Software Engineer (Distributed Systems)

Alchemy; San Francisco, California, New York (CA, MO, NY); On-site; USD 135,000 - 275,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Staff Software Engineer and tackle some of the most challenging engineering problems in the web3 space. In this role, you will lead the backend infrastructure efforts, ensuring high throughput and reliability for systems that support billions of users. Collaborate with a talented team to innovate and implement best practices while enjoying a competitive compensation package, including salary and equity. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a rapidly evolving industry, where your skills will shape the future of decentralized applications.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401k

Unlimited flexible time off

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in backend software development.
• Strong knowledge of Java, Golang, or C++ in production environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the vision for backend infrastructure and guide the team.
• Design and maintain scalable APIs and services.

Skills

Backend Infrastructure Design

API Development

Java

Golang

C++

Cloud Native Environments

Kubernetes

Problem Solving

Education

BS/BA in Computer Science

Tools

AWS

AWS EKS

Job description

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

As a Staff Software Engineer on the Node Services team at Alchemy, you’ll be focused on building one of the most sophisticated and high-throughput distributed systems that power the global backbone supporting 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:

• Act as a Technical Lead to 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 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 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

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 - $275,000 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.