Entry Level Jobs in Crypto, Web3 & Blockchain

About Pantera CapitalAs the first U.S. Bitcoin investment firm, Pantera Capital is the leading blockchain investment firm and one of the largest institutional owners of cryptocurrencies. Our mission is to act as the catalyst for widespread blockchain adoption and innovation. Pantera currently manages $500mm in capital in seven funds in three product groups – passive, hedge, and venture.Pantera is seeking a Venture / Platform research Intern to help conduct journal-quality research and analysis supporting our 100+ portfolio companies across the blockchain industry. The ideal candidate will be able to pick up new skills quickly, operate under ambiguity and with unstructured data, and work cross-functionally to drive outcomes for the team. Depending on experience, qualification, and interest, there may be opportunities to work on other projects at the firm, in addition to the responsibilities described below.

Responsibilities

• Develop resources for portfolio companies to aid in incentive design, data analysis, fundraising, business development, and operations.
• Build out content focused on portfolio companies, including social and long-form content, including publication-level economic and social science research.
• Opportunities to interface with portfolio company teams and learn about the operating side of venture capital
While some projects will be scoped out in advance, the Intern will have an opportunity to develop her/his own projects and collaborate with the team on new ideas.

Sample Projects

• Reviewing, as well as conducting, research in economics and quantitative social science targeted toward helping portfolio companies design, create, and manage their projects.
• Researching products / tools / services to expand our curated resource database for portfolio companies
• Analyzing and characterizing strategic interactions among stakeholders and participants relevant to a portfolio company
• Scraping, cleaning, and analyzing data as part of hypothesis-driven research to inform decision-making

Qualifications

• Strong academic background at a highly ranked undergraduate or MBA program
• Exceptional analytical thinking and communications skills
• Genuine curiosity about blockchain/cryptocurrency technologies
• Must be a self-starter who is curiosity driven and capable of conducting research semi-independently
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent project management and multi-tasking skills
• Bonus: Interest in/aptitude for conducting publishable research in applied social science

$35 - $60 an hourThe salary range for this position is 35 to $60 per hour.Dates of InternshipThe program will run between May 27 and Sep 4, with a minimum commitment of 6 weeks. We will determine each person’s individual start and end date depending on schedules. Please let us know your specific availabilities, so we can adjust the schedule to accommodate.  

About PanteraAs the first U.S. Bitcoin investment firm, Pantera Capital is the leading blockchain investment firm and one of the largest institutional owners of cryptocurrencies. Our mission is to act as the catalyst for widespread blockchain adoption and innovation. Pantera currently manages $4bn in capital in seven funds in three product groups – passive, hedge, and venture.Pantera is seeking a Venture / Platform Intern to help build out resources and tools to support our 200+ portfolio companies across the blockchain industry. The ideal candidate will be able to pick up new skills quickly, operate with ambiguity and unstructured data, and work cross-functionally to drive outcomes for the team.Depending on experience, qualification, and interest, there may be opportunities to work on other projects at the firm, in addition to the responsibilities described below.

Responsibilities

• Develop resources for portfolio companies to aid in fundraising, business development, and operations
• Organize portfolio networking and community events
• Drive initiatives to scale internal investment operations
• Build out content focused on portfolio companies, including social and long-form content
• Research and present data on industry trends and investment themes
While some projects will be scoped out in advance, the Intern will have an opportunity to develop her/his own projects and collaborate with the team on new ideas.

Sample Projects

• Developing an investor database to support the fundraising process for portfolio companies and market analysis to identity funding trends
• Organizing a portfolio / industry networking event and panel discussion on a topic related to blockchain company building
• Researching products / tools / services to expand our curated resource database for portfolio companies

Qualifications

• Strong academic background at a highly ranked undergraduate or MBA program
• Exceptional verbal/written communication with prior content writing experience and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledgeable and passionate about blockchain/cryptocurrency technologies
• Must be a self-starter who has proven ability to cultivate relationships within a team and in an external-facing setting
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent project management and multi-tasking skills
• Bonus: 1-3 years in consulting, financial services, data analytics or comparable role at a high growth tech company
• Bonus: Experience with automation tools (e.g., Zapier) and CRMs / Data (e.g., Affinity, HubSpot, Salesforce, Airtable)

$35 - $60 an hourThe salary range for this position is $35 to $60 per hour.Internship DetailsThis is a paid internship opportunity that offers flexible hours and the opportunity to work remotely. Interns will gain valuable experience working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment at the intersection of venture capital and blockchain technology. The program will run between May 27 and Sep 4, with a minimum commitment of 6 weeks. We will determine each person’s individual start and end date depending on schedules. Please let us know your specific availability, so we can adjust the schedule to accommodate.  Application ProcessPlease provide a cover letter and resume for consideration. Select applicants will be asked to provide a short writing sample for consideration. 

Remarks:

1. Must be having valid visa to stay in Vietnam
2. Must be willing to attend the 3 months training in Malaysia (the company will arrange the flight ticket & accommodation)
3. Okay to working from home in Vietnam after completed the training but then working Onsite once the office is ready in Ho Chi Minh City

The Role:

The incumbent is responsible assisting the IT head or team in the facilitation, coordination, implementation, executive, control and completion of each marketing project for the business need; while remaining aligned with strategy, commitments, and goals of the organization.

Job Responsibilities:

The position requires strong attention to detail, operational task management and problemsolving ability.

• Use markup languages like HTML to create user-friendly web pages.
• Maintain and improve website.
• Optimize applications for maximum speed.
• Design mobile-based features
• Collaborate with back-end developers and web designers to improve usability.
• Get feedback from, and build solutions for, users and customers.
• Write functional requirement documents and guides.
• Help back-end developers with coding and troubleshooting.
• Ensure high quality graphic standards and brand consistency.
• Stay up to date on emerging technologies.

Job Requirements:

• Possessed a Bachelor’s Degree / Diploma / Professional Certificate in Information Technology, Computer Science, Software Engineering or any IT related field
• Minimum 2 years of proven working experience as a Front-end Developer
• Ability to perform well in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to integrate API into website.
• Hands on experience with frontend technology, HTML, Javascript, CSS and JQuery
• Familiarity with browser testing and debugging.
• Knowledge on web services
• Excellent analytical and multitasking skills
• In-depth understanding of the entire web development process (design, development, and deployment)
• Communicate well with different teams and work together to complete the task on hand.
• Knowledgeable on web services and able to integrate API into website.
• Knowledgeable on mobile responsive approach
• Required language(s): English & Vietnamese
• Mandarin would be an advantage

Added Advantage:

• Fast learner
• Hands on experience with reactjs, redux, sass, figma
• Ability to convert normal HTML to separate components using frontend frameworks.
• Understanding of layout aesthetics
• Experience on identifying and solving performance issue in the website.