Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Alchemy

San Francisco, CAFull-time$135–240K/yrPosted 3mo agoVerified open 3 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation

$135–240K/yr

Location

San Francisco, CA

Schedule

Full-time

Work Authorization

Not specified

Job overview

Alchemy is hiring a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer. As an engineer in Alchemy's Infrastructure department, the candidate will design, deploy, and continuously improve the blockchain developer platform’s infrastructure, supporting hundreds of chains, billions of daily requests, and massive transaction volumes while ensuring reliability, scalability, and cost efficiency.

Key focus areas include Architect and operate scalable, self-healing infrastructure leveraging Kubernetes, Terraform, and cloud-native tools across multi-region deployments, Drive AI enablement across engineering by optimizing repos, tooling, and workflows with Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex, and Build AI-powered infrastructure tooling and automation such as automated K8s upgrades, IaC plan analysis, and cost optimization advisors.

Successful candidates bring 5+ Years Infrastructure Engineer Experience. Important skills include Kubernetes, Terraform, Cloud-Native Tools, AI Enablement, AI-Powered Infrastructure Tooling, and Automation. Preferred (not required): Claude Code and Cursor.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

KubernetesTerraformCloud-Native ToolsAI EnablementAI-Powered Infrastructure ToolingAutomationK8s UpgradesIaC Plan AnalysisCost OptimizationMCP ServersInternal Developer PlatformSelf-Service DeploymentsObservabilityReliabilityPrometheusGrafanaIncident ManagementBlameless Post-MortemsSLIsSLOsError BudgetsMulti-Cloud Network ArchitectureMulti-Region Network ArchitectureVPC DesignIPAMDNSCloudflareCross-Cloud ConnectivitySecurity GroupsEdge-Proxy ConfigurationIstio Gateway ConfigurationComplianceIaC ScanningRuntime ProtectionTechnical LeadershipCoachingOperational CapabilitiesSLO FrameworksError Budget PoliciesOpenTelemetryCloud InfrastructureAWSGCPMulti-Region ArchitecturesHelmGitOps WorkflowsNetworking FundamentalsCross-Functional CommunicationClaude CodeCursor

Qualifications

5+ Years Infrastructure Engineer Experience

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Match

Paid Time Off

Full job description

About the Role

As an engineer in the Infrastructure department at Alchemy, you will design, deploy, and continuously improve the infrastructure powering our blockchain developer platform — serving 100+ chains, billions of daily requests, and over $150B in annual transactions.

The Infrastructure team provides the infrastructure, tooling, and expertise needed to allow Alchemy engineers to ship, scale, and operate high-quality products in a fast, safe, and cost-efficient manner.

What You'll Do

Architect and operate scalable, self-healing infrastructure leveraging Kubernetes, Terraform, and cloud-native tools across multi-region deployments.
Drive AI enablement across engineering — ensuring repos, tooling, and workflows are optimized for agentic development with tools like Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex.
Build AI-powered infrastructure tooling and automation (e.g., automated K8s upgrades, IaC plan analysis, cost optimization advisors, MCP servers, n8n workflows).
Build and maintain internal developer platform (IDP) capabilities for self-service deployments, observability, and reliability.
Develop observability frameworks using Prometheus and Grafana for metrics, dashboards, and alerting.
Lead incident management with blameless post-mortems; define and enforce SLIs, SLOs, and error budgets across services.
Design and manage multi-cloud, multi-region network architecture — VPC design, IPAM, DNS (Cloudflare), cross-cloud connectivity, security groups, and edge-proxy/istio gateway configuration.
Collaborate with security teams to embed compliance into infrastructure, including IaC scanning and runtime protection.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to elevate the team's operational capabilities.

What We're Looking For

5+ years as an Infrastructure Engineer focused on reliability (SRE, Production Engineer, Platform Engineer).
Experience driving company-wide reliability efforts, including SLO frameworks and error budget policies.
Strong proficiency with observability stacks: OpenTelemetry, Prometheus/Grafana.
Deep experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP), Kubernetes, and multi-region architectures.
Skilled with Terraform, Helm, and GitOps workflows (e.g., ArgoCD) with an automation-first mindset.
Experience leveraging agentic development tools (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex) and workflow automation (n8n) to accelerate IaC and build internal tooling is a strong plus.
Solid networking fundamentals — VPC design, DNS, IPAM, security groups, cross-cloud connectivity, and service mesh (e.g., Istio) experience is a plus.
Strong cross-functional communicator across SRE, security, and product engineering.
Blockchain infrastructure, distributed systems, or high-throughput RPC experience — not required but a plus.

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