Senior/Principal Infrastructure Engineer Paradex

About 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 have no product managers, no managers, no 1:1s at Paradex. No bullshit. Just code. You’ll work directly with our CEO and a small, elite team of builders in the trenches every day, pushing the limits of performance and UX. Fair warning: this is not an easy place to work. We will push you hard. But you’ll grow faster than you thought possible, and you’ll do some of the most meaningful, high-impact work of your life. You’ll own what you ship end to end, tackle real technical challenges (not just UX tweaks), and help shape the future of decentralized finance. Join us on the frontline ⚔️ Quick Facts $200+ Billion Lifetime Volume $1.2+ BiIlion Average Daily Volume $200+ Million Total Value Locked Paradex is committed to building transparently in public Your mission As an Infrastructure Engineer, you’ll report directly to our Director of Engineering - Clement Ho - and play a pivotal role in shaping a DeFi ecosystem that’s transparent, adaptable, and at the forefront of innovation. If you’re 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. What You'll Do Lead Reliability: Own the site reliability process from design to deployment, ensuring our systems are robust, scalable, and secure. Teach: Guide the software engineering team on best practices and work together 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. What You’ll Bring 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 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. Your Perks & 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. No manager 1:1s and no bullshit meetings.