About the job
About Us:
Alpaca is a pioneering self-clearing broker-dealer and brokerage infrastructure provider based in the United States, specializing in stocks, ETFs, options, cryptocurrencies, fixed income, and offering 24/5 trading services. Our recent Series D funding round has successfully raised over $320 million, empowering our ambitious vision to reshape the brokerage landscape.
As a licensed financial services company, Alpaca supports a wide array of financial institutions across 40 countries with our institutional-grade APIs, serving broker-dealers, investment advisors, wealth managers, hedge funds, and cryptocurrency exchanges, and managing over 9 million brokerage accounts.
Our diverse and talented global team comprises experienced engineers, traders, and brokerage professionals united by a common goal: to democratize financial services for everyone worldwide. We are devoted to open-source contributions and cultivating a vibrant community, continually enhancing our award-winning, developer-centric API and the robust infrastructure that supports it.
Alpaca proudly attracts investments from renowned global investors such as Portage Ventures, Spark Capital, Tribe Capital, Social Leverage, Horizons Ventures, Unbound, SBI Group, Derayah Financial, Elefund, and Y Combinator.
Team Culture:
Our dynamic team of over 230 members operates from various locations worldwide, including the USA, Canada, Japan, Hungary, Nigeria, Brazil, the UK, and beyond! We seek passionate individuals eager to contribute to Alpaca's rapid growth. If you resonate with our core values—Stay Curious, Have Empathy, and Be Accountable—and are prepared to make a meaningful impact, we encourage you to apply.
Position Overview
Alpaca is on the lookout for a talented and driven Senior Engineer in Test (SDET) to join our expanding team. In this critical role, you will play a vital part in guaranteeing the quality, dependability, and scalability of our frontend applications and the APIs that power them. You will contribute significantly to our engineering culture, advocating for best practices in test automation, application quality, and developer empowerment.

