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title: 'Software Engineer - Solutions at Alchemy'
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# Software Engineer - Solutions at Alchemy

- **Company:** Alchemy
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA
- **Compensation:** $150k–$225k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2025-03-10
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-15
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/alchemy/bb82379e-47be-42ef-b7e6-fef50d2a7682

## Job description

## The Role

Alchemy powers the most innovative companies in crypto - from Robinhood and Coinbase to Worldcoin and Stripe. As a Software Engineer focused on Solutions, you'll work directly with our most strategic customers to help them design scalable systems, optimize performance, and push the boundaries of what’s possible in blockchain infrastructure. You’ll be a strategic advisor, systems architect, and product collaborator rolled into one. You’ll bridge the gap between bleeding-edge use cases and robust infrastructure, shaping the future of Alchemy through your insights on real-world needs. Be the technical partner behind Web3’s most ambitious teams.

## What You’ll Do

- Write code to help users unlock the full potential of our stack.
- Help top-tier teams design, scale, and optimize their use of Alchemy’s infrastructure - from smart contract automation to custom data pipelines.
- Deeply understand customer goals and proactively help them onboard, integrate, and ship powerful products on top of our infrastructure.
- Be the voice of our developer community - translate their needs into product insights and roadmap priorities.
- Act as the technical point of contact for strategic accounts, navigating technical blockers, future planning, and success metrics.
- Work across Product, Engineering, and BD to uplevel the full user experience and close feedback loops fast.

## What We’re Looking For

- 5+ years of experience in technical roles (Software Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering, Solutions Engineering, or similar)
- Strong foundation in systems design, APIs, and distributed architecture
- Experience working directly with customers - ideally in B2B SaaS or infra
- Comfortable writing and reading code - Python, TypeScript, or similar scripting languages
- Stellar communicator who can translate technical concepts for both builders and execs
- Passion for blockchain, crypto, and the infrastructure powering it - you don’t need to be a degen, but you’re curious and hungry to learn
- Bonus: experience at a high-growth startup or scaling a product in a fast-moving environment

## Why This Role

- You'll operate at the intersection of product, engineering, and real-world adoption.
- You’ll shape how top-tier crypto companies bring products to life.
- You'll have massive scope and autonomy on a small, high-leverage team.
- Define the customer experience for Web3’s infrastructure layer.

## Benefits and Perks

🩺  Medical, Dental, & Vision 💪  Gym Reimbursement 🖥️  Home Office Build-out Budget 🥙  In-Office Group Meals 🧘‍♂️  Wellbeing & Mental Health Perks 📚 Learning & Development Stipend 🎉  Company Sponsored Conferences & Events 💸  HSA and FSA Plans 🧬  Fertility Benefits 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.

## About Alchemy

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Alchemy is the leading web3 development platform providing the infrastructure, APIs, and tools developers need to build and scale blockchain applications.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series C1 at $10.2B valuation, Feb 2022)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States (also offices in New York and Bucharest)
- **Founded**: 2017
- **Founders**: Nikil Viswanathan (CEO) and Joseph Lau (President)

## Core Business
- **Primary Industry**: Blockchain infrastructure / Web3 developer platform
- **Target Customers**: B2B – developers, fintechs, enterprises, and blockchain-native companies (e.g., JP Morgan, Robinhood, Visa, Stripe, Polymarket)
- **Mission/Purpose**: “To bring blockchain to a billion people” by providing the foundational building blocks for creating the future of technology [alchemy.com/company](https://www.alchemy.com/company)

## Products & Services
- **Node RPC API**: Real-time, block-perfect data access to major blockchain networks (Ethereum, Solana, etc.) with 99.99% uptime, powered by the Cortex engine (13x more throughput, 5x more reliability).
- **Rollups**: Launch a custom, high-performance blockchain (Layer 2/rollup-as-a-service) for scaling applications.
- **Data APIs**:
  - *Token APIs* – Real-time price data for any token.
  - *Portfolio APIs* – Query transaction history and asset balances.
  - *Webhooks* – Stream push notifications for on-chain events.
- **AI Agents Tooling**: CLI, MCP server, and skills enabling AI agents to read onchain state, send transactions, and ship apps end‑to‑end.
- **Move Money**: Swap, mint, and stake with no gas fees or multi-step approvals (smart wallet & gasless transactions).

