Coinbase
User Research Intern
Hybrid - San Francisco, CA · Work style not stated
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- EmployerCoinbase
- LocationHybrid - San Francisco, CA
- Work styleWork style not stated
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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.
As a User Research Intern, you'll join our User Research team to help researchers, designers, and product managers understand user needs across products like Coinbase Cloud and developer tools. You'll tackle complex product problems, craft research reports that drive design and product decisions, and build foundational skills in UX research at scale.
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What you'll do:
- Own one or more research projects alongside researchers, designers, and product managers to investigate a product problem or area
- Plan and execute research to solve complex, ambiguous product questions using appropriate methodologies
- Deliver research reports that clearly communicate findings and provide actionable design and product recommendations
- Partner with cross-functional teammates to translate user insights into thoughtful product experiences that help people engage with the crypto economy
Required Skills and Experience:
- Actively pursuing a career in user research through a degree in a research-related field, or equivalent experience
- Working knowledge of general research principles (experimental design, bias, confounds) and UX research principles (usability testing, design thinking)
- Demonstrated ability to communicate research findings clearly, supported by a final report from a past research project (school, bootcamp, or extracurricular) uploaded with your application
- Basic knowledge of cryptocurrency and Coinbase's role in the crypto economy, with interest in learning more
- Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.
Req ID: P78018
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Pay Transparency Notice: Depending on your work location, the target hourly rate for this position can range as detailed below.
Hourly Rate:
$60—$60 USD
- Application Limit: Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period.
- Equal Opportunity Employer: Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information. Applicants with criminal histories will be considered consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
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