Alchemy
Data Analytics Engineer
New York, NY, USA12h ago
USD 300k-350k / year + Equity
Posted on Apr 28, 2026 Apply now Location
Full time
Compensation $300K – $350K • Offers Equity • Offers Bonus
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.
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.
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.
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.
Compensation Range: $300K - $350K
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