<p>The Firm</p> <p>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.</p> <p>The Role</p> <p>Paradigm's core product is decisions. Those decisions are a function of a huge amount of information - about our investments, about people, and about the external world. This person's job will be to use the most cutting-edge AI tools to build products that will help us make better decisions.</p> <p>Responsibilities</p> <ul> <li> <p>Run experiments to test where AI can make things faster, smarter, or more efficient</p> </li><li> <p>Build tools and features that use AI to improve how we work</p> </li><li> <p>Make strategic decisions on how and where we apply AI at Paradigm</p> </li><li> <p>Own projects, from figuring out the problem to shipping the solution</p> </li><li> <p>Pitch in on core engineering work: performance, reliability, code reviews</p> </li></ul> <p>Qualifications and Experience</p> <ul> <li> <p>5+ years of software engineering experience, with experience applying AI/ML in production environments</p> </li><li> <p>Track record of applying modern AI and software systems to solve complex, ambiguous problems end-to-end.</p> </li><li> <p>Comfortable navigating everything from foundational models to full-stack product delivery</p> </li><li> <p>Pragmatic, product-minded builder who cares about solving real problems rather than overfitting to academic ML goals</p> </li><li> <p>Ability to work autonomously and as a collaborator on the team</p> </li><li> <p>Able to work in-person in San Francisco, CA 3 days a week.</p> </li></ul> <p>Attributes</p> <ul> <li> <p>Exceptional team player</p> </li><li> <p>Extreme open-mindedness</p> </li><li> <p>Clarity of thought</p> </li><li> <p>Clear and concise communication (both written and verbal)</p> </li><li> <p>Technical depth; analytical; rigorous</p> </li><li> <p>Highly curious; fast learner</p> </li><li> <p>Ability to bridge technical and investing mindsets</p> </li><li> <p>Interest in frontier technologies and crypto markets</p> </li></ul>