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Backend Software Engineer
Alchemy
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Our company
- Alchemy – backend systems for a high-throughput blockchain platform serving millions of users
Your position
- Design, build, and maintain backend infrastructure, APIs, and services at scale.
- Own architecture and implementation of distributed systems behind high-volume, low-latency APIs.
- Lead system design discussions and shape backend architecture direction.
- Set backend development best practices for throughput, reliability, and latency.
- Trace production issues across services and the full stack; ship fixes to improve reliability? (rephrase to match source)
Requirements
- 5+ years of relevant industry experience.
- BS/BA in Computer Science or equivalent.
- Experience designing, building, scaling, and maintaining core backend components.
- Ability to solve design, scalability, latency, or performance problems in high-throughput, low-latency production systems.
- Production experience with Java, Rust.
Compensation & benefits
- Private Health Insurance
- Gym Reimbursement
- Commuter Benefits
- Flexible Time Off
- In-Office Group Meals (office meals) — note: keep exact wording as source?