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title: 'Real Estate & Builds Intern at Coinbase'
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# Real Estate & Builds Intern at Coinbase

- **Company:** Coinbase
- **Location:** New York, NY
- **Compensation:** $40/hr
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-09-09
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-14
- **Apply:** https://www.coinbase.com/careers/positions/8175507?gh_jid=8175507

## Job description

Ready to do the most impactful work of your career? At [Coinbase](https://www.coinbase.com/?utm_campaign=mt_o_m_w_m_m__coi_0_jd-onchain&utm_source=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](https://www.coinbase.com/careers).

This is a 12-week internship during summer 2027.

As a Real Estate & Builds Intern on the Employee & Workplace Experience team, you'll spend 12 weeks contributing to a project focused on standardizing and future-proofing our real estate strategy and workplace experience. You'll work closely with Design, Builds, and Workplace Experience teams - partnering with cross-functional stakeholders to improve processes and drive consistency across our portfolio. This role offers hands-on exposure to how projects move from inception to completion, giving you a front-row seat to the collaboration, decision-making, and execution that shape our workplace.

What you'll do:

- Contribute to a standardization initiative that establishes scalable frameworks for how we plan, design, and deliver workplace experiences across our portfolio
- Partner with Design, Builds, and Workplace Experience teams to identify opportunities to streamline processes and create consistency in project execution
- Support cross-functional project cycles from inception to completion - participating in planning, stakeholder alignment, milestone tracking, and post-project evaluation
- Research and synthesize industry trends, benchmarks, and internal data to inform recommendations that future-proof our real estate strategy
- Help develop tools, playbooks, templates, or guidelines that enable teams to execute standards more efficiently and with greater consistency

Required Skills and Experience:

- Currently pursuing a degree or certificate in real estate, business, urban planning, facilities management, project management, or a related discipline
- Exposure to project management fundamentals, including planning, timeline tracking, and milestone reporting, with experience collaborating across multiple teams or stakeholders on shared deliverables
- Demonstrated ability to synthesize data, benchmarks, and qualitative input into clear, structured recommendations for cross-functional audiences
- Experience creating documentation such as playbooks, process maps, or presentations through coursework, projects, or prior internships
- Interest in workplace strategy, employee experience, or real estate operations, demonstrated through coursework, projects, volunteer work, or self-directed learning
- Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality

Position ID: P78050

#LI-Hybrid

Pay Transparency Notice: Depending on your work location, the target hourly rate for this position can range as detailed below.

Hourly Rate: $40—$40 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](https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/WHD/legacy/files/eppac.pdf),[Know Your Rights](https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12.pdf), and[E-Verify](https://static-assets.coinbase.com/e-verify.pdf) 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](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/screen-reader/kgejglhpjiefppelpmljglcjbhoiplfn) to download a free compatible screen reader and view the[tutorial](http://www.chromevox.com/tutorial/).
- Data Privacy & Arbitration: By submitting your application, you agree to our[Candidate Privacy Notice](https://www.coinbase.com/legal/applicant_privacy_notice). US applicants: By submitting your application, you agree to[Arbitration of Disputes](https://www.coinbase.com/legal/application-arbitration-agreement).

## About Coinbase

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Coinbase is a trusted platform for engaging with crypto assets, including trading, staking, safekeeping, spending, and global transfers, with a mission to increase economic freedom for over 1 billion people.
- **Entity Type**: Public (ticker: COIN)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, USA
- **Founded**: 2012
- **Founders**: Brian Armstrong, Fred Ehrsam

## Core Business
- Primary industry/industries: Cryptocurrency exchange, digital asset financial services, blockchain infrastructure
- Target customers: Both retail (B2C) and institutional (B2B), including individuals, ecosystem partners, and enterprises
- Mission or purpose statement: "To increase economic freedom in the world" and help 1 billion people access an open financial system daily via our products.

## Products & Services
- **[Coinbase Exchange]**: A regulated cryptocurrency exchange for retail customers to buy, sell, trade, and stake digital assets.
- **[Coinbase Prime]**: An institutional-grade trading, custody, and staking platform for hedge funds, asset managers, and corporations.
- **[Coinbase Wallet]**: A self-custody crypto wallet for storing and interacting with decentralized applications.
- **[Base]**: An Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain built on Optimism's OP Stack, designed to scale the onchain economy.
- **[USDC]**: A leading USD-pegged stablecoin co-developed with Circle, integrated into Coinbase’s products.
- **[Coinbase One]**: A subscription service offering zero-fee trading and enhanced benefits.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available from provided data (public company; market cap fluctuates)
- **Key Metric**: Quarterly trading volume of $202 billion and $294 billion in assets on platform as of March 31, 2026; over 245,000 ecosystem partners in 100+ countries
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Board members include Marc Andreessen (Andreessen Horowitz), Gokul Rajaram, and Fred Ehrsam; Global Advisory Council; partners include Circle (USDC) and multiple regulatory bodies
- **Growth Signals**: 4,900+ employees globally; expansion into derivatives trading; launch of Base (Layer 2); ongoing regulatory engagement to shape crypto policy

## Competitive Advantages
- Strong regulatory compliance foundation rooted in traditional financial best practices (e.g., KYC, AML)
- High trust brand among retail and institutional users in the crypto space
- Extensive product ecosystem covering exchange, custody, staking, wallet, and Layer 2 infrastructure
- Large, growing user base and deep liquidity across 100+ countries

## Strategic Focus
- Scaling onchain activity through Base and developer partnerships
- Advocating for clear, responsible crypto regulation worldwide
- Expanding institutional services and derivative products
- Maintaining a strong compliance posture while innovating on product speed and access

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: "Championship team" mentality with high expectations for performance and outsized rewards; apolitical workplace focused solely on the mission
- **Work model**: Remote-first, not remote-only – most roles are remote with periodic in-person events; hybrid options available for some teams
- **Perks**: Generous severance for unremarkable performance; emphasis on individual star performers; mission-driven environment with tangible impact on global economic freedom
- **Engineering culture**: Builders and techno-optimists; cutting-edge crypto and blockchain technology; fast-paced, high-autonomy environment

## Sources
1. [Coinbase Careers](https://www.coinbase.com/careers)
2. [Coinbase About](https://www.coinbase.com/en-de/about)
3. [Coinbase LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/coinbase)
4. [Coinbase Mission, Strategy & Culture](https://www.coinbase.com/blog/our-mission-strategy-and-culture)
5. [Coinbase Careers - Positions](https://www.coinbase.com/careers/positions)

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