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title: 'Data Engineer (PH) at Coins.ph'
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# Data Engineer (PH) at Coins.ph

- **Company:** Coins.ph
- **Location:** Taguig, Philippines
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-06-18
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/coins/eb2abb4a-81ea-4352-9235-ff85de0c534d

## Job description

Join the Pioneer Crypto Brand in the Philippines!

Coins is the most established crypto brand in The Philippines and has gained the trust of more than 18 million users. Through the easy-to-use mobile app, users can buy and sell a variety of different cryptocurrencies and access a wide range of financial services.

Coins is fully regulated by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and is the first ever crypto-based company in Asia to hold both Virtual Currency and Electronic Money Issuer licenses from a central bank.

Responsibilities:

1. Design, develop, and maintain highly scalable, reliable, and efficient data processing systems with a strong emphasis on code quality and performance.
2. Collaborate closely with data analysts, software developers, and business stakeholders to deeply understand data requirements and architect robust solutions to address their needs.
3. Focus on the development and maintenance of ETL pipelines, ensuring seamless extraction, transformation, and loading of data from diverse sources into our data warehouse based on Data-bricks platform.
4. Spearhead the development and maintenance of real-time data processing systems utilizing cutting-edge big data technologies such as Spark Streaming and Kafka.
5. Establish and enforce rigorous data quality and validation checks to uphold the accuracy and consistency of our data assets.
6. Act as a point of contact for troubleshooting and resolving complex data processing issues, collaborating with cross-functional teams as necessary to ensure timely resolution.
7. Proactively monitor and optimize data processing systems to uphold peak performance, scalability, and reliability standards, leveraging advanced AWS operational knowledge.
8. Utilize AWS services such as EC2, S3, Glue and Data-bricks to architect, deploy, and manage data processing infrastructure in the cloud.
9. Implement robust security measures and access controls to safeguard sensitive data assets within the AWS environment.
10. Stay abreast of the latest advancements in AWS technologies and best practices, incorporating new tools and services to continually improve our data processing capabilities.

Requirements:

1. Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
2. Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience as a Data Engineer, demonstrating a proven track record of designing and implementing sophisticated data processing systems.
3. Good understanding of Data-bricks platform and Delta Lake. Familiar with data job scheduler tool such as Dagster.
4. Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Scala, Java, or Python.
5. Deep expertise in big data technologies including Apache Spark for ETL processing and optimization.
6. Proficient in utilizing BI tools such as Metabase for data visualization and analysis.
7. Advanced understanding of data modeling, data quality, and data governance best practices.
8. Outstanding communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to effectively engage with diverse stakeholders across the organization.
9. Extensive experience in AWS operational management, including deployment, configuration, and optimization of data processing infrastructure within the AWS cloud environment.
10. Strong understanding of AWS services such as EC2, S3, Glue and EMR, with the ability to architect scalable and resilient data solutions leveraging these services.
11. Proficiency in AWS security best practices, with experience implementing robust security measures and access controls to protect sensitive data assets.
12. Hands-on experience with automation and DevOps tools such as Terraform for infrastructure as code and automation purposes.
13. Can read/write in English.

## Responsibilities

- Design, develop, and maintain highly scalable, reliable, and efficient data processing systems with a strong emphasis on code quality and performance.
- Collaborate closely with data analysts, software developers, and business stakeholders to deeply understand data requirements and architect robust solutions to address their needs.
- Focus on the development and maintenance of ETL pipelines, ensuring seamless extraction, transformation, and loading of data from diverse sources into our data warehouse based on Data-bricks platform.
- Spearhead the development and maintenance of real-time data processing systems utilizing cutting-edge big data technologies such as Spark Streaming and Kafka.
- Establish and enforce rigorous data quality and validation checks to uphold the accuracy and consistency of our data assets.
- Act as a point of contact for troubleshooting and resolving complex data processing issues, collaborating with cross-functional teams as necessary to ensure timely resolution.
- Proactively monitor and optimize data processing systems to uphold peak performance, scalability, and reliability standards, leveraging advanced AWS operational knowledge.
- Utilize AWS services such as EC2, S3, Glue and Data-bricks to architect, deploy, and manage data processing infrastructure in the cloud.
- Implement robust security measures and access controls to safeguard sensitive data assets within the AWS environment.
- Stay abreast of the latest advancements in AWS technologies and best practices, incorporating new tools and services to continually improve our data processing capabilities.

