Senior Software Engineer - Platform Team ID -2706
Description For Senior Software Engineer - Platform Team
Alpaca, a pioneering brokerage infrastructure technology company headquartered in California, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their Platform team. With over $170 million in funding and serving hundreds of financial institutions globally, Alpaca is at the forefront of democratizing financial services through technology.
The role offers an exciting opportunity to work on mission-critical systems that process billions of dollars worth of assets for millions of users. As a senior engineer on the Platform team, you'll be instrumental in shaping the architecture of Alpaca's developer-first API and internal systems. The position requires deep technical expertise in systems design, with a focus on building highly scalable and resilient services.
The ideal candidate brings 4+ years of experience working with systems at scale, strong proficiency in compiled languages (particularly Go), and extensive knowledge of cloud infrastructure and Kubernetes. You'll be joining a globally distributed team of 150+ professionals across multiple countries, working remotely while contributing to cutting-edge financial technology solutions.
This role offers competitive compensation, including stock options, comprehensive health benefits, and modern remote work benefits like home office setup allowance and monthly stipends. You'll be part of a team that values curiosity, empathy, and accountability, working on challenging technical problems in the financial services sector.
If you're passionate about financial markets, have strong architectural skills, and want to contribute to a mission of opening financial services to everyone on the planet, this role presents an excellent opportunity to make a significant impact in a rapidly growing fintech company.
Responsibilities For Senior Software Engineer - Platform Team
- Influence the overall architecture of Alpaca's systems
- Design highly scalable, mission-critical brokerage system
- Implement backend services and lead architecture
- Maintain software quality and test coverage
- Participate in code reviews
- Troubleshoot incidents and reported bugs
- On-call assistance for time-sensitive engineering projects
Requirements For Senior Software Engineer - Platform Team
GoKubernetes- At least 4 years of experience working on systems at scale
- Experience with compiled languages (Go, C, C++, Rust) or functional languages
- SQL or relational database skills
- Familiarity with message brokers and message queues
- Proficient with Linux/BSD, shell scripting
- Experience with Kubernetes and cloud platforms (primarily GCP)
- Proven track record of architecting medium-scale projects
- Passion for financial markets
Benefits For Senior Software Engineer - Platform Team
Remote Phone Support, $45/hr, Evening, No Experience Required Remote Data Entry, $40/hr, Evening/Night Job, No Experience Data Entry, $35/hr, Night Job, No Degree, Remote Remote Phone Job, $40/hr, Night Shift, College Student Friendly Part-Time Data Entry, $40/hr, Remote, College Student Friendly Virtual Assistant, $35/hr, Remote, Part-Time, Evening Job Remote Moderator, $40/hr, Weekend, No Degree, Part-Time Virtual Assistant, $45/hr, Remote, No Experience, Night Job Customer Support, $40/hr, Remote, Evening, No Experience Remote Data Entry, $45/hr, No Degree, Night Shift Remote Live Chat, $45/hr, College Student, No Experience Virtual Assistant, $42/hr, Remote, No Experience, Evening Virtual Assistant, $40/hr, Remote, Night Shift, No Experience Virtual Assistant, Remote, $40/hr, Weekend, No Experience Data Entry, $35/hr, Night Job, No Degree, Remote Remote Moderator, No Degree, $50/hr, Evening, Weekend Job Remote Moderator, $50/hr, No Degree, Weekend, Part-Time Remote Live Chat, $42/hr, Weekend, No Degree, Part-Time Remote Phone Job, $42/hr, Part-Time, No Experience Required Phone Support, $40/hr, Remote, No Experience, Evening Job Remote Phone Job, $42/hr, Part-Time, College Student Friendly Remote Moderator, $40/hr, College Student Friendly, Part-Time Data Entry, No Degree, $45/hr, Part-Time, Remote Job Live Chat Support, Remote, $40/hr, Night Shift, College Student Remote Phone Support, $40/hr, Night Job, College Student Remote Data Entry, $40/hr, Evening/Night Job, No Experience Entry Level Phone Job, $42/hr, Remote, No Degree Required Phone Support, Remote, $50/hr, No Experience, Night Shift Remote Phone Job, $40/hr, Night Shift, College Student Friendly Customer Support, $50/hr, Remote, Evening/Night Job, No Degree Customer Support, $50/hr, Remote, Evening/Night Job, No Degree Phone Job, $50/hr, Remote, No Degree, Part-Time, Weekend Virtual Assistant, $40/hr, Remote, Weekend, No Degree Remote Live Chat, $40/hr, Part-Time, No Degree Required Phone Support, $50/hr, Weekend, Remote, No Experience Virtual Assistant, $35/hr, Weekend, No Degree, Remote Remote Phone Job, $42/hr, Part-Time, College Student Friendly Remote Data Entry, $45/hr, No Degree, Night Shift Remote Moderator, $42/hr, Weekend, No Experience Required Phone Support, $50/hr, Weekend, Remote, No Experience Phone Support, $45/hr, Remote, No Experience, Evening Job Virtual Assistant, Remote, $40/hr, Evening, No Experience Customer Support, $40/hr, Remote, Evening, No Experience Data Entry, $40/hr, Remote, Night Shift, College Student Job Customer Support, No Degree, $40/hr, Remote, Weekend Job Remote Moderator, $35/hr, No Degree, Weekend, Part-Time Virtual Assistant, No Degree, $45/hr, Remote, Part-Time Virtual Assistant, $40/hr, Weekend, College Student, RemoteMedical InsuranceDental InsuranceVision InsuranceEquity- Competitive Salary & Stock Options
- Health benefits from day 1 (Medical, Dental, Vision in US, supplemental healthcare in Canada)
- One-time USD $500 home-office setup
- Monthly USD $150 stipend via Brex Card
