Key Responsibilities
Infrastructure is our bread and butter at Alchemy. As an engineer focused on infrastructure and backend systems at Alchemy, you'll be working with one of the most sophisticated and high-throughput distributed systems in the blockchain world. You'll focus on architecting and building new systems as well as improving existing ones for a platform that supports millions of users globally.
- Define the vision for the backend infrastructure that supports our developer platform and APIs, and guide the team in executing against that vision
- Design, build and maintain highly scalable and reliable infrastructure, APIs, and services
- Contribute and lead system design discussions, stand-up meetings, and code reviews
- Develop and own best practices for backend infrastructure with a focus on high throughput, high reliability, and low latency
- Debug production issues across services and multiple levels of the stack
- Collaborate with other engineers, technical leaders, product managers, and designers
Qualifications & Requirements
- 10 + years of relevant industry experience
- BS/BA degree in Computer Science or equivalent
- Experience designing, building, scaling, and maintaining core backend software components (experience with API platforms a plus)
- Ability to solve complex design, scaling, latency, or performance problems in high-throughput, low-latency systems in production
- Production experience with Java, Golang, or C++
- Experience in Cloud Native environments, particularly in AWS
- Experience with managed Kubernetes layers like AWS EKS a plus
- Self-starter attitude and the ability to execute new ideas with autonomy
- Know how to find the right balance between perfection and shipping quickly
- Curiosity on the leading edge - plays with crypto, the latest in AI, and pushes to unpack black boxes
Perks & Compensation
Private Health Insurance Gym Reimbursement Commuter Benefits Flexible Time Off In-Office Group Meals Learning & Development Stipend Company Sponsored Conferences & Events Books & Audiobook subscription with Bookster
About Alchemy
Alchemy, founded in 2017 in San Francisco by Nikil Viswanathan and Joe Lau, Stanford classmates and former teaching assistants, is a leading Web3 developer platform providing node infrastructure, Supernode and Notify APIs. The stack powers many top Ethereum applications and handles significant transaction volume for customers including major exchanges and consumer apps, with high uptime and scalable archival data. Valued highly after rapid growth, the company serves developers through reliable APIs, enhanced data and educational programs that reduce need to run nodes directly. Headquartered in San Francisco with an office in New York and distributed colleagues, Alchemy invests in developer experience, documentation and enterprise reliability. The culture is engineering-obsessed, docs-first and focused on making every developer a Web3 developer with dependable tooling.