Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Platform - Identity

Coinbase

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Remote
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$218,025–$256,500 / yr
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25 days ago
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Coinbase Global is a publicly traded cryptocurrency exchange platform where consumers can buy, sell, and store digital currencies including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and hundreds of other cryptocurrencies. Industry: Cryptocurrency Exchange & Financial Technology

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TL;DR · Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Platform - Identity

As a Staff Machine Learning Engineer on the Identity Verification team within the Platform group, you will own the machine learning systems that determine the legitimacy of persons, documents, and capture sessions. You will lead the technical strategy for identity verification end-to-end, building document authenticity models, face-match, liveness detection, and deepfake detection. Your daily work involves developing identity-graph systems using GNNs to detect synthetic-identity rings, creating behavioral and device-intelligence models for real-time risk scoring, and managing vendor ML strategies. You will utilize Python, TensorFlow, and PyTorch to solve complex problems in computer vision, biometrics, sequence models, and NLP/LLMs. This role focuses on protecting account integrity by translating KYC/AML requirements into ML roadmaps to detect coordinated fraud during onboarding and high-risk actions.

What does a Machine Learning Engineer earn in Remote?

Median $246638 from 41 postings across 11 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Own the full IDV ML stack including document authenticity, face-match, liveness detection, and deepfake detection.
  • Build identity-graph systems using GNNs to detect synthetic-identity rings and coordinated fraud.
  • Develop behavioral and device-intelligence models for real-time anomaly detection and bot-vs-human classification.
  • Drive vendor ML strategy by benchmarking external models and designing dynamic routing logic across geographies.
  • Build an in-house evaluation layer to catch model regressions before they reach users.
  • Lead and mentor senior and mid-level engineers while aligning cross-company ML system designs.
  • Translate KYC/AML requirements and fraud trends into technical ML roadmaps for stakeholders.

What we're looking for

  • 8+ years of experience deploying production ML systems at scale with technical leadership owning cross-team ML architecture.
  • Domain experience in identity verification, biometrics, or account integrity.
  • Deep applied ML experience in at least two of: computer vision/biometrics, GNNs, sequence models, or NLP/LLMs.
  • Expert-level Python with production experience in TensorFlow or PyTorch for model training, evaluation, and serving infrastructure.
  • Track record of translating KYC/AML requirements and fraud trends into ML roadmaps.
  • Ability to communicate technical trade-offs to Product, Compliance, Risk, and Security stakeholders.
  • Experience utilizing generative AI responsibly to deliver business-ready outputs and improve workflow efficiency.

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