How to Get a Job at Coinbase and Learn About Cryptocurrencies

Coinbase is a global digital asset exchange company (GDAX) that provides a platform for buying and selling digital currencies and sending information on those transactions to the blockchain network for verification. It also serves as a wallet for stocking digital currencies.

It serves over 30 million accounts in more than 100 countries. It has played a significant part in mainstream awareness and the adoption of cryptocurrency with multiple successful products and its vocal advocacy for blockchain technology.

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They want educated, creative, and passionate individuals who want and can grow and share expertise in the frontier technologies of crypto and blockchain. If you want to take on that huge challenge, you may get a job at Coinbase. Here’s how.

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Search Coinbase Job Openings

You can go to Coinbase Careers to look for a career opportunity. You will find a ‘view all positions’ link, which will direct you to all of their open job vacancies. The jobs are organized by business area or team, therefore you must first select the area in which you wish to apply.

They have openings in the following areas: Business Development and Sales, Business Operations and Strategy, Corporate Development, Customer Experience, Data, and Design. Some vacancies are also under Backend Engineering, Frontend Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, Leadership Engineering, Mobile Engineering, and Security Engineering

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Moreover, there are also available positions in Finance and Accounting, Human Resources and Recruitment, Global Expansion, IT, Legal and Compliance, Marketing and Communications, Product, and Security and Privacy.

You can also narrow down your job search by location. Coinbase offers nine locations as well as a remote setup to choose from. It has offices in San Francisco, Redwood City, New York, Portland, Oregon, London, UK, Tokyo, Japan, Dublin, Ireland, Manila, Philippines, and Singapore.

Submit Your Application Online

Before applying, ensure you live by the core values of the company – clear communication, positive energy, efficient execution, and continuous learning – aside from having the necessary skills for the job. You must also be willing to embrace their culture of trusting others, welcoming feedback, disrupting oneself, and maintaining high performance.

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When you’re prepared to apply for a position at Coinbase, you can submit your application online. After searching for available positions, you can now click on a job you’re interested in or passionate about. After that, it will lead you to the page where the location, responsibilities, duties, and specifications of the position are displayed.

Then, you’ll have to fill out an information form that asks about your complete name and contact details. Then, attach a cover letter and your resume/CV. You can also include links to your website and LinkedIn page.  You also need to answer some yes or no questions before submitting your application.

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Conclusion

Aside from the amazing benefits, including wellness and health, parental leave, and disability and life insurance, obtaining a job at Coinbase will also teach you about cryptocurrencies. Along with learning, you can also earn cryptocurrency through Coinbase Earn.

Coinbase Earn has educational videos that teach about different cryptocurrencies that you need to watch. After each video, you’ll receive a simple quiz testing what you’ve learned. Finally, you’ll receive crypto in your Coinbase wallet for every quiz you complete.

The company believes that cryptocurrency is the future of money. If you are interested in helping them build a robust, trusted, and accessible crypto economy that will create a more equitable and open financial system around the globe, a Coinbase job is suited for you.

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