Principal Backend Software Engineer

Alchemy; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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 Book

Job summary

Alchemy is seeking an experienced Engineer focused on infrastructure and backend systems to advance a high-throughput distributed platform serving millions of users globally.

You will define the vision for backend infrastructure, design scalable APIs, and lead design discussions, code reviews, and best-practices to ensure reliability and low latency across services.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant industry experience
• BS/BA degree in Computer Science or equivalent
• Experience designing, building, scaling, and maintaining core backend software components
• Production experience with Java, Golang, or C++
• Experience in Cloud Native environments, particularly AWS

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

Backend infrastructure

API platforms

Distributed systems

Java

Golang

C++

AWS

Kubernetes (EKS)

Education

BS/BA in Computer Science

Tools

AWS EKS

Job description

The Role

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.

What You’ll Do:

Define the vision for the backend infrastructure that supports our developer platform and APIs, and guide the team in executing against that visionDesign, build and maintain highly scalable and reliable infrastructure, APIs, and servicesContribute and lead system design discussions, stand‑up meetings, and code reviewsDevelop and own best practices for backend infrastructure with a focus on high throughput, high reliability, and low latencyDebug production issues across services and multiple levels of the stackCollaborate with other engineers, technical leaders, product managers, and designers

What We're Looking For:

10 + years of relevant industry experienceBS/BA degree in Computer Science or equivalentExperience 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 productionProduction experience with Java, Golang, or C++Experience in Cloud Native environments, particularly in AWSExperience with managed Kubernetes layers like AWS EKS a plusSelf-starter attitude and the ability to execute new ideas with autonomyKnow how to find the right balance between perfection and shipping quicklyCuriosity on the leading edge - plays with crypto, the latest in AI, and pushes to unpack black boxes

Benefits Perks

• 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