Senior Full-Stack Engineer - Trading API (Client-Facing Application)
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Job Description, Responsibilities & Requirements
About the Position
Senior Full-Stack Engineer - Trading API (Client-Facing Application)
Remote - North America, South 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.
Responsibilities
As a Senior Full-Stack Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining systems and services that form the foundation of Alpaca and empower millions of users who trade billions of dollars worth of assets.
- Play a pivotal role in architecting and developing software solutions across the full stack that push the boundaries of technology
- Work closely with cross-functional teams and dive deep into the backend systems and infrastructure that power financial markets
- Opportunity to contribute to API design and product features within our ecosystem
- 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 full-stack development with Golang & TypeScript/React.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Ability to collect and translate stakeholder requirements into fully realized features.
- Proficient in TypeScript and React.
- Proficient in HTML and CSS frameworks such as TailwindCSS.
- Proficient in at least one modern systems programming language like Golang or C#.
- Passionate about creating intuitive and performance user interfaces.
- Experience with SQL and relational databases, preferably PostgreSQL.
- Experience with REST APIs and 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 with Docker and Kubernetes.
- 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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