Tempo is a layer-1 blockchain purpose-built for stablecoins and real-world payments, born from Stripe’s experience in global payments and Paradigm’s expertise in crypto tech.
Tempo’s payment-first design provides a scalable, low-cost predictable backbone that meets the needs of high-volume payment use cases. Our goal is to move money reliably, cheaply, and at scale. Our north star is simplicity for users: fintechs, traditional banks, merchants, platforms, and anyone else looking to move their payments into the 21st century.
We're building Tempo with design partners who are global leaders in AI, e-commerce, and financial services: Anthropic, Coupang, Deutsche Bank, DoorDash, Mercury, Nubank, OpenAI, Revolut, Shopify, Standard Chartered, Visa, and more.
We’re a team of crypto-optimists, building the infrastructure needed to bring real, substantial economic flows onchain. We like to move fast and swing for the fences — join us!
The Role
As Tempo’s Data expert, you’ll transform raw on-chain and ecosystem data into actionable insights that shape our protocol, ecosystem, and growth strategies. You’ll work closely with engineers, researchers, and product to build Tempo’s data foundation from 0 to 1 and better embed quantitative rigor into decision-making. You’ll relate data from stablecoins on blockchains today and existing payment systems worldwide to help us produce meaningful metrics and reports to move payments on-chain.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with research and product teams to design north star metrics to track business and protocol health.
- Establish data pipelines (in-house and vendor-assisted), scalable data infrastructure, and self-serve dashboards and systems.
- Translate key metrics and trends into clear guidance for product, partnerships, and GTM.
- Design and evaluate strategic initiatives with cross-functional teams.
- Collaborate with data providers and community to align on measurement standards.
- Shape industry and ecosystem dialogue through translating technical analyses into rich storytelling and thought leadership.
Qualifications
- 6+ years of experience as a Data Scientist or Analytics Engineer (blockchain experience preferred).
- Advanced proficiency in Python, SQL, and data analysis libraries.
- Strong grounding in statistics, modeling, and experimental design.
- Experience analyzing blockchain data (on-chain analytics, validator metrics, DeFi/NFT data, etc.).
- Familiarity with EVM-compatible chains, smart contract data, and on-chain indexing tools.
- Experience with data visualization and storytelling.
Attributes
- Razor-sharp thinker with with strong data-based storytelling skills.
- Intense curiosity about blockchain systems and user behavior.
- Ability to translate data into clear, evidence-based insights.
- Growth mindset and willingness to dive into new domains.
- Self-starter comfortable operating in a fast-moving, startup environment.
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Tempo is hiring a Data Science, Blockchain
About company
Tempo is a purpose-built, Layer 1 blockchain for payments, developed in partnership with leading fintechs and Fortune 500s. Tempo enables high-throughput, low-cost global transactions for any use case, including machine payments.
Designed for real-world payments via stablecoins, Tempo provides a blockchain infrastructure optimized for stablecoin transactions, offering instant, borderless, and programmable payments at scale. The network supports use cases such as remittances, global payouts, payroll, embedded finance, microtransactions, and agentic commerce.
Tempo features dedicated payment lanes, stablecoin-native gas fees, a built-in stable asset DEX, and structured payments metadata for seamless integration with enterprise systems. It offers deterministic settlement in approximately 0.6 seconds, modern wallet signing capabilities, and opt-in privacy designed in collaboration with regulated financial institutions.