Ready to be pushed beyond what you think you’re capable of?
At Coinbase, our mission is to increase economic freedom in the world. It’s a massive, ambitious opportunity that demands the best of us, every day, as we build the emerging onchain platform — and with it, the future global financial system.
To achieve our mission, we’re seeking a very specific candidate. We want someone who is passionate about our mission and who believes in the power of crypto and blockchain technology to update the financial system. We want someone who is eager to leave their mark on the world, who relishes the pressure and privilege of working with high caliber colleagues, and who actively seeks feedback to keep leveling up. We want someone who will run towards, not away from, solving the company’s hardest problems.
Our work culture is intense and isn’t for everyone. But if you want to build the future alongside others who excel in their disciplines and expect the same from you, there’s no better place to be.
While many roles at Coinbase are remote-first, we are not remote-only. In-person participation is required throughout the year. Team and company-wide offsites are held multiple times annually to foster collaboration, connection, and alignment. Attendance is expected and fully supported.
This is a 12-week internship during summer 2026.
As an Associate Product Manager Intern at Coinbase you'll be responsible for driving the development of innovative products that align with our mission to create an open financial system. You’ll work cross-functionally with engineering, design, and business teams to define product strategies, prioritize roadmaps, and deliver impactful solutions that meet customer needs. With a strong focus on data-driven decision-making, customer insights, and emerging trends in crypto and blockchain, you’ll help ensure Coinbase remains at the forefront of the industry while delivering exceptional user experiences.
You will have the opportunity to specify your top team choice within the Product Group org (Base, Developer, Consumer, Institutional, Platform) or the Core Group org (EAA). Please carefully review the team descriptions below and select one team that best aligns with your interests and goals, as your application will be primarily considered for.
Product Group Teams (internship location = San Francisco):
- Base is a leading Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain incubated within Coinbase, built on the open-source OP Stack in collaboration with Optimism. It’s secure, low-cost, and developer-friendly, designed to scale the crypto economy. Base is also an app (formerly Coinbase Wallet) crafted to bring the world onchain with payments, trading, social feed, messaging, and more. As a Base PM Intern, you’ll create seamless integrations and builder tools that connect developers to 108M+ users and $100B+ in assets.
- Consumer is building the easiest and fastest way to access crypto through the Coinbase retail app. With a focus on becoming the #1 self-custody wallet, our products include the Coinbase app, advanced trade, dApps, and staking—paving the way for the future of Onchain.
- Developer team brings Coinbase’s trusted crypto infrastructure to any business, anywhere with developer tools across payments, trading, wallets, stablecoins, and other onchain tools. It ships simple and secure APIs and SDKs to bring a million builders onchain. Join us to work on cutting-edge technology and shape the future of crypto development.
- Institutional powers Coinbase’s business for thousands of large financial institutions, enabling secure custody of digital assets and participation in the crypto economy. From staking and governance to Onchain gateways, we build scalable platforms, cutting-edge crypto technologies, and user-friendly interfaces across web, mobile, and browser extensions.
- Platform creates the scalable, compliant, and trusted systems that underpin Coinbase’s products, ensuring a seamless and high-quality experience for users. With teams like Identity, FinHub, and Payments, Platform PM Interns work on foundational systems that maximize efficiency, enable innovation across the company, and leverage machine learning to drive intelligent automation and decision-making.
Core Business Teams (internship location = New York City):
- Enterprise Applications and Architecture (EAA) defines the strategy and roadmap for internal platforms that enhance both user and employee experiences. They deliver tools such as HR platforms and compliance solutions to improve efficiency and scalability, leveraging automation and innovation to streamline workflows and boost productivity.
Responsibilities (job duties for both tracks):
- Define product requirements and collaborate with a cross-functional team to execute product launches.
- Own a key area of Coinbase’s business and leverage user research, market insights, and data to build a forward looking strategy and roadmap.
- Develop and execute a product strategy that delivers the highest impact to your team, working closely with stakeholders to set goals.
- Maintain a customer-centric focus by conducting user research, upholding product excellence, and analyzing user feedback and metrics to guide product innovation.
- Set success metrics for launches and analyze results throughout various stages to guide product development decisions.
- Become an expert in Coinbase’s strategic and competitive position in the onchain ecosystem and develop a well-rounded understanding of onchain use cases (payments, trading, DeFi, social, infrastructure, etc.).
- Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Economics, Math, Product Management, or other related disciplines.
- Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving abilities. Quantitative aptitude and interest in systems-thinking and scaling processes.
- Passion for product management, technology, and customer-focused solutions.
- Entrepreneurial and adaptable in fast-paced environments.
- Experience with usability testing or user-centered design.
- Basic understanding of cryptocurrency, blockchain, or a strong interest in learning about the space.
- Previous experience in product management.
Job #: GETR00PM26
Please be advised that each candidate may submit a maximum of four applications within any 30-day period. We encourage you to carefully evaluate how your skills and interests align with Coinbase's roles before applying.
Commitment to Equal OpportunityCoinbase is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or any other basis protected by applicable law. Coinbase will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. For US applicants, you may view the Employee Rights and the Know Your Rights notices by clicking on their corresponding links. Additionally, Coinbase participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law.
Coinbase is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please contact us at accommodations[at]coinbase.com to let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. For quick access to screen reading technology compatible with this site click here to download a free compatible screen reader (free step by step tutorial can be found here).
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AI DisclosureFor select roles, 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. A human recruiter will review your interview responses, provided in the form of a voice recording and/or transcript, to assess them against the qualifications and characteristics outlined in the job description.
For select roles, 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.
The above pilots are for testing purposes and Coinbase will not use AI to make decisions impacting employment. To request a reasonable accommodation due to disability, please contact accommodations[at]coinbase.com
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