Backend Engineer @ Alchemy

INACTIVE

Full-Time

Backend Engineer

Alchemy

201-500 employees

Developer platform for scalable, reliable decentralized applications

Data & Analytics

Crypto & Web3

Junior, Mid

San Francisco, CA, USA + 1 more

Required Skills

Apache Kafka

Java

Blockchain

AWS

Google Cloud Platform

Requirements

3+ years of relevant industry experience
BS/BA degree in Computer Science
Experience designing, building, scaling and maintaining core backend software components (experience with API platforms a plus)
Experience with production distributed systems, web applications, and microservice architecture
Ability to solve complex design, scaling, latency, or performance problems in high-throughput, low-latency systems
Proven track record of building highly available and highly scalable systems
Experience developing with Java (Micronauts)
Self-starter attitude and the ability to execute new ideas with autonomy
Web3 and startup experience are also pluses

Responsibilities

Own the end to end product lifecycle of identifying, designing, and building new features
Contribute and lead backend design discussions, stand up meetings, and code reviews
Develop and own best practices for backend application development with a focus on high throughput, high reliability, and low latency
Identify opportunities to improve existing practices and uphold Alchemy's high technical quality bar
Write stable, high coverage test cases for features you ship
Debug production issues across services and multiple levels of the stack
Collaborate with other engineers, PMs, and designers

Desired Qualifications

Experience with high throughput streaming services like Kafka is a plus
Experience with data pipelining like Google Dataflow is a plus
Experience with AWS or GCP technologies is a plus

Our mission is to bring blockchain to a billion people. The Alchemy Platform is a world class developer platform designed to make building on the blockchain easy. We’ve built leading infrastructure in the space, powering over $105 billion in transactions for tens of millions of users in 99% of countries worldwide.

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.

Alchemy recently raised a Series C1 at a $10.2B valuation led by Lightspeed and Silver Lake. Previously, Alchemy raised from a16z, Coatue, Addition, Stanford University, Coinbase, the Chairman of Google, Charles Schwab, and the founders and executives of leading organizations.

Alchemy powers the top blockchain companies globally and has been featured in TechCrunch, Forbes, Bloomberg, and elsewhere.

The Role

As an engineer focused on backend systems at Alchemy working specifically on our Solana tech stack, you’ll be working with one of the most sophisticated and high-throughput distributed systems in the blockchain world. Solana is our newest supported and fastest growing chain to date and requires a more refined focus on high data throughput applications. You’ll focus on architecting and building new systems as well as improving existing ones for a platform that supports millions of users globally. The team is still small and looking to grow rapidly, so you will have a lot of agency and ownership with our product roadmaps.

Responsibilities:

Own the end to end product lifecycle of identifying, designing, and building new features
Contribute and lead backend design discussions, stand up meetings, and code reviews
Develop and own best practices for backend application development with a focus on high throughput, high reliability, and low latency
Identify opportunities to improve existing practices and uphold Alchemy’s high technical quality bar
Write stable, high coverage test cases for features you ship
Debug production issues across services and multiple levels of the stack
Collaborate with other engineers, PMs, and designers

What We’re Looking For:

3+ years of relevant industry experience
BS/BA degree in Computer Science
Experience designing, building, scaling and maintaining core backend software components (experience with API platforms a plus)
Experience with production distributed systems, web applications, and microservice architecture
Ability to solve complex design, scaling, latency, or performance problems in high-throughput, low-latency systems
Proven track record of building highly available and highly scalable systems
Experience developing with Java (Micronauts)
Self-starter attitude and the ability to execute new ideas with autonomy
Experience with high throughput streaming services like Kafka is a plus
Experience with data pipelining like Google Dataflow is a plus
Experience with AWS or GCP technologies is a plus
Web3 and startup experience are also pluses

Alchemy

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Alchemy provides a robust platform for developing scalable and reliable decentralized applications, offering a competitive edge with its superior speed, reliability, and scalability over other blockchain solutions. The company's team is composed of top engineers from prestigious institutions and tech giants, ensuring a high level of technical expertise and industry leadership. With its user-friendly SDK and the trust of leading projects in the blockchain space, Alchemy presents a dynamic work environment for those seeking to contribute to cutting-edge blockchain infrastructure.

Company Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$369.4M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2017

Growth & Insights

Headcount

6 month growth

↓ -6%

1 year growth

↑ 40%

2 year growth

↑ 238%

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Health and dental insurance

Generous PTO

401k Contributions

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