What I learned as a Coinbase intern | by Keer | Medium

What is it like to tackle real problems in a top 5 company on the Y Combinator Top Companies List (as of October 2018)? What is it like to sit together and work with smart and experienced people every day? In the past 4 months, I had the opportunity to work as a software engineering intern on the Consumer(Engagement) team at Coinbase. Here, I found the answers to these questions! I kept myself busy with fun and meaningful problems (no trivial tasks even for interns!) Before I dive into what I learned in this internship, here is some context: 1. I am a Computer Science undergraduate student from the University of Waterloo, and I had just finished my second year when I joined Coinbase. 2. The internship with Coinbase was my 3rd software internship since I started university. 3. I found the career opportunity online, when I was looking for an internship related to cryptocurrencies and blockchain. Day 1 was full of excitement. I arrived at the office at 9AM and was given a well-structured

What is it like to tackle real problems in a top 5 company on the Y Combinator Top Companies List (as of October 2018)? What is it like to sit together and work with smart and experienced people every day? In the past 4 months, I had the opportunity to work as a software engineering intern on the Consumer(Engagement) team at Coinbase. Here, I found the answers to these questions! I kept myself busy with fun and meaningful problems (no trivial tasks even for interns!) Before I dive into what I learned in this internship, here is some context: 1. I am a Computer Science undergraduate student fro