Software Engineer (Backend) - Distributed Systems

About The Role

As a Software Engineer at Alchemy you’ll be focused on building one of the most sophisticated and high-throughout distributed systems that power the global backbone powering billions of users in Web3. It’s a unique opportunity combining the most challenging engineering problems crypto-forward exposure and direct customer impact.

What You'll Do

• To help define the vision for the backend infrastructure that supports our team’s product pillar and guide the team in executing against that vision

• Design build and maintain highly scalable and reliable infrastructure APIs and services

• Contribute to and participate in 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 technical and non-technical stakeholders to identify business priorities define the team roadmap and act on them

What We're Looking For

• 8+ 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 C++ or similar

• 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

• Founded a company or built side projects a plus

• Experience in startups a plus

Benefits and Perks

🩺 Medical Dental & Vision
💪 Gym Reimbursement
🖥️ Home Office Build-out Budget
🥙 In-Office Group Meals
🧘‍♂️ Wellbeing & Mental Health Perks
📚 Learning & Development Stipend
🎉 Company Sponsored Conferences & Events
💸 HSA and FSA Plans
🧬 Fertility Benefits

More on the Role

Alchemy is committed to offering competitive compensation including base salary as well as equity. Additionally Alchemy offers comprehensive medical dental and vision coverage as well as other benefits such as 401k and unlimited flexible time off.

What We Do

Alchemy powers the top blockchain companies globally and has been featured in TechCrunch Forbes Bloomberg and elsewhere. Our mission is to bring web3 to a billion people by providing builders with the tools they need to build exceptional onchain products. Alchemy is the only complete developer platform that offers the powerful APIs SDKs and tools necessary to build and scale onchain apps and rollups. Our infrastructure powers 70% of the top web3 teams 90%+ of web2 companies building in web3 and 100+ million end users. Our customers include top web3 brands like Polymarket OpenSea Circle WorldCoin as well as major global brands like Shopify and Adobe. The Alchemy team draws from decades of deep expertise in massively scalable infrastructure AI and blockchain from leadership roles at leading companies and universities like Google Microsoft Facebook Stanford and MIT. We're backed by the world's leading VCs and institutions including Lightspeed Silver Lake a16z Coatue Pantera Addition Stanford University Coinbase and Charles Schwab among others.

Why Work With Us

Alchemy is on the cutting edge of web3 working to bring the life-changing potential of this technology to everyone. By thinking big and moving fast we’re tackling the challenges of innovation and creating a future with massive global impact. Working it Alchemy is a chance to learn and grow in ways you've never even imagined. It’s an opportunity

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