Staff Software Engineer, New Markets Middle East

Alpaca
United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia
Workplace: RemoteFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringSkills: ["Leadership","Communication","Problem-solving"]

Senior technical leader responsible for architecting and establishing foundational software systems powering Alpaca's financial infrastructure in the Middle East, setting technical direction, establishing architectural standards, and ensuring regulatory compliance, reliability, scalability, and performance across regional deployments. Leads multi-team initiatives, defines infrastructure coordination with cloud and data-center operations, and shapes long-term technical strategy.

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Alpaca
Alpaca
5 months ago

Staff Software Engineer, New Markets Middle East

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Job Summary

Senior technical leader responsible for architecting and establishing foundational software systems powering Alpaca's financial infrastructure in the Middle East, setting technical direction, establishing architectural standards, and ensuring regulatory compliance, reliability, scalability, and performance across regional deployments. Leads multi-team initiatives, defines infrastructure coordination with cloud and data-center operations, and shapes long-term technical strategy.
Location: United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Architect and establish foundational software systems for Alpaca’s Middle East region, setting technical direction and architectural standards.
  • •Design and implement event-driven architectures, message queues, and asynchronous processing patterns that serve as organizational standards.
  • •Build and maintain APIs, services, and integrations powering Alpaca’s financial infrastructure, establishing architectural patterns and best practices.
  • •Ensure systems meet reliability, scalability, and regulatory compliance requirements, establishing compliance frameworks.
  • •Lead complex, multi-team software initiatives from conception to delivery, and set organizational processes and standards.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:EquityHealth InsuranceHome OfficeMonthly StipendSalary

Key Requirements

  • •Want 10+ years of professional software engineering experience with a proven track record of architecting and building complex, production systems at scale.
  • •Expertise in Go or similar backend languages and design of scalable software systems.
  • •Experience leading multi-team software initiatives and driving architectural decisions across an organization.
  • •Ability to define and implement infrastructure coordination frameworks for regional deployments and cloud or data center operations.
  • •Experience ensuring systems meet reliability, scalability, and regulatory requirements, with a focus on long-term architectural standards and quality.
Experience:FintechBrokerageFinance
Skills:LeadershipCommunicationProblem-solving
Languages:English
Tech Stack:GoAPIsDistributed systems

Company Brief

Alpaca
Provides developer-first APIs and brokerage infrastructure for algorithmic and automated stock trading, enabling fintechs and developers to build trading applications with commission-free market access and custody services.
Industry: Fintech Infrastructure
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Funding: Series C
Headquarters: San Mateo, United States
Founded: 2015
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