Principal Software Engineer, Frontend Platform

Alchemy; San Francisco, California, New York (CA, MO, NY); On-site; USD 135,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the blockchain ecosystem seeks a Principal Software Engineer to enhance their frontend platform. The role involves designing scalable and performant frontend infrastructure, leading system design discussions, and optimizing user experiences. Candidates should have extensive experience in frontend development, particularly with React, and a strong educational background in Computer Science. Competitive compensation and benefits are offered.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage

401k

Unlimited flexible time off

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant industry experience in frontend or full-stack development.
• Experience with frontend build tools and ecosystems.

Responsibilities

• Define the vision for the frontend platform infrastructure.
• Lead system design discussions and code reviews focused on frontend architecture.
• Collaborate with backend engineers and product managers.

Skills

React

Accessibility

Performance

Curiosity

Education

BS/BA in Computer Science

Tools

Webpack

Vite

Esbuild

Turbopack

AWS

Job description

Principal Software Engineer, Frontend Platform

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.

The Role

At Alchemy, delivering an exceptional developer experience is the cornerstone of our platform. As a Principal Frontend Engineer, you'll be instrumental in ensuring iterable, seamless, intuitive, and consistent user interfaces across all products and UI surface areas. You'll work on one of the most sophisticated frontend systems in the blockchain ecosystem, architecting new solutions and enhancing existing ones to support millions of developers and end users globally. Often our products pass UIs through to end users, where these requirements extend, to c

What You'll Do:

• Define the vision for the frontend platform infrastructure that powers our developer platform, UI components, and APIs, and guide the team in executing against that vision
• Design, build, and maintain scalable, performant, and reliable frontend infrastructure, component libraries, and client-side services
• Lead system design discussions, stand-up meetings, and code reviews focused on frontend architecture and performance
• Develop and enforce best practices for frontend infrastructure, emphasizing high performance, accessibility, and iteration speed
• Collaborate with backend engineers, technical leaders, product managers, and designers to deliver cohesive, end-to-end solutions
• Optimize frontend build pipelines, rendering performance, and client-side resource management for global scale
• Drive adoption of modern frontend tooling, frameworks, and practices to enhance developer experience and user satisfaction

What We're Looking For:

• 10+ years of relevant industry experience in frontend or full-stack development
• BS/BA degree in Computer Science or equivalent
• Experience designing, building, scaling, and maintaining core frontend software components (experience with developer platforms or component libraries a plus)
• Ability to solve complex design, performance, accessibility, or scalability challenges in high-throughput, low-latency frontend systems in production
• Proficiency in React (and preferable proficiency in cross-platform client development)
• Proficiency in building scalable frontend infrastructure, including module federation, micro-frontends, or design systems
• Experience with frontend build tools and ecosystems (e.g., Webpack, Vite, Esbuild, or Turbopack)
• Experience in Cloud Native environments, particularly in AWS, for deploying and managing frontend assets
• Self-starter attitude with the ability to execute new ideas autonomously
• 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

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.

The base salary range for this position is estimated to be between $135,000 - $300,000 annually. Please note this range reflects base salary only, and does not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Your salary will be determined by various factors, including relevant experience, skill set, qualifications, and other business needs.

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