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Job description
Alpaca is a US-headquartered self-clearing broker-dealer and brokerage infrastructure for stocks, ETFs, options, crypto, and more. With over $320 million in funding, Alpaca serves financial institutions across 40 countries, offering institutional-grade APIs and fostering a vibrant community.
Responsibilities
- Architect and establish foundational software systems using Go or similar languages.
- Design event-driven architectures and message queues.
- Build and maintain APIs and services for Alpaca's financial infrastructure.
- Optimize system performance and ensure regulatory compliance.
- Lead complex, multi-team software initiatives.
- Establish infrastructure coordination frameworks for regional deployments.
Requirements
- 10+ years of professional software engineering experience.
- Expert-level mastery of Go or similar backend languages.
- Proven track record of building scalable, high-availability applications.
- Deep understanding of software engineering fundamentals.
- Extensive experience with event-driven architectures and message queues.
About Alpaca
Alpaca is a global leader in brokerage infrastructure APIs, providing access to stocks, ETFs, options, fixed income, and crypto, along with embeddable finance solutions like tokenization and securities lending. It serves retail traders, institutional investors, app developers, and fintech companies worldwide through its API-first platform. The company, originally started in 2015 as a database and machine learning firm, is headquartered in San Mateo, California.