About Alpaca
Alpaca is a fast-growing series B fintech company that has raised over $120 million in funding. We are an API-first stock and crypto platform that enables developers and businesses worldwide to build trading algorithms, applications, and brokerage services. Our globally distributed team consists of developers, traders, and brokerage specialists, backed by prominent investors.
Your Role
As a Senior Software Engineer - Crypto, you will lead all crypto-related engineering, including our spot and derivatives exchanges licensed in the US and Bahamas. You will be responsible for architecting, implementing, and maintaining the systems and services that form the foundation of Alpaca Crypto, empowering millions of users trading billions of dollars worth of assets.
Key Responsibilities
- Architect, spec, and build the perpetual futures exchange, including high-performance matching engine, collateral/liquidation/risk engine, public API, KYC/AML, regulatory reporting, settlement clearing and custody, banking, order management, accounting, analytics, and compliance integrations.
- Design highly scalable, mission-critical crypto spot and derivatives exchange trading millions of dollars from day one.
- Implement backend services and web applications.
- Maintain good software quality and test coverage.
- Participate in code reviews.
- Troubleshoot incidents and reported bugs.
- Be on-call to assist with engineering projects that are timely in nature.
Who You Are (Must-Haves)
- Experience building a CLOB exchange, HFT, market-making, high-performance matching engines, margin/liquidation engines, or other high-throughput & low-latency, regulated, fault-tolerant financial systems.
- BSc/MSc or equivalent experience in Computer Science or related field.
- Minimum 4 years of experience in backend software development.
- Experience with at least one modern programming language like GoLang, Python, C/C++, NodeJS, Java.
- SQL or relational database skills.
- Hands-on knowledge with Bash, Linux & Docker. Kubernetes experience is a plus.
Who You Might Be (Nice-To-Haves)
- Experience with Kubernetes, CKA, CKAD certification.
- DevOps mindset is an asset.
- Experience with NoSQL.
- Experience with CI/CD.
- Good understanding of the financial market.
- Experience with major cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure).
- Knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies.
- Knowledge of microservice architectures.
- Knowledge of clean code principles.
How We Take Care of You
- Competitive Salary & Stock Options.
- Health benefits start on day 1. In the US, this includes Medical, Dental, Vision. In Canada, this includes supplemental health care. Internationally, this includes a stipend value to offset medical costs.
- New Hire Home-Office Setup: One-time USD $500.
- Monthly Stipend: USD $150 per month via a Brex Card.
Alpaca is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce.
Benefits Extracted with AI
- Competitive Salary & Stock Options
- Health benefits start on day 1 (Medical, Dental, Vision in the US, supplemental health care in Canada, stipend internationally)
- New Hire Home-Office Setup: One-time USD $500
- Monthly Stipend: USD $150 per month via a Brex Card
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