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About Alchemy

Our mission is to bring blockchain to a billion people. The Alchemy Platform is a world class developer platform designed to make building on the blockchain easy. We've built leading infrastructure in the space, powering over $105 billion in transactions for tens of millions of users in 99% of countries worldwide.

The Alchemy team draws from decades of deep expertise in massively scalable infrastructure, AI, and blockchain from leadership roles at leading companies like Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Stanford, and MIT.

Alchemy recently raised a Series C1 at a $10.2B valuation led by Lightspeed and Silver Lake. Previously, Alchemy raised from a16z, Coatue, Addition, Stanford University, Coinbase, the Chairman of Google, Charles Schwab, and the founders and executives of leading organizations.

Alchemy powers the top blockchain companies globally and has been featured in TechCrunch, Forbes, Bloomberg, JPMorgan, and elsewhere.

About the Role

Talent is Alchemy's greatest competitive advantage.

As a Technical Recruiter, you'll be responsible for identifying, attracting, and closing exceptional technical talent across the company. You'll partner directly with engineering and product leaders to understand business needs, develop recruiting strategies, and build high-performing teams capable of solving some of the most complex challenges in infrastructure, distributed systems, AI, and blockchain technology.

This is a highly strategic and visible role with significant impact on Alchemy's future. You'll help shape the technical organization, influence hiring decisions, and serve as a trusted advisor to leaders across the company.

If you're passionate about building elite technical teams, thrive in fast-moving environments, and enjoy competing for top talent in highly competitive markets, we'd love to meet you.

What You’ll Do

• Own full-cycle recruiting across technical functions, including Software Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, Product Engineering, Security, Data, Product Management, Design, and Technical Operations.

• Partner closely with engineering and product leaders to understand organizational priorities and develop hiring strategies aligned with company goals.

• Build and manage high-quality candidate pipelines through sourcing, networking, referrals, talent mapping, and community engagement.

• Identify and engage exceptional passive candidates from top technology companies, startups, and research institutions.

• Drive candidate engagement and deliver an exceptional candidate experience from initial outreach through offer acceptance.

• Serve as a trusted advisor to hiring teams on talent market trends, compensation benchmarks, interview design, and hiring best practices.

• Partner with interviewers and hiring managers to maintain a high hiring bar while ensuring efficient and inclusive hiring processes.

• Leverage recruiting data and funnel analytics to identify opportunities and improve hiring outcomes.

• Help build scalable recruiting programs, interviewer training, assessment frameworks, and recruiting operations.

• Champion Alchemy's culture and values throughout every stage of the recruiting process.

What We’re Looking For

• 5+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience in a high-growth technology company, executive search firm, or recruiting agency.

• Demonstrated success hiring software engineers and technical talent across multiple levels, from early-career hires through senior and staff-level candidates.

• Strong sourcing skills and a track record of engaging passive technical candidates in competitive talent markets.

• Experience recruiting for highly technical domains such as infrastructure, distributed systems, backend engineering, machine learning, AI, security, developer tools, or platform engineering.

• Ability to develop credibility and influence with engineering, product, and executive stakeholders.

• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and organizational skills.

• Ability to operate independently and manage multiple high-priority searches simultaneously.

• Strong analytical mindset with experience using recruiting metrics to drive decision-making.

• High standards, strong ownership mentality, and relentless focus on outcomes.

Nice to Haves

• Experience recruiting for developer infrastructure, cloud platforms, AI, fintech, crypto, or blockchain companies.

• Experience hiring Staff+, Principal, and Engineering Leadership talent.

• Familiarity with modern recruiting technologies, sourcing tools, and talent intelligence platforms.

• Experience supporting rapid company scaling from growth-stage to late-stage startup environments.

• Passion for emerging technologies and building products that shape the future of the internet.

Benefits and Perks

🏥 Medical, Dental, & Vision

💪 Gym Reimbursement

🖥️ Home Office Build-out Budget

🚅 Commuter Benefits

🌴 Flexible Time Off

🥙 In-Office Group Meals

🧘‍♂️ Wellbeing & Mental Health Perks

🧠 Learning & Development Stipend

🌎 Company Sponsored Conferences & Events

💸 HSA and FSA Plans

🧬 Fertility Benefits