Job Description:
• Own end-to-end architecture for the market data suite, ensuring scalability, modularity, and maintainability
• Drive technical planning, sprint scoping, and cross-functional alignment with product teams
• Mentor senior and mid-level engineers, foster engineering best practices
• Set and uphold standards for code quality, observability, and performance
• Collaborate with leadership on roadmap priorities, and help steer product evolution
• Contribute to a core system that millions of end users will rely on
• Help us create a global financial identity verification and risk management service
• Implement backend services and work on designing an architecture where reliability matters
• Take ownership of tasks, identify and address technical challenges proactively, and propose innovative solutions
• Participate in code reviews
• Troubleshoot incidents and reported bugs
• You may be asked to be on-call to assist with engineering projects that are timely in nature
Requirements:
• 10+ years of backend engineering experience, with 4+ years in a lead role
• Proven ability to design and scale complex distributed systems, preferably in Go
• Experience with cloud platforms, preferably Google Cloud Platform
• Extensive knowledge relational databases, preferably PostgreSQL
• Familiarity with TCP/IP, and UDP networking
• Proficient with Linux/BSD, and shell scripting
• Experience with managing and maintaining large and complex code bases
• Strong communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Experience managing and mentoring engineers and leading cross-functional projects
• Strong problem-solving skills paired with a proactive mindset
• A preference for simple and elegant solutions
• Excited about what we are building at Alpaca
• Proven track record of architecting and leading medium-scale projects involving multiple teams
• Experience with Kubernetes or other workload orchestration and scheduling systems (we primarily use Kubernetes via GKE)
• A passion for financial markets.
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
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