Paradigm

Infrastructure Engineer

Remote

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

Requirements

Candidates should have proven experience maintaining and scaling bare metal servers and cloud environments for production systems, proficiency in building tooling and scripts using Rust, Go, or Python, deep expertise deploying Kubernetes within production environments, and knowledge of Linux and networking, along with troubleshooting skills on Linux systems. Familiarity with blockchain infrastructure, particularly the Ethereum ecosystem, is also required.

Responsibilities

The Infrastructure Engineer will implement and manage the infrastructure that allows the engineering team to ship quickly and effectively, proactively identify and eliminate bottlenecks in the devops process, and ensure optimal developer velocity. They will also deploy monitoring, alerting, and observability systems, secure and harden those systems, and troubleshoot issues with engineers.

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.

Key Metrics

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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