Staff Software Engineer (Distributed Systems)

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 for 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:

1. 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
2. Design, build and maintain highly scalable and reliable infrastructure, APIs, and services
3. Contribute and lead system design discussions, stand-up meetings, and code reviews
4. Develop and own best practices for backend infrastructure with a focus on high throughput, high reliability, and low latency
5. Debug production issues across services and multiple levels of the stack
6. 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:

1. 8+ years of relevant industry experience
2. BS/BA degree in Computer Science or equivalent
3. Experience designing, building, scaling, and maintaining core backend software components (experience with API platforms a plus)
4. Ability to solve complex design, scaling, latency, or performance problems in high-throughput, low-latency systems in production
5. Production experience with Java, Golang, C++ or similar
6. Experience in Cloud Native environments, particularly in AWS
7. Experience with managed Kubernetes layers like AWS EKS a plus
8. Self-starter attitude and the ability to execute new ideas with autonomy
9. Know how to find the right balance between perfection and shipping quickly
10. Founded a company or built side projects, a plus
11. 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 - $350,000 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.