Senior Frontend Engineer - Internal Tools
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Job Description, Responsibilities & Requirements
About the Position
Senior Frontend Engineer - Internal Tools
Remote - North America - Europe
About the Company
Alpaca is a US-headquartered self-clearing broker-dealer and brokerage infrastructure for stocks, ETFs, options, crypto, fixed income, 24/5 trading, and more. Our recent Series D funding round brought our total investment to over $320 million, fueling our ambitious vision.
Amongst our subsidiaries, Alpaca is a licensed financial services company, serving hundreds of financial institutions across 40 countries with our institutional-grade APIs. This includes broker-dealers, investment advisors, wealth managers, hedge funds, and crypto exchanges, totaling over 9 million brokerage accounts.
Our global team is a diverse group of experienced engineers, traders, and brokerage professionals who are working to achieve our mission of opening financial services to everyone on the planet. We're deeply committed to open-source contributions and fostering a vibrant community, continuously enhancing our award-winning, developer-friendly API and the robust infrastructure behind it.
Alpaca is proudly backed by top-tier global investors, including Portage Ventures, Spark Capital, Tribe Capital, Social Leverage, Horizons Ventures, Unbound, SBI Group, Derayah Financial, Elefund, and Y Combinator.
Responsibilities
As a Senior Frontend Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining frontend applications that form the foundation of user experience at Alpaca and empower millions of users who trade billions of dollars worth of assets.
- Play a pivotal role in architecting and developing web and mobile applications that push the boundaries of technology
- Work closely with cross-functional teams to create responsive, performant, and intuitive user interfaces that delight our customers
- Own the delivery of high-visibility features/projects, from design to deployment
- Mentor peers and influence the technical strategy of our company
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in frontend development with TypeScript/React
- 2+ years of experience using a modern systems programming language like Golang, C++, or Rust
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Ability to translate product mockups and designs into fully realized user interfaces
- Proficient in HTML and CSS frameworks such as TailwindCSS
- Passionate about creating intuitive and performance user interfaces
- Experience with REST APIs and WebSockets best practices
- Experience with relational databases and SQL
- Track record of setting or influencing frontend best practices
- Attention to detail and an appreciation for design aesthetics
Nice to Have
- Algo trading experience (either professional or personal)
- Experience with major cloud platforms (we primarily use GCP)
- Experience or understanding of financial markets
- Experience working at a startup
- Experience working remotely
We Offer
- 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
Alpaca is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce.
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