Alchemy

Protocol Engineer

Alchemy$130K — $180K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6+ years of industry experience in relevant fields
  • 2+ years of smart contract development with real-world deployments
  • B.S./B.A. in Computer Science or related field
  • Expertise in Solidity and the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)
  • Experience in designing distributed protocols
  • Proven record in maintaining high-traffic smart contracts
  • Familiarity with startup environments and blockchain technologies

Responsibilities

  • Architect and design distributed protocols focusing on security and scalability
  • Develop, deploy, and test smart contracts in production environments
  • Establish best practices for protocol upgrades across various networks
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams on user-facing applications
  • Mentor fellow engineers on Solidity and EVM best practices
  • Stay informed on latest Solidity updates and potential security issues

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • 401k plan
  • Unlimited flexible time off
  • Equity options in the company
Full Job Description
The Role

You will be architecting and building those protocols, and setting the bar for highly readable, optimized, and secure code backed by a comprehensive test suite. You'll be responsible for bringing the same level of security, speed, and stability as our existing platform to our distributed efforts. As they augment our existing developer platform, the contracts you build will quickly become a platform for thousands of teams and millions of users globally.

What You'll Do:
  • Architecture and design of distributed protocols with an emphasis on security, performance, and scalability
  • Write, deploy, and test smart contracts and maintain them in production
  • Develop and own best practices for protocol upgrades and versioning across different networks
  • Collaborate with engineering, product, and design on the user-facing applications built around our smart contract protocols
  • Mentor other engineers in in-depth Solidity/EVM topics and best practices
  • Stay up to date with the latest Solidity releases, developer tooling, and exploits

What We're Looking For:
  • 6+ years of relevant industry experience
  • 2+ years of smart contract development including production deployments of original, non-trivial protocols and related security audits
  • BS/BA in Computer Science
  • Extreme proficiency with Solidity and the EVM
  • Experience designing distributed protocols
  • Experience designing, building, testing, deploying, and maintaining high traffic smart contracts
  • Experience building and managing a protocol with significant TVL is a plus
  • Ability to balance shipping quickly with building stable infrastructure
  • 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.

About Alchemy

Alchemy is a blockchain development platform that provides developers with the tools they need to build decentralized applications (dApps). The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Alchemy's platform is used by some of the world's leading blockchain companies, including MakerDAO, Kyber Network, and 0x. The company has raised over $15 million in funding from investors such as Pantera Capital and Coinbase Ventures. Alchemy is committed to making blockchain technology more accessible and user-friendly.
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