Coinbase
Senior Onchain Investigator
$180K–$212K
Remote - USA +1 · Remote · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 16, 2026
- Location
- Remote - USA
US - Remote Zone 1 (Job Requisitions Only) - Experience
- 5+ years of investigations, including 3+ years investigating onchain illicit activity, cryptocurrency abuse, or blockchain intelligence.
About the job
Leads end-to-end onchain investigations into threat actors and abuse, turning blockchain and OSINT findings into detections, controls, and security decisions.
What you'll do
- Investigate threat actor infrastructure, scam networks, exploits, and abuse targeting Coinbase and Base; cluster and attribute illicit actors.
- Build investigative pipelines, queries, and dashboards, and operationalize findings into Vertex Synapse and downstream controls.
- Lead incident reviews and investigative-method development; brief executives and partner with product, engineering, and risk teams on mitigation.
What they ask for
- Deep knowledge of blockchain ecosystems and protocols, including cross-chain tracing, bridges, mixers, and laundering patterns.
- Proficiency with Python or Go and SQL for analysis, scripting, or tooling.
- Experience creating investigation methods, dashboards, or pipelines adopted by other investigators.
- Ability to conduct OSINT research and communicate actionable findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders, including executives.
Pay
$180,370 — $212,200 USD annual base salary
Tools
Python, Go, SQL, Vertex Synapse
AI focus
Use generative AI responsibly with human oversight to improve workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.
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