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Alpaca

Developer APIs for stocks and crypto trading, investing apps, and embedded fintech.

Senior Software Engineer – New Markets

Full-stack EngineerSoftware EngineerFull TimeRemoteSeniorTeam 201-500H1B No SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

Canada

Posted

58 days ago

Salary

0

Seniority

Senior

Bachelor DegreeEnglishgRPCMicroservicesReactGo

Job Description

Senior Software Engineer – New Markets

Alpaca

• Design a highly scalable, mission-critical brokerage system. • 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. • Work closely with Alpaca's core teams to enhance and transform the core framework, enabling support for multiple languages, currencies, and markets. • 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. • Troubleshoot incidents and reported bugs to maintain system integrity and performance. • Thrive in a global environment, effectively navigating regulatory requirements and building scalable solutions to support Alpaca's international growth. • You may be asked to be on-call to assist with timely engineering projects.

Job Requirements

  • Proven experience in the financial services industry, specifically with online trading platforms, brokerage systems, or fintech companies.
  • Proven experience in designing and developing complex financial systems, preferably including double-entry accounting.
  • Understanding of financial transaction processing, trade lifecycle management, and settlement processes.
  • Strong experience with online trading systems, including order management, execution, market data processing, and real-time trade processing.
  • Experience in building scalable, high-availability financial applications that handle multi-currency transactions.
  • Familiarity with regulatory compliance requirements in financial markets.
  • Proficiency in Go or similar backend languages, with expertise in designing robust and efficient system architectures.
  • Experience working with financial APIs, market data integrations, and trade settlement processes.
  • Strong communication skills to collaborate effectively with global teams, local regulators, vendors, and internal stakeholders.
  • Strong computer science fundamentals and proven software engineering architecture experience
  • Ability to work independently in a fully remote, globally distributed team, and under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
  • Strategic thinking and the ability to translate technical concepts into business strategies.
  • Experience with domain-driven design and event-driven design.
  • Strong problem-solving skills paired with a proactive mindset.
  • Ability to act as incident commander and lead and troubleshoot incidents or bugs with authority.

Benefits

  • Competitive Salary & Stock Options
  • Health Benefits
  • New Hire Home-Office Setup: One-time USD $500
  • Monthly Stipend: USD $150 per month via a Brex Card

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