like usability testing and design thinking
• Demonstrated ability to communicate research findings clearly, supported by a final report from a past research project (school, bootcamp, or extracurricular) that you upload with your application
• Basic knowledge of cryptocurrency and Coinbase's role in the crypto economy, with interest in learning more
• Ability to utilise 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
• 12-week summer internship in 2027
• Hybrid work with quarterly in-person "surges" for intense working sessions

About Coinbase

Coinbase is a remote-first company on a mission to increase economic freedom. The company builds products like Coinbase Cloud and developer tools to help people engage with the crypto economy.