## Qualifications

- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
- Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience as a Data Engineer, demonstrating a proven track record of designing and implementing sophisticated data processing systems.
- Good understanding of Data-bricks platform and Delta Lake.
- Familiar with data job scheduler tool such as Dagster.
- Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Scala, Java, or Python.
- Deep expertise in big data technologies including Apache Spark for ETL processing and optimization.
- Proficient in utilizing BI tools such as Metabase for data visualization and analysis.
- Advanced understanding of data modeling, data quality, and data governance best practices.
- Outstanding communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to effectively engage with diverse stakeholders across the organization.
- Extensive experience in AWS operational management, including deployment, configuration, and optimization of data processing infrastructure within the AWS cloud environment.
- Strong understanding of AWS services such as EC2, S3, Glue and EMR, with the ability to architect scalable and resilient data solutions leveraging these services.
- Proficiency in AWS security best practices, with experience implementing robust security measures and access controls to protect sensitive data assets.
- Hands-on experience with automation and DevOps tools such as Terraform for infrastructure as code and automation purposes.

## About Coins.ph

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Coins.ph is the Philippines' most trusted crypto wallet and exchange, providing easy access to Web3, digital assets, and a broad range of financial services for both consumers and businesses.
- **Entity Type**: Private (acquired by Gojek in 2019; last funding round: Series C in 2022)
- **Headquarters**: Manila, Philippines
- **Founded**: 2014
- **Founders**: Not publicly available (founder names are not disclosed in the provided sources)

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: Financial services, cryptocurrency exchange, digital payments, remittances, blockchain / Web3
- **Target customers**: B2C (Filipino consumers and underbanked/unbanked individuals) and B2B (financial institutions, businesses needing cross-border payments and treasury services)
- **Mission statement**: "To create an open financial system by providing everyone easy access to Web3 and digital assets" (from [coins.ph](https://www.coins.ph/en-ph/careers))

## Products & Services
- **Coins.ph Mobile App**: A cryptocurrency wallet and exchange where users can buy and sell 20+ cryptocurrencies with low minimums (₱5), plus access payments, remittances, and bill payments.
- **Coins Business Platform**: A suite for businesses and financial institutions enabling stable-powered settlements, cross-border money movement, currency conversion, digital asset access, cards, credit, investments, and treasury management — available 24/7/365.
- **Coins Remittance**: International money transfer services leveraging crypto rails to lower costs and speed up settlement.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not disclosed
- **Annual Revenue**: $33.4 million (per [LinkedIn](https://ph.linkedin.com/company/coins-ph))
- **Total Funding**: $40 million (across multiple rounds, including Series A led by Quona Capital and Series C led by Ribbit Capital)
- **Other Key Metrics**: 16+ million registered users, 7+ million monthly active users, 300+ headcount
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Quona Capital, Ribbit Capital, Gojek (parent company, acquired Coins.ph in 2019 for $72M)
- **Growth Signals**: +15.7% YoY headcount growth (236 employees as of recent data), active job postings up +165% year-over-year; expanding beyond crypto into full-stack financial services

## Competitive Advantages
- Fully regulated by the **Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)** — one of the first crypto-based companies in Asia to hold both Virtual Currency and Electronic Money Issuer licenses, providing trust and compliance.
- **First-mover & brand trust**: Most established crypto brand in the Philippines since 2014, with 16M+ users.
- **Integrated with Gojek ecosystem**: Access to a larger regional network of services and capital.
- **Broad product range**: Single platform for crypto, payments, remittances, cards, credit, and treasury — reducing fragmentation for users.

## Strategic Focus
- Building the "next generation of global money movement" by merging stable-powered settlements with local payment rails to make transactions faster, cheaper, and available 24/7.
- Expanding into adjacent financial services (cards, credit, investments) and deepening B2B offerings for financial institutions.
- Scaling compliance/AML capabilities to serve a growing user base and support international expansion.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & Flexibility**: Flexible work arrangements (hybrid/remote options reported); work-from-equipment provided; a culture built on trust.
- **Benefits**: Comprehensive HMO for employees and dependents (dental, vision, mental health support); 15 vacation days, 15 sick days, birthday leave, quarterly mental health day; continuous learning and career development programs.
- **Growth**: Fast-growing startup with 200+ active openings; yearly headcount growth of 15.7%; roles span engineering, compliance, product, sales, and operations.
- **Compensation**: Competitive base plus performance-based rewards; salary data indicates operations roles around ₱336K/month and manager roles around ₱1.32M/month (though actual offers vary).
- **Engineering culture**: Emphasis on Web3 and blockchain; product teams work on compliance/risk platforms, trading UX, and backend infrastructure.

## Sources
1. [coins.ph – Careers](https://www.coins.ph/en-ph/careers)
2. [coins.ph – About](https://www.coins.ph/en-ph/about)
3. [LinkedIn – Coins.ph](https://ph.linkedin.com/company/coins-ph)
4. [Lever – Coins.ph Jobs](https://jobs.lever.co/coins)
5. [Built In – Coins.ph](https://builtin.com/company/coinsph)

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