All products are delivered as SaaS/API services, targeting both backend and frontend developers. [alchemy.com](https://www.alchemy.com/)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: $10.2 billion (Series C1, February 2022 – TechCrunch)
- **Key Metric**: Over $105 billion in total transaction volume processed; serving tens of millions of users across 197+ countries (99% of countries worldwide). The platform also reports $1T+ in annual transaction volume and over 100M transactions annually.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Lightspeed, Silver Lake, a16z, Coatue, Addition, Stanford University, Coinbase, the Chairman of Google, Charles Schwab, and founders/executives of leading organizations.
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - Expanding into AI agents with dedicated tooling.
  - Building Cortex, the blockchain engine that claims 13x throughput improvement.
  - Continued hiring across engineering, sales, and design roles (17+ open positions in mid‑2026).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Developer Experience**: “Dead simple” APIs and SDKs that eliminate blockchain complexity – developers can be production‑ready in minutes.
- **Scale & Reliability**: 99.99% uptime, $105 billion+ processed, trusted by top financial institutions and fintechs.
- **Cortex Engine**: Proprietary infrastructure layer delivering 13x more throughput and 5x more reliability than competitors.
- **Comprehensive Platform**: Single integrated suite for node access, data indexing, AI agents, and payment rails – unlike point solutions.
- **Talent & Team**: Leadership from Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Stanford, and MIT; deep expertise in massively scalable infrastructure.

## Strategic Focus
- **Onboard a Billion Users**: Continue lowering barriers to blockchain adoption, particularly in fintech and financial services.
- **AI + Blockchain**: Enable AI agents to seamlessly interact with on‑chain data and transactions.
- **Enterprise Adoption**: Work with global institutions on next‑generation payment and settlement rails (focus area of President Joe Lau).
- **Global Scaling**: Offices in San Francisco, New York, and Bucharest to attract top talent across time zones.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: “Think Big. Move Fast. Own It.” – extreme ownership, customer obsession, fast execution, play to win, and a “kid at heart” spirit. [alchemy.com/careers](https://www.alchemy.com/careers)
- **Values**: Extreme ownership, customer obsession, speed, winning mindset, and crypto enthusiasm.
- **Work Policy**: Hybrid/office‑based roles in San Francisco, New York, and Bucharest. Some roles appear to be on‑site with flexibility mentioned for commuting benefits.
- **Benefits & Perks** (as listed on careers page):
  - Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  - HSA & FSA plans
  - 401k plan
  - Flexible time off
  - Gym reimbursement & wellbeing perks
  - Home office build‑out budget & commuting benefits
  - Relocation bonus
  - Paid parental leave
  - Learning & development stipend
  - Company retreats (yearly offsites including Chesapeake Bay, Deer Valley, Austin, Cabo, Napa, New York, Playa del Carmen)
  - Conferences and events
- **Engineering Culture**: Emphasis on solving complex problems in distributed systems, AI, and infrastructure; teams are lean and empowered.
- **Growth Opportunity**: High‑leverage roles in a well‑funded, high‑growth company at the intersection of blockchain and AI.

## Sources
1. [alchemy.com](https://www.alchemy.com/) – Product overview, platform features, and value proposition.
2. [alchemy.com/company](https://www.alchemy.com/company) – Mission, founders, and investor information.
3. [alchemy.com/careers](https://www.alchemy.com/careers) – Culture, values, benefits, and open roles.
4. [jobs.ashbyhq.com/alchemy](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/alchemy) – Job descriptions (Technical Recruiter, Revenue Operations Lead) with details on mission, transaction volume, and investor list (citing TechCrunch).
5. [linkedin.com/company/alchemyinc](https://www.linkedin.com/company/alchemyinc) – Company page with employee count and location data.

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