Software Engineer, Applied AI

About the position

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. The role involves using cutting-edge AI tools to build products that will help us make better decisions based on a vast amount of information regarding our investments, people, and the external world.

Responsibilities

• Run experiments to test where AI can make things faster, smarter, or more efficient
• Build tools and features that use AI to improve how we work
• Make strategic decisions on how and where we apply AI at Paradigm
• Own projects, from figuring out the problem to shipping the solution
• Pitch in on core engineering work: performance, reliability, code reviews

Requirements

• 5+ years of software engineering experience, with experience applying AI/ML in production environments
• Track record of applying modern AI and software systems to solve complex, ambiguous problems end-to-end
• Comfortable navigating everything from foundational models to full-stack product delivery
• Pragmatic, product-minded builder who cares about solving real problems rather than overfitting to academic ML goals
• Ability to work autonomously and as a collaborator on the team
• Able to work in-person in San Francisco, CA 3 days a week.