Software Engineer Intern

Ready to do the most impactful work of your career? At Coinbase, we are uncompromising on our mission to increase economic freedom. The bar is high, the environment is intense, and we like it that way. This isn't a place for complacency, it’s a place to be pushed past your perceived limits. If you're ready to build the future of finance alongside people who refuse to settle for "good enough," you belong here. Coinbase is a remote-first, but not remote-only company. Expect to get together quarterly for intense in-person working sessions called “surges.” learn more about working at Coinbase. This is a 12-week internship during summer 2027. You'll join Coinbase as a software engineer intern and help build the next generation of crypto-forward products and features. You'll solve large-scale, complex technical problems at the intersection of web-scale applications and blockchain technology, shipping real code that impacts millions of users. During the application process, you'll select your preferred team from the groups below. Your application will be primarily considered for your selected team in the specified location. Following the hybrid internship, any full-time return opportunity would be remote-first. Write high-quality, well-tested code that ships to production and directly impacts Coinbase customers. Collaborate with engineers, designers, and product managers to turn technical and product vision into delivered features. Participate in code reviews, providing and receiving feedback that raises the quality bar for your team. Own a defined project end-to-end, from scoping through implementation and launch, within your 12-week internship. Learn and apply crypto and blockchain domain concepts to real engineering problems in a production environment.

Requirements

• Demonstrates the ability to responsibly use generative AI tools and copilots (e.g., LibreChat, Gemini, Glean) in daily workflows, continuously learn as tools evolve, and apply human‑in‑the‑loop practices to deliver business‑ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in efficiency, cost, and quality.
• Programming experience in any language (academic, personal projects, or professional).
• Demonstrated ability to break down ambiguous problems into concrete implementation steps.
• Familiarity with at least one of: web development, mobile development, backend systems, or infrastructure.
• Utilize generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

Apply on Coinbase's site