Tbwa Chiat/Day Inc
Software Engineer (Backend)
Tbwa Chiat/Day Inc, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199
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 an engineer focused on backend systems at Alchemy, you'll be working with one of the most sophisticated and high-throughput distributed systems in the blockchain world. You'll focus on architecting and building new systems as well as improving existing ones for a platform that supports millions of users globally. What You'll Do:
Own the end to end product lifecycle of identifying, designing, and building new features Contribute and lead backend design discussions, stand up meetings, and code reviews Develop and own best practices for backend application development with a focus on high throughput, high reliability, and low latency Identify opportunities to improve existing practices and uphold Alchemy's high technical quality bar 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, PMs, and designers What We're Looking For:
5+ years of relevant industry experience 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 Experience with AWS technologies is a plus Experience with production distributed systems, web applications, and microservice architecture Experience developing with Java (Micronauts), Typescript (Node), and/or Python (Django) Proven track record building highly available and highly scalable systems 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 - $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.
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As an engineer focused on backend systems at Alchemy, you'll be working with one of the most sophisticated and high-throughput distributed systems in the blockchain world. You'll focus on architecting and building new systems as well as improving existing ones for a platform that supports millions of users globally. What You'll Do:
Own the end to end product lifecycle of identifying, designing, and building new features Contribute and lead backend design discussions, stand up meetings, and code reviews Develop and own best practices for backend application development with a focus on high throughput, high reliability, and low latency Identify opportunities to improve existing practices and uphold Alchemy's high technical quality bar 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, PMs, and designers What We're Looking For:
5+ years of relevant industry experience 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 Experience with AWS technologies is a plus Experience with production distributed systems, web applications, and microservice architecture Experience developing with Java (Micronauts), Typescript (Node), and/or Python (Django) Proven track record building highly available and highly scalable systems 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 - $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.
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