Senior Software Engineer - Market Data

Alpaca
EMEA
Workplace: RemoteFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 4+ yearsSkills: ["Problem-solving","Collaboration","Communication","Ownership","Leadership"]

Senior software engineer to help build and scale Alpaca’s market data systems, shaping architecture for data products across stocks, options, crypto, and FX. You’ll focus on low-latency, scalable backend services, drive engineering decisions, lead cross-team initiatives, and ensure robust test coverage and incident response in a Kubernetes/GCP environment.

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Alpaca
Alpaca
1 year ago

Senior Software Engineer - Market Data

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Job Summary

Senior software engineer to help build and scale Alpaca’s market data systems, shaping architecture for data products across stocks, options, crypto, and FX. You’ll focus on low-latency, scalable backend services, drive engineering decisions, lead cross-team initiatives, and ensure robust test coverage and incident response in a Kubernetes/GCP environment.
Location: EMEA
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Influence the overall architecture of Alpaca’s market data systems.
  • •Design highly scalable, mission-critical systems.
  • •Obsess over latency (every nanosecond counts).
  • •Implement backend services and lead architecture where scalability and resilience matters.
  • •Maintain good software quality and test coverage.

Pay and Benefits

Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:EquityHealth InsuranceHome OfficeMonthly Stipend

Key Requirements

  • •4+ years of experience working on systems at scale
  • •Experience with at least one compiled imperative language (Go, C, C++, Rust); most services are written in Go
  • •SQL or relational database skills
  • •Familiarity with TCP/IP and UDP networking
  • •Proficient with Linux/BSD and shell scripting
Experience:4+ yearsFinancial marketsBrokerage infrastructure
Skills:Problem-solvingCollaborationCommunicationOwnershipLeadership
Languages:English
Tech Stack:GoCC++RustKubernetesGKEGCPLinuxSQLTCP/IPUDPPOSIX

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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