Senior Backend Engineer

5 days ago


San Francisco, California, United States Alchemy Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Backend Engineer to join our team at Alchemy. As a key member of our engineering team, you will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining our high-throughput distributed systems.

Key Responsibilities
  • Define the Vision: Develop a clear vision for our backend infrastructure and guide the team in executing against that vision.
  • Design and Build: Design, build, and maintain highly scalable and reliable infrastructure, APIs, and services.
  • Collaborate with the Team: Contribute to system design discussions, stand-up meetings, and code reviews.
  • Develop Best Practices: Develop and own best practices for backend infrastructure with a focus on high throughput, high reliability, and low latency.
  • Debug Production Issues: Debug production issues across services and multiple levels of the stack.
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.
  • 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.
What We Offer

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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