About the company
Our mission is to bring blockchain to a billion people. The Alchemy Platform is a world class developer platform designed to make building on the blockchain easy. We've built leading infrastructure in the space, powering over $105 billion in transactions for tens of millions of users in 99% of countries worldwide. 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. Alchemy recently raised a Series C1 at a $10.2B valuation led by Lightspeed and Silver Lake. Previously, Alchemy raised from a16z, Coatue, Addition, Stanford University, Coinbase, the Chairman of Google, Charles Schwab, and the founders and executives of leading organizations. Alchemy powers the top blockchain companies globally and has been featured in TechCrunch, Forbes, Bloomberg, and elsewhere.
Job Summary
What You'll Do
šTo help define the vision for the backend infrastructure that supports our teamās product pillar and guide the team in executing against that vision šDesign, build, and maintain highly scalable and reliable infrastructure, APIs, and services šContribute to and participate in system design discussions, stand-up meetings, and code reviews šDevelop and own best practices for backend infrastructure with a focus on high throughput, high reliability, and low latency šDebug production issues across services and multiple levels of the stack šCollaborate with other technical and non-technical stakeholders to identify business priorities, define the team roadmap, and act on them
What We're Looking For
š8+ years of relevant industry experience šBS/BA degree in Computer Science or equivalent šExperience designing, building, scaling, and maintaining core backend software components (experience with API platforms a plus) šAbility to solve complex design, scaling, latency, or performance problems in high-throughput, low-latency systems in production
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