Sr. Data Engineer

Paradigm; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology firm in blockchain is seeking a Data Engineer to design and scale their data infrastructure. The role focuses on architecting data pipelines and collaborating with data analysts. Ideal candidates will have experience in Data Engineering, passion for blockchain technology, and strong communication skills. This is a remote position offering competitive salaries ranging from $100-200k (USD) with flexible work hours.

Benefits

Competitive salaries

Token options

Flexible work environment

Family care and training support

Qualifications

• 4+ years full-time experience in Data Engineering at a software or financial services organization.
• 2+ years of experience with databases and data pipelines.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, especially written.

Responsibilities

• Design systems that index complex onchain data for ease of use.
• Develop large-scale data pipelines to drive understanding of users.
• Review and design code in a collaborative open source ecosystem.

Skills

Data engineering

Critical thinking

Collaboration

Communication

Tools

Python

Solidity

Typescript

GCP

Job description

Overview

Risk Labs is the foundation and core team whose mandate is to build and grow the UMA and Across protocol ecosystems. UMA’s optimistic oracle (OO) can record any verifiable truth or data onto a blockchain. UMA enables any verifiable truth to be recorded on-chain, trustlessly. Across is a cross-chain bridge for L2s and rollups secured by UMA’s OO. Across aims to fulfill crypto’s potential by making blockchains more usable, more accessible and more efficient, with Intents-based settlements across chains.

We are looking for a data engineer to help design and scale our data infrastructure. The role involves architecting and building data infrastructure and collaborating with data analysts who rely on the pipeline. The position will be predominately focused on the Across protocol for the foreseeable future, with potential to work across the UMA protocol as well.

We believe a wide range of candidates could be a good fit for this role, including those with experience building data pipelines at TradFi or technology firms and those with backend development experience who understand how blockchain data is organized and processed. The core requirement is deep expertise in building ETL pipelines and working with data.

Responsibilities

• Indexing complex onchain data: Design systems that index complex onchain data for ease of use and speedy access. Gas-efficient protocols rely on indexing to keep user experiences snappy, pleasant, and cheap.
• Data engineering: Design and develop large-scale data pipelines to provide the data which drives our understanding of users and our protocol’s real-world performance.
• Code review and mentorship: Write code in a highly collaborative open source ecosystem. A significant portion of time will be spent reviewing and designing code as well as writing new code. We value clean, maintainable code.

Requirements

• 4+ years full-time experience in Data Engineering at a software, financial services, or related technology organization
• 2+ years of experience with databases and data pipelines
• Outstanding critical thinking skills; low ego, high curiosity and comfort in being wrong
• Demonstrated ability to learn new tech and write secure and clean code
• Passion for blockchain technology, cryptonomic protocol design, game theory, and decentralized finance
• Growth mindset; a desire to learn from and mentor those around you
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, especially written
• Experience with blockchain-based projects (hackathons or personal projects as well) is a big bonus, but not absolutely required
• Language experience: Our stack is Python, Solidity, Typescript, GCP

Compensation and Benefits

• Pay packages include competitive salaries & meaningful token options
• Salaries for this role range from $100-200k (USD), and your token allocation can grow with your voting rewards while you participate in the growing ecosystem
• Will pay in stablecoins or fiat
• Culture that supports taking vacation when you need it, family care, training and development
• 100% remote, with a work environment you can tailor to your needs
• Global distribution with at least 3-4 hours of daily overlap with Eastern Standard Time (EST) for collaboration
• At least two team-wide offsites per year

Risk Labs is an equal opportunity employer and is dedicated to diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplaces. We encourage you to apply even if your past experience doesn’t perfectly align with every qualification. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Our values: 1) Economic freedom, 2) Openness, honesty, and directness, 3) Integrity, 4) Iterative learning, 5) Taking smart risks, 6) Creating an environment where everyone does their best work.

Why join Risk Labs? We are aligned with the crypto industry’s ethos and are focused on building impactful products. We welcome self-starters who are kind, adaptable, and passionate about impact. We are a values-driven team that supports each other to do our best work and grow, with a focus on innovation and a happy, healthy team vibe. We are both family-friendly and nomad-friendly.

UMA’s optimistic oracle is a decentralized truth machine for Web3. Across is advancing intents-based solutions and settlements to create an interoperable DeFi landscape. We continue to build, innovate, and tell our story as we grow.

Still want to know more? Our team blends highly sought engineers with a diverse business group. We have a global, fast-growing team and a network of supportive investors. We value taking time off when needed to support wellness, and we embrace ongoing development and evolution in our work. There’s always new challenges and opportunities at Risk Labs.