Chief of Staff

OverviewAt Blacksmith, we provide cloud infra to help companies run their CI (GitHub Actions) substantially faster and cheaper. Our mission is to build a CI cloud. Our bet is that CI, as a class of workloads, is ready to be unbundled from the hyperscaler clouds (AWS/GCP/Azure). This is a bold statement, and we have an ambitious roadmap ahead.Some things we're proud ofWe orchestrate millions of VMs for CI jobs each month over our own fleet of bare-metal hardware.We power CI for 600+ fast-growing startups like Ashby, Slope, AtoB, Pylon, Superblocks, and Finch.Founders: Aditya Maru and Aayush Shah were early systems engineers at Cockroach Labs. Aditya (JP) Jayaprakash worked on search infra and was later a founding member of the ads team at Faire.We went through Y Combinator's W24 batch and raised our seed round from Google Ventures.We're growing extremely fast and hit $1m ARR with a team of just 4 in less than 12 months.You are a good fit if youWant to operate as a true thought partner to the founders. You’re not looking to just execute tasks. You want a seat at the table and a say in how the company is run.Are ambitious, driven, and want to fast-track your career by getting exposure to everything from fundraising to strategy to product. You want to be in the room where it happens.Thrive in high-stakes environments where precision, speed, and judgment matter. You think like an owner and act like one too.Have a strong bias for action. You spot problems before others do, bring structure to chaos, and make things happen without needing permission.Are analytically sharp and can quickly ramp up on new industries, products, and workflows. You enjoy diving deep into complex problems and emerging with clear solutions.Are comfortable context switching across different types of work. Have experience in consulting, investing, operations, or a startup and are looking for a role with real leverage, visibility, and room to grow into a leadership position.Are excited by the opportunity to work closely with the founders and influence the trajectory of a high-growth startup.Want to work in-person in 5 days a week SF with a small, execution-focused team building something big.Compensation and benefitsMedical, Vision, and Dental insurance.Competitive base + equity.Unlimited PTO.Quarterly offsite.Early-exercise stock options 12 weeks fully paid parental leave (US)

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