API-first stock and crypto brokerage platform

Alpaca is a fast-growing series B fintech company that's raised over $120 million in funding, providing an API-first stock and crypto platform for developers and businesses worldwide. As a Senior or Staff+ Software Engineer in the Trading team, you'll be at the forefront of building Alpaca's algorithmic trading platform.

The role offers an opportunity similar to joining AWS or Heroku in their early days, where you'll be designing and architecting our platform while wearing multiple hats in our small team. You'll be responsible for writing code and making critical decisions that directly impact customer experience. The position requires deep knowledge of both frontend and backend systems, databases, and distributed systems, along with broad experience from low-level CPU optimization to high-level system architecture.

Our ideal candidate brings previous software engineering experience with trading or exchange systems (OMS, EMS, exchanges, market making, algorithmic trading, quant trading). You'll be working with a globally distributed team of 150+ members across the USA, Canada, Hungary, Japan, Brazil, Spain, Philippines, Nigeria, UK, and more.

Key Technical Requirements:
- Expertise in languages like C/C++, Go, Zig, Rust, Java, Scala, Python
- Strong background in low latency and high throughput optimization
- Experience with messaging queues and message brokers
- Deep knowledge of distributed systems, scalability, and high availability
- Proven track record with Order Management systems (OMS) and Risk Management systems (RMS)

We offer competitive compensation including salary and stock options, comprehensive health benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision), home office setup allowance, and monthly stipends. Join us in our mission to provide financial services to everyone on the planet while working with a diverse, globally distributed team backed by prominent investors including Portage Ventures, Spark Capital, Tribe Capital, and Y Combinator.

The role offers significant growth potential in a fast-paced fintech environment where you'll be building critical infrastructure that powers modern trading systems. If you're passionate about financial technology and want to make a global impact while working with cutting-edge technology, this position offers an excellent opportunity to shape the future of algorithmic trading platforms.

Senior or Staff+ Software Engineer position at Alpaca, focusing on building high-performance trading platforms and systems.

Senior or Staff+ Software Engineer - Trading

US California-based brokerage infrastructure technology company and self-clearing broker-dealer delivering execution and custody solutions for financial assets.

Alpaca, a California-based brokerage infrastructure technology company, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their Identity team. This role focuses on building and scaling systems that form Alpaca's foundation, specifically the identity verification and risk management platform that serves millions of users trading billions in assets. The position involves working with modern architecture in a globally distributed team of 150+ members across multiple countries.

The Identity team is responsible for creating a cutting-edge platform for user onboarding, identity verification, risk evaluation, and trading account management. As a senior engineer, you'll be instrumental in expanding the platform's capabilities to handle global identity verification and support various account types. The role requires strong expertise in Go programming, microservices architecture, and cloud technologies, particularly Google Cloud Platform.

This is an excellent opportunity for experienced engineers who value quality solutions and have proven experience building at scale. You'll have significant autonomy in designing and implementing solutions while working with a diverse, global team. The position offers competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and the chance to work on systems that impact millions of users in the financial technology sector.

The company has raised over $170 million in funding and serves hundreds of financial institutions globally. Alpaca's mission is to open financial services to everyone on the planet, and they're looking for candidates who share their values of curiosity, empathy, and accountability.

Senior Software Engineer position at Alpaca, focusing on identity verification and risk management systems for a global financial services platform.

Senior Software Engineer - Identity

US California headquartered brokerage infrastructure technology company and self-clearing broker-dealer, delivering execution and custody solutions for financial markets.

Alpaca, a California-based brokerage infrastructure technology company, is seeking a Senior Backend Software Engineer for their Payments team. This role focuses on architecting and building mission-critical financial systems that process billions in daily transactions. The position requires expertise in Go, distributed systems, and financial technology, with emphasis on payment processing and treasury operations.

