How to get employed at Coinbase

By Grant D’Arcy, VP of Talent and Learning

There’s little doubt Coinbase is among the most fun locations to work proper now.

Crypto is at a defining second — public adoption is at an all-time excessive and rising, and the explosion of Web3 functions is uncovering new prospects day-after-day. As the primary publicly-traded crypto firm and the world’s most trusted trade platform, Coinbase is on the epicenter of the business.

In simply the final 12 months at Coinbase, we’ve tripled our headcount, expanded into new markets, and introduced new crypto improvements to our clients — and we’re simply getting began. We not too long ago introduced our plans to proceed to scale globally whereas we add 2,000 technical roles, that are only a fraction of the 6,000 complete hires we intention to make throughout the enterprise this 12 months.

In addition to a once-in-a-career alternative in a rocketship firm, we provide competitive, transparent compensation; distinctive advantages like a number of company-wide recharge weeks; and a remote-first atmosphere the place >95% of our roles usually are not tied to any explicit workplace or location.

Interested in becoming a member of us as we work to extend financial freedom on the planet? Keep studying to be taught what to anticipate if you happen to apply for a job at Coinbase — together with suggestions from our recruiters on how you can enhance your possibilities of success.

Step 1: Submit an utility

We promote open roles on our Careers page, in addition to by way of LinkedIn. Our utility is fairly commonplace (identify, electronic mail, resume, LinkedIn profile, and many others.), however it additionally asks whether or not you’ve used any Coinbase merchandise with a purpose to give us a way of your expertise with crypto. Once submitted, your resume will likely be assessed for ability match with the position you utilized for, usually (although not all the time) inside 48 hours.

Step 2: Recruiter screening

So issues appear like a match on paper, what’s subsequent? The recruiter screening is a fast casual dialog, which goals to share data in each instructions. For us, it’s a chance to be taught extra about your abilities, experiences, timeline, what motivates you in your profession search, and to verify your alignment with our mission-focused strategy. Equally, it is a chance so that you can higher perceive the position and crew you’ve utilized for, in addition to ask us about something in your thoughts, like our mission, culture, or compensation and advantages.

At Coinbase, we strategy compensation just a little in another way, and we’re clear about it. Our commonplace compensation is extremely aggressive and we offer outsized rewards for high performers, so we eliminated negotiations on salary and equity. We intention to create a extra egalitarian strategy to pay by eradicating this conventional hiring apply, which disproportionately leaves girls and underrepresented minorities behind. Employees in the identical place, in the identical location, obtain the identical annual wage and fairness provide. No exceptions.

For a profitable candidate, the time from this preliminary name to supply can take as much as 6 weeks. This time-frame might fluctuate relying on the amount of functions and candidate availability however your recruiter will preserve you up to date all through the course of.

Our recruiters say: “Preparation for the recruiter screening can be fairly light compared to later-stage interviews, but it is beneficial to come into this call having done at least some research on our company and your potential role. This is a great time for you to ask questions about us; our culture, mission, strategy, etc. Don’t take it for granted.”

Step 3: Initial Skills Evaluation

Depending on what position you’re interviewing for, this step will fluctuate. For some roles, you’ll expertise a technical problem, and for others it may be a dialog or two along with your future supervisor or crew members focusing in your match for the position. This will likely be your first alternative to make a (digital) face-to-face impression with the crew.

In case you’re inquisitive about how a few of our interview processes diverge at this level, take a look at these posts from our Software Engineering and Product groups.

Our recruiters say: “Don’t use interview time to cover what is already apparent from your resume. At Coinbase, we favor clear communication, so be direct and succinct. You should be prepared to answer at least one question about why you’re interested in crypto and Coinbase.”

Step 4: The distant “onsite”

For any open position, we anticipate that solely a handful of candidates will make it to this last stage. It’s extra intensive, and it’s the place you’ve the best alternative to indicate us what you’ve obtained. It’s often made up of 4 to five quick interviews, typically ending with a piece trial offered to your panel of interviewers.

The 1:1 interviews will typically be scheduled as back-to-back calls with a brief break in between, replicating the expertise of an in-person interview day. You’ll be given the identify and title of every panelist forward of time, in addition to what they’ll be centered on throughout their time with you.

For some roles (and your recruiter will let you already know if yours is one), you’ll undergo a work trial based mostly on the true work required within the position. The work trial could possibly be a presentation or challenge that you just put together forward of time, or it could possibly be a stay collaboration or coding problem. This is a chance to ‘walk the walk’ and present us the talents and concepts you’d carry to the challenges we cope with day-after-day at Coinbase.

Our recruiters say: “Spend time preparing for this stage, and ask your recruiter lots of questions about how to best prepare. We want you to succeed! Look up each of your interviewers on LinkedIn and think of questions that might relate to their work and experience at Coinbase. Also, read the job description carefully and come to the interview with clear examples of how your past job experiences will make you successful in this specific role at Coinbase.”

Step 5: Making an provide

After all candidates have completed their onsites, the hiring panel will meet inside a couple of days to decide on the perfect candidate for the position.

If you get a suggestion, we need to just remember to have the chance to ask any excellent questions to assist guarantee Coinbase is the fitting place for you. You may have the chance to talk along with your future supervisor in addition to different crew members, in addition to thorough conversations along with your recruiter to stroll by way of our compensation, advantages and pay for efficiency philosophy in nice element.

We go to extraordinary lengths to get high expertise in each seat at Coinbase. So, for individuals who make it by way of our rigorous, however confirmed, interview course of, we’re feeling assured and excited to welcome you to the crew. The work has simply begun — come join us.

3 Myths about making use of at Coinbase

Myth #1: You have to be a crypto skilled to work at Coinbase

Not true. We search for people who find themselves motivated by our mission to extend financial freedom on the planet, inquisitive about crypto, and love constructing. At Coinbase, we provide the sources and alternative to be taught extra in regards to the house by way of our L&D stipend, inside crypto training and extra.

Myth #2: You have to know a present worker to get an interview.

Not true. We consider that nice folks know nice folks, so we encourage our staff to refer proficient folks of their community for open roles at Coinbase. However, extra Coinbase hires come from functions by way of coinbase.com/careers than from worker referrals (or another supply).

Myth #3: I didn’t get an interview or a suggestion, I have to not be a match for Coinbase

Definitely not true. We obtain a whole bunch of functions per open position and sadly we can’t rent, and even communicate with, everybody. If you didn’t obtain a name or provide for one position at Coinbase, preserve in search of and making use of to different roles that curiosity you and suit your background.

How to get hired at Coinbase was initially revealed in The Coinbase Blog on Medium, the place individuals are persevering with the dialog by highlighting and responding to this story.