Senior/Principal Infrastructure Engineer, Paradex

Paradex isn’t just another decentralized exchange; it’s the Everything Store for Finance. We’ve combined three powerful financial primitives—Exchange, Asset Management, and Borrow/Lend—all seamlessly composable and accessible through one unified account that uses your entire portfolio as collateral, including spot and derivative assets. Trade 250+ markets on a super exchange with zero fees, better-than-CEX liquidity, and institutional-grade privacy, all built on a blazingly fast blockchain. Backed by top-tier investors and incubated by Paradigm, we’re scaling fast and building a team of mission-driven engineers to redefine what’s possible in decentralized finance. We foster a meritocratic and results-driven culture focused on code and innovation. You’ll work directly with our CEO and a small, elite team of builders, pushing the limits of performance and user experience in DeFi. Paradex prides itself on transparency and has achieved significant milestones: over $200 Billion Lifetime Volume, $1.2+ Billion Average Daily Volume, and $200+ Million Total Value Locked.

Introduction

Paradex is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior/Principal Infrastructure Engineer to join our dynamic team. Reporting directly to the Director of Engineering, you will play a pivotal role in shaping a DeFi ecosystem that is transparent, adaptable, and at the forefront of innovation. If you are excited about solving complex challenges and pushing the boundaries of what's possible in blockchain and finance, this is the opportunity you've been waiting for.

Responsibilities

• Lead Reliability: Own the site reliability process from design to deployment, ensuring our systems are robust, scalable, and secure.
• Educate and Mentor: Guide the software engineering team on best practices and collaborate to evolve our engineering processes.
• Mastermind Infrastructure: Manage and optimize multiple Kubernetes clusters across environments, and build core services that drive our platform.
• Incident Response: Resolve production incidents, ensuring minimal downtime and high performance.
• Team Leadership: Help build and lead a high-velocity, adaptable infrastructure engineering team.

Requirements

• SRE Expertise: Deep experience in site reliability engineering within multi-datacenter cloud environments with high demands on uptime, performance, and security.
• Technical Acumen: Strong background in AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, and general software engineering, with the ability to adopt and integrate open-source and commercial technologies.
• Leadership: Proven experience in leading teams and projects, with the ability to work closely with senior management to prioritize and allocate resources effectively.
• Advanced Infrastructure: Experience with cloud infrastructure, low-latency systems, HashiCorp tools, and multi-cloud environments.
• Cloud Security: Expertise in securing complex cloud network architectures.

Nice to Have

• Experience in the DeFi or broader blockchain industry.
• Understanding of financial market infrastructure.

Benefits

• Competitive Pay: Top-tier compensation in the industry.
• Generous PTO: Unlimited vacation.
• Full Benefits: Comprehensive packages tailored by country.
• Tech Budget: $3,000 USD for your first-year setup.
• Streamlined Collaboration: No manager 1:1s and no unnecessary meetings; focus on impactful work.

About Company

Paradex isn’t just another decentralized exchange; it’s the Everything Store for Finance. We’ve combined three powerful financial primitives—Exchange, Asset Management, and Borrow/Lend—all seamlessly composable and accessible through one unified account that uses your entire portfolio as collateral, including spot and derivative assets. Trade 250+ markets on a super exchange with zero fees, better-than-CEX liquidity, and institutional-grade privacy, all built on a blazingly fast blockchain. Backed by top-tier investors and incubated by Paradigm, we’re scaling fast and building a team of mission-driven engineers to redefine what’s possible in decentralized finance. We foster a meritocratic and results-driven culture focused on code and innovation. You’ll work directly with our CEO and a small, elite team of builders, pushing the limits of performance and user experience in DeFi.

How to Apply

Join us on the frontline! We encourage individuals passionate about decentralized finance and cutting-edge infrastructure to apply. Please submit your application through the provided portal.