Data Engineer

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

Data Infrastructure is foundation on which all of Alchemy's product are built. As the first engineer focused on data engineering, 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 :

• Maintain Alchemy's batch pipelines that power our production serving systems


• Set up frameworks and tools to help team members create and debug pipelines by themselves


• Track data quality and latency, and set up monitors and alerts to ensure smooth operation


• Build production DAG workflows for batch data processing and storage


• Aggregate logs from multiple regions and multiple clouds


• Design and implement our next generation data warehouse that aggregates internal and third-party data sources

What We're Looking For:

• BS (or higher) degree in Computer Science or similar


• 4+ years experience in a software engineering discipline, with at least 2+ years experience in data engineering or data infrastructure


• (Bonus) Experience in low-latency, streaming data architectures


• (Bonus) Prior experience in Airflow/Spark/ELK Stack


• Self-starter attitude and the ability to execute new ideas with autonomy


• Know how to find the right balance between perfection and shipping quickly


• Experience working with startups


• Passion for blockchain technologies and Web3


• A hustler mentality, founding a company or building side projects is 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.