Senior Software Engineer - New Markets

<div class="content-intro"><p><strong>Who We Are:</strong></p> <p>Alpaca is a US-headquartered self-clearing broker-dealer and brokerage infrastructure for stocks, ETFs, options, crypto, fixed income, 24/5 trading, and more. Our&nbsp;<a href="https://alpaca.markets/blog/alpaca-raises-52-million-in-series-c-funding-to-fuel-global-expansion-and-category-leadership/">recent Series C funding round</a> brought our total investment to over $170 million, fueling our ambitious vision.</p> <p>Amongst our subsidiaries, Alpaca is a licensed financial services company, serving hundreds of financial institutions across 40 countries with our institutional-grade APIs. This includes broker-dealers, investment advisors, wealth managers, hedge funds, and crypto exchanges, totalling over 6 million brokerage accounts.</p> <p>Our global team is a diverse group of experienced engineers, traders, and brokerage professionals who are working to achieve our mission of&nbsp;<strong>opening financial services to everyone on the planet</strong>. We're deeply committed to open-source contributions and fostering a vibrant community, continuously enhancing our award-winning, developer-friendly API and the robust infrastructure behind it.</p> <p>Alpaca is proudly backed by top-tier global investors, including Portage Ventures, Spark Capital, Tribe Capital, Social Leverage, Horizons Ventures, Unbound, SBI Group, Derayah Financial, Elefund, and Y Combinator.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Our Team Members:</strong></p> <p>We're a dynamic team of 230+ globally distributed members who thrive working from our favorite places around the world, with teammates spanning the USA, Canada, Japan, Hungary, Nigeria, Brazil, the UK, and beyond!<br><br>We're searching for passionate individuals eager to contribute to Alpaca's rapid growth. If you align with our core values—Stay Curious, Have Empathy, and Be Accountable—and are ready to make a significant impact, we encourage you to apply.</p></div><p><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Your Role:</span></strong></p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="2739"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">As a Senior Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the systems and services that form Alpaca's foundation and empower millions of users who trade billions of dollars worth of assets. You will be responsible for regional recruitment initiatives, leading cross-functional team projects, mentoring talent on our engineering principles and practices, and fostering Alpaca culture in the region. As the lead, you will also serve as the operational reliability and engineering lead and the incident commander during regional business hours, ensuring proactive 24x7 stability.</span></p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="3344"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">For this role, we are seeking an experienced full-stack engineer dedicated to delivering high-quality, seamless software solutions. The ideal candidate has a proven track record of designing and building scalable applications and is comfortable challenging conventions and advocating for innovative solutions. In this position, you will have the autonomy to architect and implement solutions that meet our strategic objectives while also a collaborative, cross-functional team.</span></p> <h3 id="[inlineExtension]things-you-get-to-doThings-You-Get-To-Do:" data-renderer-start-pos="3893"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong data-renderer-mark="true">Things You Get To Do</strong></span></h3> <ul> <li data-renderer-start-pos="3939"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Design a highly scalable, mission-critical brokerage system.</span></li> <li data-renderer-start-pos="4003"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Develop and enhance the middle- and back-office systems, including gRPC microservices, a React-based UI for internal administration and API developers, and third-party vendor integrations.</span></li> <li data-renderer-start-pos="4193"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Work closely with Alpaca's core teams to enhance and transform the core framework, enabling support for multiple languages, currencies, and markets.</span></li> <li data-renderer-start-pos="4345"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Collaborate with tech leads in other regions both synchronously and asynchronously, using Slack and occasional meetings outside of regular working hours to align with global teams.</span></li> <li data-renderer-start-pos="4529"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Troubleshoot incidents and reported bugs to maintain system integrity and performance.</span></li> <li data-renderer-start-pos="4619"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Thrive in a global environment, effectively navigating regulatory requirements and building scalable solutions to support Alpaca's international growth.</span></li> <li data-renderer-start-pos="4775"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">You may be asked to be on-call to assist with timely engineering projects.</span></li> </ul> <p data-renderer-start-pos="4853"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong data-renderer-mark="true">Who You Are (Must-Haves):</strong></span></p> <ul> <li data-renderer-start-pos="4882"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Proven experience in the financial services industry, specifically with online trading platforms, brokerage systems, or fintech companies.</span></li> <li data-renderer-start-pos="5024"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Proven experience in designing and developing complex financial systems, preferably including double-entry accounting.</span></li> <li data-renderer-start-pos="5146"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Understanding of financial transaction processing, trade lifecycle management, and settlement processes.</span></li> <li data-renderer-start-pos="5254"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Strong experience with online trading systems, including order management, execution, market data processing, and real-time trade processing.</span></li> <li data-renderer-start-pos="5399"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Experience in building scalable, high-availability financial applications that handle multi-currency transactions.</span></li> <li data-renderer-start-pos="5517"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Familiarity with regulatory compliance requirements in financial markets.</span></li> <li data-renderer-start-pos="5594"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Proficiency in Go or similar backend languages, with expertise in designing robust and efficient system architectures.</span></li> <li data-renderer-start-pos="5716"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Experience working with financial APIs, market data integrations, and trade settlement processes.</span></li> <li data-renderer-start-pos="5817"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Strong communication skills to collaborate effectively with global teams, local regulators, vendors, and internal stakeholders.</span></li> <li data-renderer-start-pos="5948"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Strong computer science fundamentals and proven software engineering architecture experience</span></li> <li data-renderer-start-pos="6044"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Ability to work independently in a fully remote, globally distributed team, and under pressure in a fast-paced environment.</span></li> <li data-renderer-start-pos="6171"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Strategic thinking and the ability to translate technical concepts into business strategies.</span></li> <li data-renderer-start-pos="6267"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Experience with domain-driven design and event-driven design.</span></li> <li data-renderer-start-pos="6332"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Strong problem-solving skills paired with a proactive mindset.</span></li> <li data-renderer-start-pos="6398"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Ability to act as incident commander and lead and troubleshoot incidents or bugs with authority.</span></li> </ul> <p data-renderer-start-pos="6498"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong data-renderer-mark="true">Who You Might Be</strong> (<strong data-renderer-mark="true">Nice-to-Haves):</strong></span></p> <ul> <li data-renderer-start-pos="6535"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Experience working in a startup or fast-growing technology company.</span></li> <li data-renderer-start-pos="6606"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Knowledge of emerging technologies.</span></li> <li data-renderer-start-pos="6645"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Experience or passion for financial markets.</span></li> <li data-renderer-start-pos="6693"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Experience managing vendors and organizational budgeting.</span></li> <li data-renderer-start-pos="6754"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Experience working with global teams.</span></li> </ul><div class="content-conclusion"><h3><strong>How We Take Care of You:</strong></h3> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Competitive Salary &amp; Stock Options</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify;">Health Benefits</li> <li style="font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">New Hire Home-Office Setup: One-time USD $500</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Monthly Stipend: USD $150 per month via a Brex Card</span></li> </ul> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Alpaca is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce.<br></span></em></p> <p><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><a href="https://files.alpaca.markets/disclosures/AlpacaRecruitmentPrivacyPolicy.pdf"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Recruitment Privacy Policy</span></em></a></span></p></div>