The ideal candidate will work with cutting-edge technology stack including Go microservices, gRPC, PostgreSQL, and Kubernetes on Google Cloud Platform. They'll be responsible for implementing robust payment systems supporting ACH and SWIFT, maintaining financial ledgers, and ensuring regulatory compliance.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a globally distributed team of 150+ members across multiple countries, working on systems that handle significant financial transactions. The role offers competitive compensation, including stock options, comprehensive health benefits, and remote work benefits including home office setup and monthly stipends.

The position requires strong technical skills in backend development, deep understanding of financial systems, and experience with distributed systems at scale. The successful candidate will not only build critical infrastructure but also contribute to technical decision-making and mentor other engineers.

Working at Alpaca means joining a company that has raised over $170M in funding and serves hundreds of financial institutions globally. The company's mission of opening financial services to everyone on the planet, combined with their values of curiosity, empathy, and accountability, makes this an excellent opportunity for engineers passionate about fintech and global impact.

Senior Backend Software Engineer position at Alpaca, focusing on building and scaling payment processing and treasury systems using Go, handling billions in daily transactions.

Senior Software Engineer - Payments & Treasury

US California-based brokerage infrastructure technology company and self-clearing broker-dealer delivering execution and custody solutions for stocks, ETFs, options, and cryptocurrencies.

Alpaca, a California-based brokerage infrastructure technology company, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their trading technology team. With over $170 million in funding, Alpaca serves hundreds of financial institutions globally through their broker-dealer and custody solutions for various financial instruments.

The role focuses on building Alpaca's algorithmic trading platform, requiring expertise in both frontend and backend development, distributed systems, and high-performance computing. This position is similar to joining early-stage AWS or Heroku, offering the opportunity to architect and design crucial platform components.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in trading or exchange systems, with strong skills in languages like C++, Go, Java, and Python. The role demands expertise in low latency optimization, distributed systems, and financial market knowledge. You'll be working with a globally distributed team of 150+ members across multiple countries, contributing to Alpaca's mission of opening financial services to everyone.

Key responsibilities include building and optimizing the trading platform, making critical architectural decisions, and ensuring high performance and reliability. The role requires deep technical knowledge spanning from CPU-level hardware optimization to high-level system architecture.

Benefits include competitive compensation with stock options, comprehensive health coverage, home office setup allowance, and monthly stipends. The position offers the excitement of working in a fast-growing FinTech startup while building critical financial infrastructure used by institutions worldwide.

This is an excellent opportunity for experienced engineers passionate about financial technology and looking to make a significant impact in a rapidly growing company. The role offers the chance to work with cutting-edge technology while solving complex challenges in the financial services industry.

Senior Software Engineer position at Alpaca focusing on building and optimizing algorithmic trading platforms with expertise in distributed systems and high-performance computing.

Senior Software Engineer - Trading

Alpaca, a rapidly growing Series B fintech company with over $120M in funding, is seeking a Senior Analytics Engineer to lead their data transformation initiatives. The company operates as an API-first stock and crypto platform, enabling developers and businesses worldwide to build trading algorithms, applications, and brokerage services.

The role involves leading the vision for the transformation layer of Alpaca's data platform, which processes hundreds of millions of events daily. Working with a globally distributed team of 150+ members, you'll be responsible for integrating data from various sources including transactional databases, API logs, CRMs, payment systems, and marketing platforms.

The position offers a unique opportunity to work with open-source solutions on Google Cloud Platform, utilizing dbt and Trino query engine to build data models. You'll collaborate with Data Engineers and Data Scientists while serving stakeholders across finance, operations, customer success, and the executive team.

Key technical aspects include working with Python, SQL, and various data transformation tools. The role requires expertise in building scalable transformation layers, CI/CD practices, and cloud environments. You'll be instrumental in ensuring data quality, maintaining development standards, and creating efficient data delivery systems.

Benefits include competitive compensation, comprehensive health coverage, stock options, home office setup allowance, and monthly stipends. This is a remote position, offering the flexibility to work from anywhere while being part of an innovative, fast-growing fintech company backed by prominent investors like Portage Ventures, Spark Capital, and Y Combinator.

Senior Analytics Engineer position at Alpaca, leading data transformation initiatives for a fintech platform processing millions of daily events. Remote role with competitive benefits.

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