The Firm

Paradigm is a San Francisco-based investment firm focused on crypto and blockchain-related technologies across the globe. We make investments in companies and protocols at all stages including early-stage venture financing rounds, growth equity, and liquid token assets. Paradigm was co-founded in 2018 by Matt Huang (former Partner at Sequoia Capital) and Fred Ehrsam (co-founder of Coinbase). We are building a world-class team to support our portfolio and the crypto ecosystem globally.

Given the technical complexity of the blockchain projects we invest in, engineering is incredibly important to Paradigm, and our engineers are tasked with the critical role of creating the operating system of the fund. From data collation to investment discovery to custom on chain contracts, our engineers are in charge of building the system that directs all investment activity -- on chain, in custody, traded, or privately held. The system is the source of truth -- building insights to the fund’s positions that inform how Paradigm invests and manages its portfolio. Projects at Paradigm are rapidly expanding as interest from the rest of the world descends on the ecosystem, and we find ourselves with more opportunity in front of us than bandwidth to help bring it to life. We’re looking for open-minded individuals to come help shape the future of crypto from the inside out.

The Role

Paradigm’s front-end team is responsible for all of our user-facing components & apps, and ultimately delivers and supports all of Paradigm’s products.  A big part of the team’s mission is to come up with the best solution to a given problem while minimizing tech debt. As our second dedicated front-end engineer here, you’d have significant ownership over what the team creates.

In a decade, you’ll be able to look back and see how your work at Paradigm has helped create the financial system of the future, fundamentally transforming this burgeoning industry.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and web apps that grows to fit the needs of the firm

• Build and manage in-house reusable component libraries

• Collaborate with stakeholders across the firm to collect requirements, implement prototypes, and iterate on product delivery 

• Improve the our web apps’ availability, performance, and security

• Participate in implementing features, addressing issues, and improving performance

• Perform code reviews and participate in UI/UX architecture 

• Work with the team to streamline existing manual processes into robust workflows that reduce room for error and increase efficiency

• Own problems we have yet to discover, checking in with appropriate stakeholders, defining requirements for an effective solution, and then bringing that solution to life

Qualifications and Experience

• At least 6 years of experience in software engineering

• Preferred professional experience with: JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, and CSS , React (or another component-oriented UI framework), Backend APIs interaction for pull and push data streams 

• Ability to work autonomously and as a collaborator on the team

• A willingness to work outside your core competencies

• Penchant for system performance is a plus

• Able to work in-person 3 days a week in San Francisco, CA

Attributes

• Exceptional team player

• Extreme open-mindedness

• Clarity of thought

• Clear and concise communication (both written and verbal)

• Affable style for community engagement

• Technical depth; analytical; rigorous

• Highly curious; fast learner

• Ability to bridge technical and investing mindsets

• Interest in frontier technologies and crypto markets