Software Engineer Intern

at Coinbase
📍 New York City, United States
📍 San Francisco, United States
USD 100 per year
INTERN
✅ Hybrid

SCRAPED

Used Tools & Technologies

Not specified

Required Skills & Competences ?

Security @ 3 Docker @ 3 Ruby @ 3 Machine Learning @ 3 Leadership @ 3 AWS @ 3 JavaScript @ 3 Mathematics @ 3 MongoDB @ 3 React @ 3 API @ 3 Web3 @ 3 Ethereum @ 3

Details

At Coinbase, our mission is to increase economic freedom in the world. It’s a massive, ambitious opportunity that demands the best of us, every day, as we build the emerging onchain platform — and with it, the future global financial system.

While many roles at Coinbase are remote-first, we are not remote-only. In-person participation is required throughout the year. Team and company-wide offsites are held multiple times annually to foster collaboration, connection, and alignment. Attendance is expected and fully supported.

This is a 12-week internship during summer 2026. You will join Coinbase as a Software Engineer Intern to build out the next generation of crypto-forward products and features. You will solve unique, large scale, highly complex technical problems, bridging the constraints posed by web-scale applications and blockchain technology. You will help build the next generation of systems to make cryptocurrency accessible to everyone across the globe, operating real-time applications with high frequency, low latency updates, and managing secure, dockerized infrastructure running in the cloud.

Job #: GETR00SN26

Team & Locations

You will have the opportunity to specify your top team choice within the Product Group org (internship location = San Francisco) or the Core Business org (internship location = New York City):

Product Group Teams (internship location = San Francisco):

  • Base — Coinbase’s Ethereum Layer 2 network, built on the open-source OP Stack in collaboration with Optimism.
  • Consumer — Coinbase retail app, self-custody wallet, dApps, staking, advanced trade.
  • Developer — Wallet-as-a-Service (WaaS) and Coinbase Cloud (Web3 APIs, services, infrastructure).
  • Institutional — platforms for custody, staking, Onchain gateways, web/mobile/browser extension work.
  • Platform — foundational systems (Identity, FinHub, Payments) that leverage machine learning for automation and decision-making.

Core Business Teams (internship location = New York City):

  • Security — Security Platform Engineering building Workforce IAM Platform and security-focused platforms.
  • Enterprise Applications and Architecture (EAA) — internal platforms to enhance user and employee experiences (support tools, HR tools, automation).

Responsibilities

  • Write high-quality, well-tested code to meet customer needs.
  • Work on projects with engineers, designers, product managers, and senior leadership to turn product and technical vision into a tangible roadmap.
  • Build and operate real-time, low-latency applications and secure, dockerized infrastructure in the cloud.

Requirements

  • Programming experience (class, personal projects, or job experience). Most Coinbase systems are written in Golang, JavaScript, and Ruby, though experience with any language is not a strict requirement.
  • Enjoy thinking about user interactions and building experiences users love.
  • Self-motivated and committed to personal growth.
  • Positive approach to problem solving and feedback.

Nice to haves:

  • Currently pursuing a degree or certificate in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, or a related discipline.
  • Experience with Golang, MongoDB, AWS, Docker, Postgres, Ruby, and Rails.
  • Experience developing React Native mobile apps.
  • Interest in blockchain, Ethereum Layer 2 (OP Stack), Web3 APIs, Wallet-as-a-Service, and crypto technologies.

Compensation & Logistics

  • This is a 12-week summer 2026 internship.
  • Pay Range (target annual salary depending on work location): $60—$60 USD.
  • Full-time offers include bonus eligibility and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)) where applicable.
  • Each candidate may submit a maximum of four applications within any 30-day period.

Additional Information

  • Commitment to Equal Opportunity and reasonable accommodations for disabilities (accommodations[at]coinbase.com).
  • Global Data Privacy Notice for job candidates and applicants applies.
  • AI Disclosure: Coinbase is piloting AI tools for initial screening interviews and interview intelligence platforms; humans will review interview responses and Coinbase will not use AI to make decisions impacting employment.

What Success Looks Like

  • Deliver well-tested, maintainable code that integrates with large-scale systems.
  • Collaborate effectively across product, design, and engineering to ship impactful features.
  • Demonstrate technical growth, ownership, and alignment with Coinbase’s mission to expand economic freedom via crypto.