Principal Backend Software Engineer
The complete web3 development platform for wallets, rollups, and apps
Projects
About Alchemy
The node foundation you build everything on Supernode: Meet the web3 engine powering our suite of APIs. Read and write to the blockchain exactly as you want. Powerful write APIs Smart Wallets: Securely onboard and activate users with no seed phrase or gas fees with easy-to-use, enterprise-grade wallets. Account Contracts: Optimized ERC-4337, ERC-6900, and EIP-7702 smart contract accounts. Gas Manager: Get users to your magic moment faster by removing the biggest barrier with gas sponsorship. Bundler: Simulate and land transactions onchain, reliably at scale. Transact: 7.9x faster, 100% success rate. Transaction simulation, frontrunning protection, and real-time notifications. Transaction Simulation: Transact with confidence. Preview how transactions will behave onchain, and keep your assets safe. Reliable read APIs Subgraphs: Ship faster with a custom API for your onchain data. Never worry about subgraph downtime or lag again. NFT API: The multichain API to launch, verify, analyze, trade and display NFTs. Token API: The token data your users expect, no token list required. Available on all EVM-supported chains. Custom Webhooks: Infinite data access, precise filter controls. Transfers API: 100x faster than others. One request to get all historical transaction activity, including internal transfers. Smart Websockets: Scalable. Customizable. Easy to set up. Websocket notifications for web3 actions you care about. Webhooks: Fast, consistent push notifications. Zero missed updates. Massive savings. Developer Tools Dashboard: Reporting, alerts, analytics, and app monitoring. Sandbox: In-browser request sandbox. AlchemyAI: AI-powered tools made for web3 developers. Create Web3 Dapp: Bootstrap a dapp in 4 minutes.
Skills
About the Role
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. You'll define the vision for backend infrastructure, design highly scalable services, lead technical discussions, and collaborate closely with engineers, product managers, and designers to ship reliable, high-performance systems.
Requirements
- 10+ 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, or C++
- 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
- Curiosity on the leading edge - plays with crypto, the latest in AI, and pushes to unpack black boxes
Responsibilities
- Define the vision for the backend infrastructure that supports the developer platform and APIs, 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 engineers, technical leaders, product managers, and designers
Benefits
- Private Health Insurance
- Gym Reimbursement
- Commuter Benefits
- Flexible Time Off
- In-Office Group Meals
- Learning & Development Stipend
- Company Sponsored Conferences & Events
- Books & Audiobook subscription with Bookster