About the job
Who We Are:
Alpaca is a leading self-clearing broker-dealer and innovative brokerage infrastructure provider based in the United States. We specialize in stocks, ETFs, options, cryptocurrency, fixed income, and offer 24/5 trading. Our recent Series D funding round has successfully raised over $320 million, further propelling our ambitious vision to redefine brokerage services.
As a licensed financial services company, Alpaca caters to hundreds of financial institutions across 40 countries through our institutional-grade APIs. Our clients include broker-dealers, investment advisors, wealth managers, hedge funds, and crypto exchanges, collectively managing over 9 million brokerage accounts.
Our global team is composed of a diverse mix of engineers, traders, and brokerage experts, united by our mission to make financial services accessible to everyone worldwide. We are deeply committed to open-source contributions and are dedicated to nurturing a vibrant developer community, continuously enhancing our award-winning, developer-friendly API and its robust underlying infrastructure.
We are proud to be backed by top-tier global investors, which include Portage Ventures, Spark Capital, Tribe Capital, Social Leverage, Horizons Ventures, Unbound, SBI Group, Derayah Financial, Elefund, and Y Combinator.
Our Team Members:
We are a dynamic team of over 230 members distributed globally, thriving while working from our favorite locations around the world, including the USA, Canada, Japan, Hungary, Nigeria, Brazil, the UK, and more! We seek passionate individuals who are eager to contribute to Alpaca's rapid growth. If you resonate with our core values—Stay Curious, Have Empathy, and Be Accountable—and are ready to make a significant impact, we encourage you to apply.
Your Role:
In your role as a Senior Software Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the systems and services that form the backbone of Alpaca's platform, enabling millions of users to trade billions of dollars in assets. You will lead regional recruitment initiatives, oversee cross-functional projects, mentor talent in our engineering principles and practices, and cultivate the Alpaca culture within the region. As a lead, you will also act as the operational reliability and engineering lead while serving as the incident commander during regional business hours.

