Category Labs (formerly known as Monad Labs) is a team of systems engineers and researchers on a mission to design and build at the frontier of decentralized technology. We strive to design and build step-function improvements over existing blockchain solutions. Such greenfield systems include from-scratch databases, Byzantine Fault Tolerant consensus mechanisms, JIT compilers for EVM bytecode, and much more.We recently raised $225M in series A funding, and are backed by Paradigm, Electric Capital, Dragonfly Capital, and others.Category Labs is building the next generation of blockchain infrastructure with Monad, an EVM-compatible layer 1 that dramatically improves performance. Deep optimization is needed across all levels of the stack - from the database layer, to the virtual machine layer, to the consensus and networking layer - in order to streamline EVM transaction processing. We are introducing these low-level optimizations, allowing consumer-grade hardware to deliver exceptional performance while maintaining a high degree of decentralization.

We are hiring! https://www.monadlabs.xyz/opportunitiesMonad Labs announces $225M in Series A funding in April 2024: https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/monad-labs-225m-paradigm-series-a-unicornWe are building the Monad blockchain, a high-performance smart contract platform built to bring world adoption to decentralized apps. Monad combines unparalleled performance (10,000 transactions per second) with portability (full compatibility for Ethereum smart contracts), leveraging innovations in parallel execution and distributed consensus.Founded by Jump Trading alums, our team solves challenging problems in distributed systems engineering and low-latency optimization, authoring novel open source code to implement a new, high-performance system.

• First People hire in seed funded remote-first company that closed three rounds of funding and doubled in revenue year over year from 2019-2022.• Grew the company from 10 to 80 from 2019-2022, with expertise in engineering and GTM recruiting. • Run and iterate full-life cycle people development (e.g. recruitment, onboarding, retention, engagement, payroll, benefits, offboarding).• Built and managed a team of 4.• Report(ed) to the CEO and COO.

Ambassador Labs (formerly Datawire), the cloud native developer experience leader, enables developers to code, ship, and run applications faster and easier than ever. Maker of top Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) open source projects, including Emissary-ingress and Telepresence, Ambassador Labs delivers a developer control plane for Kubernetes that integrates the development, deployment, and production infrastructure for developers and organizations worldwide including Microsoft, PTC, NVidia, and Ticketmaster. Ambassador Labs is backed by top investors including Insight Partners, Matrix Partners, Trinity Ventures, and Four Rivers Group. Learn more and get started for free at www.getambassador.io.Our people are key to our success, and we’re building our company—people first. We have few rules here besides be committed, do your best, and accept constructive criticism if it makes you better. Ambassador Labs is on a journey to make the complex world of kubernetes into a deliberately boring and simple solution in an emerging market. Our team is passionate about teaching and doing so with empathy towards our users, and most importantly we are devoted to making Ambassador Labs a great place to work and build something amazing. If you want to join a world-class team and create waves in a booming industry with great colleagues and leadership, reach out to me!

• First People hire at seed stage company.• Set the people strategy for our global operations in the New York, London, San Francisco, and Lithuania offices.• Built a team from scratch that grew the company 5x from 30 to 150 from 2016-2018.• Day-to-day engagement with executive team, line management and employees on coaching, employee relations, career growth and change management.• Created and implemented induction and onboarding of new employees, with 95%+ approval rating.• Managed global benefits and pension for all employees (SequoiaOne in the US, Churchill in the UK).• Implemented and managed HRIS system (BambooHR).• Partnered closely with legal on contracts, agreements and regulatory compliance.• Worked with finance on contracts, agreements, onboarding, payroll, etc.

Hiring stunning talent at all levels for Blockchain, awarded Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum.

• Managed a 4-person recruitment team that hired 190 people for New York, San Francisco and Schenectady offices in 2014.• Responsible for hiring and retaining talent for subsidiary, Wink (www.wink.com), that launched in July 2014 and sold to Flextronics in Sept 2016.

Access all of your favorite smart products in one beautiful app: Wink. Hiring for Android, iOS, Backend (Ruby on Rails), Embedded, QA and Data Science.Wink ushers in the smart home that has been promised for decades, offering a simple way to connect you to all the brands you trust and rely on everyday. With an unprecedented attention to the design, Wink creates a seamless connected-home experience.www.wink.com

• Manage a 4-person team that executes full life cycle recruitment for the following departments: account management, engineering, finance, human resources, IT, marketing, operations, product management, professional services, sales and technical support.• Team hired 84 people in the first 6 months of 2013 and 194 people in 2012.• Personally hired 35 people in 2013 and 73 people in 2012.• Streamlined hiring processes with the implementation of an applicant tracking system (iCIMs) and creation of baseline reporting and metrics.• Launched candidate experience program that promoted talent branding and social media awareness.

• Solely handle full-life cycle recruiting efforts including job description development and analysis, classifying, qualifying, scheduling interviews and generating offer letters for Sales, Support, Development, Professional Services, Marketing and Training departments• Manage Human Resources department for 100 employees distributed in Boston and Los Angeles offices• Maintain comprehensive knowledge of HR plans, benefits, programs, policies, processes and payroll.• Implement and conduct New Hire orientations and Exit Interviews• Complete thorough reference checks for potential hires• Process new employee paperwork and payroll for contractors, full-time and part-time employees• Enforce Performance-Based hiring interviewing techniques utilized for employee retention and selection• Work closely with hiring managers to develop relevant and fair examinations in filtering top talent• Implement and enforce compliance for federal, state and local employment laws

• Support 20 sales reps, VP Business Development, Director of West Coast Sales• Sales and engineering recruitment • Point-of-contact for maintenance of office, access cards, benefits information. • Process relevant department paperwork including, new hire paperwork, offer and promotion letters, background check requests and profiles• Benefits administrator

• Pre-screened, interviewed and scheduled IT candidates• Facilitated the full-life cycle recruiting process by collecting feedback and negotiating salaries with managers and HR for placements• Acquired new business and maintained client relationships