Data Scientist at Paradigm

San Francisco, California, United States

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$220,000 – $330,000Compensation
Mid-level (3 to 4 years), Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Cryptocurrency, Investment, Finance, TechnologyIndustries

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience building quantitative and/or financial products with world-class technical teams
  • Background in statistics and machine learning
  • Experience building end-to-end data science/ML workflows in a production environment
  • Experience with modeling time series, forecasting, and anomaly detection
  • Deep familiarity with the decentralized finance ecosystem (smart contracts, on-chain data)

Responsibilities

  • Quantitative market analysis: modeling token flows, on-chain behavioral signals, forecasting valuations, and determining risk exposure
  • Conducting experiments and communicating your findings to Paradigm’s investors, researchers and engineers
  • Building scalable data infrastructure (dashboards, self-service analytics, on-demand insights) to support investment decision-making
  • Developing new computational techniques to identify signals that can inform investment decisions

Skills

Quantitative Analysis
Market Modeling
Token Flows
On-Chain Analysis
Forecasting
Valuation Modeling
Risk Exposure
Data Experimentation
Data Visualization
Scalable Data Infrastructure
Dashboards
Self-Service Analytics
Crypto Data

Paradigm

Research-driven crypto investment and support

About Paradigm

Paradigm focuses on investing in early-stage companies and protocols within the cryptocurrency and blockchain sectors. The firm provides financial support and strategic guidance to help these projects grow, often investing when they are still just ideas. Paradigm's team consists of experienced individuals from the crypto space, which allows them to offer valuable insights to their clients. Unlike many other investment firms, Paradigm emphasizes open-source software development and community contributions, aiming to push the boundaries of what is possible in the crypto ecosystem. Their goal is to generate returns through equity investments while fostering innovation and supporting the growth of both startups and established companies in the crypto industry.

San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2018Year Founded
$6,329.5MTotal Funding
UNKNOWNCompany Stage
Venture Capital, Crypto & Web3Industries
51-200Employees

Risks

Regulatory scrutiny on crypto investments could impact Paradigm's operations and strategy.
Controversy from past investment in FTX may affect Paradigm's reputation and opportunities.
Intensifying competition in crypto venture capital could dilute Paradigm's market influence.

Differentiation

Paradigm is a research-driven crypto investment firm founded by Matt Huang and Fred Ehrsam.
The firm builds open-source software to advance the frontier of crypto technology.
Paradigm invests in early-stage crypto projects, often when they are just ideas.

Upsides

Paradigm raised $850M to invest in early-stage crypto projects, boosting financial backing.
The Ithaca project, backed by $20M, focuses on revolutionizing layer 2 networks.
Georgios Konstantopoulos's promotion to General Partner enhances leadership with technical expertise.

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