Senior Applied Scientist (Pricing)

Details

At Coinbase, our mission is to increase economic freedom in the world. We are building an onchain platform and the future global financial system. This role is on the Retail Trading Team and focuses on pricing experimentation and pricing strategy: designing and analyzing experiments, developing pricing and causal models, building data pipelines and models, and communicating findings to executives and cross-functional stakeholders. The team partners closely with Product, Engineering and Design and expects strong craftsmanship, rigorous analytics, and clear communication. The role is remote-first with in-person participation required throughout the year (team and company offsites are held multiple times annually). ID: G2462. #LI-Remote

Responsibilities

• Act as a strategic partner and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to develop pricing vision, roadmap and priorities.
• Design and develop pricing models and evaluation frameworks to determine optimal pricing strategy.
• Develop causal models to isolate the impact of fee changes using experiments and observational data.
• Initiate, develop, and maintain data pipelines and data models with outstanding craftsmanship.
• Design, run, and analyze pricing experiments; synthesize findings and recommendations and communicate them to senior leadership and non-technical stakeholders.

Requirements

• Demonstrated core cultural values: clear communication, positive energy, continuous learning, and efficient execution.
• PhD preferred, or a Master’s degree in a field such as Economics or Statistics with 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in pricing experimentation, data analysis and statistical modeling.
• Strong proficiency in SQL, Python, R, or other programming languages used for data analysis and statistical modeling.
• Ability to independently create plans for analytics projects and a track record of overseeing large / complex analytical projects spanning multiple teams.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to explain complex data and analysis to non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work under tight deadlines.

Nice to haves

• Experience applying causal inference techniques outside of controlled experiments.
• Experience working at or on a Crypto-focused company or at a crypto exchange.

Benefits

• Target annual salary (varies by location) plus target bonus, target equity, and benefits (medical, dental, vision and 401(k)).
• Medical, dental and vision plans with generous employee contributions.
• Health Savings Account with company contributions each pay period.
• Disability and life insurance; 401(k) with company match.
• Wellness stipend, mobile/internet reimbursement, connections stipend.
• Volunteer time off, fertility counseling and benefits, generous time off/leave policy.
• Option of getting paid in digital currency.

Additional notes

• Pay Range (example): $180,370 — $212,200 USD (varies by location). Full time offers also include target bonus + target equity + benefits.
• Coinbase is remote-first but not remote-only; in-person participation and offsite attendance are expected and supported.
• Applying for a specific role does not guarantee consideration for that exact position; leveling and team matching are assessed throughout the interview process.