Software Engineer, Alchemy

Distributed Systems

$135-250k

AWS

Kubernetes

Java

C++

Golang

Mid and Senior level

New York

San Francisco Bay Area

Blockchain development platform

Open for applications

Blockchain development platform

201-500 employees

B2BCryptocurrencySaaSBlockchainWeb 3.0

Open for applications

$135-250k

AWS

Kubernetes

Java

C++

Golang

Mid and Senior level

New York

San Francisco Bay Area

201-500 employees

B2BCryptocurrencySaaSBlockchainWeb 3.0

Company mission

To provide developers with the fundamental building blocks they need to create the future of technology without the hassle of managing blockchain infrastructure in-house.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

4+ 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

What the job involves

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
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

Our take

Blockchain technology is a rapidly growing industry with many startups and established companies developing new applications that utilize it. However, many companies reinvent the wheel as they each attempt to build their own version of the blockchain software.

Alchemy offers a platform that simplifies the creation of blockchains and the launching of new nodes. It provides developers with “building blocks” that can be used to make the process more efficient. Alchemy is already working with multinational organizations like Meta, Adobe, and Splunk, and it has won many clients from their current top competitor, Infura.

The company has seen considerable growth and is now acquiring companies to improve its stack. It now serves over 10M end users and became a deca unicorn after attracting impressive funding in 2022. It continues to refine its platform to gain competitive edge, recently launching a transaction simulation product to help reduce the chances of transactions becoming susceptible to scams.

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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

64% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (2.9)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)

Feb 2022

$200m

SERIES C

Oct 2021

$250m

SERIES C

Total funding: $545m

Company benefits

Work from home opportunities

Company HQ

SoMa, San Francisco, CA

Leadership

Nikil Viswanathan

(CEO)

After studying Computer Science at Stanford, Nikil co-founded Down to Lunch in 2016, serving as CEO. Left this role in 2017 to co-found Alchemy.

Joseph Lau

(CTO)

Also co-founded Down to Lunch. Previously Software Engineer at Pinterest, Head Teaching Assistant at Stanford University, and Associate Technology Manager Intern at Google.

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