Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Alpaca is a US-headquartered self-clearing broker-dealer and brokerage infrastructure company. They are seeking a Senior Full-Stack Engineer to design, implement, and maintain systems that empower users and enhance partner operations through the Broker API Dashboard.
Responsibilities
- Take ownership of high-visibility, high-impact initiatives with autonomy and accountability
- Work across domains to build features end to end, gaining exposure to the full spectrum of Alpaca’s infrastructure
- Stay deeply connected to the needs of our partners, building tools that streamline workflows and reduce manual effort
- Play a key role in helping our partners succeed providing world-class customer support
- Drive architectural design conversations, helping shape scalable, intuitive, and reliable systems
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful solutions
- Opportunity to contribute to API design and product features within our ecosystem
- A unique opportunity to mentor other developers and contribute to the overall technical strategy of our company
Skills
- 5+ years of experience in full-stack development with TypeScript/React
- Proficient in TypeScript and React
- Proficient in at least one modern systems programming language like Golang or C#
- Proficient in HTML and CSS frameworks such as TailwindCSS
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Ability to collect and translate stakeholder requirements into fully realized features
- Proven track record of building user-facing features end-to-end
- 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
- 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
- Experience building Mobile Apps with React Native
Benefits
- 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
Company Overview
Alpaca is a financial system platform that allows developers and businesses to build apps, embed investing, and trade algorithms. It was founded in 2015, and is headquartered in Tokyo, Tokyo, JPN, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is https://alpaca.markets/jp/.Company H1B Sponsorship
Alpaca has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 2 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.