Paradigm

Infrastructure Engineer

Remote

Not SpecifiedCompensation
Junior (1 to 2 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
BlockchainIndustries

Position Overview

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We’re hiring an Infrastructure Engineer for a stealth project backed by Paradigm.

The Role

You’ll build out the project’s infrastructure stack and ensure the engineering team can ship effectively and efficiently. This is an opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology at the frontier of crypto.

What You’ll Do

  • Implement and manage the infrastructure that allows the engineering team to ship quickly and effectively.
  • Proactively identify and eliminate bottlenecks in the devops process to ensure optimal developer velocity.

Who You Are

  • Proven experience maintaining and scaling bare metal servers and cloud environments for production systems.
  • Proficient at building tooling and scripts using Rust, Go, or Python.
  • Deep expertise deploying Kubernetes within production environments and working with IaC and configuration management tools like Terraform, Helm, and ArgoCD.
  • Skilled at deploying monitoring, alerting, and observability systems (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana), securing and hardening those systems, and troubleshooting issues with engineers.
  • Knowledgeable about Linux and networking, and troubleshooting on Linux systems.
  • Familiarity with blockchain infrastructure, particularly the Ethereum ecosystem.

Skills

bare metal servers
cloud environments
Rust
Go
Python
Kubernetes
Terraform
Helm
ArgoCD
Prometheus
Grafana
Linux
networking
blockchain
Ethereum

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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