Staff Product Designer

Base is planning to bring a million developers and a billion users onchain. We need your help to make that happen.

We believe that the onchain platform is the most important builder platform since the internet ("online"). We believe that the onchain platform should be open source, free to use, and globally available. And we believe that in order to make it really work, we need all hands on deck, working together to scale in a secure, decentralized manner.

At Base, we live by our Stay Based values: we do the right thing, work hard, stay optimistic, prioritize the team, and push creative boundaries—all while building the future of onchain. We value a Zone 3+ work ethic, where our team rises to the challenge, embraces hard weeks, and makes small to significant personal tradeoffs when necessary to drive impact and innovation.

We're looking for a Staff Product Designer who's deeply aligned with our mission to bring a million builders and a billion users onchain. In this role, you'll design across the full Base ecosystem - from The Base App (consumer onboarding, first-time UX, everyday flows), to Base Builder (developer tooling, dashboards, workflows), to core surfaces like Base Chain and Base Ads that help builders scale and reach new audiences. You'll partner closely with Design, Product, and Engineering to craft simple, intuitive, onchain-native experiences that serve both sides of the network: the builders creating the next generation of apps, and the consumers using them. Your work will help shape how people discover onchain apps, grow their communities, and understand the value of being on Base - ultimately paving the way for mass adoption.

What you'll be doing

• Contribute to the overall direction and decision-making for product and design strategy
• Own the end-to-end user journey and all aspects of design execution from ideation, to prototyping, to user testing, to final production
• Work cross-functionally with product management, engineering, and XFN peers to help define and execute on the product roadmap
• Design web and mobile experiences that are simple and intuitive for clients
• Participate in regular design critiques to receive and provide feedback on design work
• Blend qualitative and quantitative insights to create beautiful, usable, valuable product experiences for the Base community

What we look for in you

• 7+ years experience designing exceptional product experiences
• Contributions to at least one onchain app or experience
• Experience validating design solutions with user research, prototype testing, and quantitative methods
• Comfortable presenting work to a wide range of stakeholders for input at various stages of the design process
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Nice to haves

• You're based
• Onchain-forward experience, including familiarity with onchain activity such as interacting with Ethereum addresses, using ENS, and engaging with dApps or blockchain-based services.

Pay Transparency Notice : Depending on your work location, the target annual base salary for this position can range as detailed below. Full time offers from Coinbase also include bonus eligibility + equity eligibility + benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k)).

Base salary range shown. Total compensation also includes equity and bonus eligibility and benefits:

$201,450—$237,000 USD

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.

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