Senior Software Engineer, Alchemy

API Infrastructure

$135-350k

+ Equity

AWS
Kubernetes
Java
C++
Golang
Senior level
New York
Alchemy

Blockchain development platform

Open for applications

Alchemy

Blockchain development platform

201-500 employees

B2BCryptocurrencySaaSBlockchainWeb 3.0

Open for applications

$135-350k

+ Equity

AWS
Kubernetes
Java
C++
Golang
Senior level
New York

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.

Role

Who you are

  • 5+ 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 Senior Software Engineer on the API Infra team at Alchemy, you’ll be focused on building an API layer that’s infinitely scalable, highly reliable, and highly performant. It’s a unique opportunity combining the most challenging engineering problems, crypto-forward exposure, and direct customer impact
  • 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
  • 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, technical leaders, product managers, and designer

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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Insights

Top investors

Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

64% employee growth in 12 months

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 values

  • Empathy: Alchemy values empathy, creating a safe and inclusive environment where everyone's voice is heard and respected
  • Innovation: Alchemy encourages innovation, empowering employees to think outside the box and push boundaries to create cutting-edge solutions
  • Collaboration: Collaboration is key at Alchemy, fostering a team-oriented culture that values open communication and shared problem-solving
  • Continuous Improvement: Alchemy is committed to continuous improvement, promoting a growth mindset and providing opportunities for learning and development

Company HQ

SoMa, San Francisco, CA

Leadership

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.

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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