The Role
As Director of Engineering, Infrastructure & Platform, you will own the vision, strategy, and execution of one of the most sophisticated, high-throughput distributed systems in the blockchain ecosystem. You’ll lead multiple teams responsible for the core platform that powers Alchemy’s products, where reliability, performance, and cost efficiency at massive scale are mission-critical.
In this role, you will set the long-term technical direction for platform infrastructure, partner closely with Product and Executive Leadership, and ensure Alchemy continues to operate at the frontier of Web3 infrastructure. Your work will enable developers to move faster with confidence and help unlock blockchain adoption for the next billion users.
What You'll Do:
Lead and scale multiple engineering teams across Cloud Infrastructure, Platform, Data Platform, and Internal Tooling, including distributed and international teams.
Define and own the platform and infrastructure strategy, ensuring scalability, reliability, performance, and cost efficiency across the organization.
Serve as a senior technical leader, influencing architecture and systems design for large-scale, mission-critical distributed systems.
Partner with Product, Security, Finance, and Executive Leadership to align platform investments with company goals and customer needs.
Drive execution excellence by evolving processes, setting clear priorities, and ensuring predictable delivery as the organization scales.
Stay ahead of emerging technologies and ecosystem trends (Web3, cloud infrastructure, AI) and translate them into actionable technical strategy.
Build, mentor, and retain high-performing engineering leaders and ICs; provide coaching that raises the technical bar across teams.
Own hiring strategy and workforce planning for the org, recruiting top-tier talent and developing future leaders.
Shape and strengthen Alchemy’s engineering culture through standards, mentorship, and programs that promote continuous learning and innovation.
What We're Looking For:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
10+ years of software engineering experience, with deep expertise in distributed systems.
5+ years of engineering leadership experience, including managing managers and leading orgs responsible for critical production infrastructure at high-growth startup.
Strong hands-on understanding of large-scale distributed systems and cloud infrastructure
Experience with Java, kubernetes, K8s, AWS, multi-region, multi-cloud is strongly preferred.
Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and decision-making skills.
Exceptional judgment and decision-making skills, especially when balancing speed, quality, and long-term technical health.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and engage with the open-source community.
Strong ownership mindset; comfortable operating with ambiguity and driving initiatives end-to-end
Ability to balance perfection with pragmatism and ship impactful solutions quickly.
Passion for building platforms that enable others and curiosity about emerging technologies— crypto, AI, and complex systems.
Nice to Haves
Experience with developer platforms or API products
Experience in crypto, blockchain, or adjacent infrastructure markets
Previous founder or startup leadership experience
Benefits and Perks
🏥 Medical, Dental, & Vision
💪 Gym Reimbursement
🖥️ Home Office Build-out Budget
🥙 In-Office Group Meals
🚅 Commuter Benefits
🌴 Flexible Time Off
🧘♂️ Wellbeing & Mental Health Perks
🧠 Learning & Development Stipend
🌎 Company Sponsored Conferences & Events
💸 HSA and FSA Plans
🧬 Fertility Benefits
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
- 10+ years of software engineering experience
- 5+ years of engineering leadership experience
- Strong hands-on understanding of large-scale distributed systems
- Experience with Java, Kubernetes, AWS
What the Team is Saying
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Alchemy Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, with an HSA option noted in company materials. Company materials explicitly list these coverages as part of the core package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off policies include flexible (unlimited) PTO and paid parental leave explicitly mentioned by the company. This provides latitude for both rest and family needs.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Total rewards include equity and performance bonuses in addition to salary. These components offer potential upside as part of compensation.
Alchemy Insights
What We Do
Alchemy powers the top blockchain companies globally and has been featured in TechCrunch, Forbes, Bloomberg, and elsewhere. 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.
Why Work With Us
Alchemy is on the cutting edge of web3, working to bring the life-changing potential of this technology to everyone. By thinking big and moving fast, we’re tackling the challenges of innovation and creating a future with massive global impact. Working it Alchemy is a chance to learn and grow in ways you've never even imagined. It’s an opportunity
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Alchemy Offices
Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
At Alchemy, we thrive on the energy of being in-person, where stronger connections and more fun fuel our creativity and culture! Working together in the same space lets us move faster, achieve more, and make every day an exciting adventure.
