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. You'll join the Security Operations team as a Data Protection Engineer, helping implement and scale the data loss prevention (DLP) capabilities that protect the Coinbase ecosystem from security threats. This team builds and operates data protection controls across a decentralized tech environment, balancing strong security with the speed of business. You'll focus on automating DLP operations using LLMs and agentic AI, deploying scalable prevention solutions, and partnering cross-functionally to mitigate data security risk and maintain compliance with global regulations. What you'll do: * Build and maintain DLP controls and tooling across multiple OS environments (iOS, Chrome) and decentralized datasets, implementing and tuning prevention capabilities that protect against sophisticated data security incidents. * Drive automation across DLP engineering and operations by leveraging LLMs, agentic AI, and an automation-first mindset to streamline workflows, reduce manual effort, and scale data protection coverage. * Partner with cross-functional teams, including endpoint security, IT, engineering, product, compliance, and privacy, to deploy data protection technologies, ensure timely remediation, and support cross-functional data protection initiatives. * Execute monitoring and metrics reporting by producing quantitative and qualitative measures of programmatic impact, control effectiveness, and emerging risk to keep Data Protection leadership informed of challenges and progress. * Support the long-term data protection strategy by working with risk teams to measure control effectiveness, address changes in global laws and regulations, and harden Coinbase's security posture against evolving data threats. Required Skills and Experience: * 3+ years of security engineering experience with direct, hands-on implementation of enterprise DLP programs, including testing, tuning, and deploying data prevention controls across multiple OS environments and decentralized datasets. * Demonstrated experience building and operating insider threat and data protection technologies (SIEM, UBA, DLP, endpoint detection), with an understanding of the investigation and intelligence lifecycle. * Proficiency in creating scalable, automated security processes, with practical experience leveraging ML/AI tooling to maximize operational efficiency across DLP engineering and operations. * Working knowledge of the insider threat landscape and the legal, regulatory, and ethical considerations of handling sensitive data across a global enterprise, with the ability to communicate findings clearly through briefs and assessments for leadership. * Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality. Position ID:  P76311 #LI-Remote Pay Transparency Notice: Base salary varies by location (see range below). Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)).    Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus): $144,500—$170,000 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. * US Applicants: View Employee Rights, Know Your Rights, and E-Verify Notice of Participation. * Accommodations: If you are an individual with a disability who needs a reasonable accommodation, email us your request and contact info at accommodations[at]coinbase.com. Need screen reading technology? Click here to download a free compatible screen reader and view the tutorial. * Data Privacy & Arbitration: By submitting your application, you agree to our Candidate Privacy Notice. US applicants: By submitting your application, you agree to Arbitration of Disputes. * AI Disclosure: Coinbase is piloting an AI tool based on machine learning technologies to conduct initial screening interviews to qualified applicants. The tool simulates realistic interview scenarios and engages in dynamic conversation.  Coinbase is also piloting an AI interview intelligence platform to transcribe and summarize interview notes, allowing our interviewers to fully focus on you as the candidate. Coinbase will not use AI to make decisions impacting employment.