Senior Software Engineer - Clearing & Securities Finance

As a senior software engineer, you will help build and scale the systems and services that form the foundation of Alpaca and empower millions of users that are trading billions of dollars worth of assets.The clearing team is responsible for building a modern clearing and settlements platform. Alpaca is a participant in a market where over two trillion dollars worth of equities need to be cleared and settled on a daily basis. We are tackling the industry with a modern approach on building highly scalable, event-driven systems where resilient engineering, scale, and performance can have critical advantages.We are looking for senior engineers who are keen on providing quality solutions, have great fundamentals, proven experience building and architecting at scale, and are not afraid of challenging conventions or voicing their opinions. In this role, you will have the autonomy to design and implement solutions to achieve defined goals while actively participating in defining those goals. An understanding of cloud-based modern architecture, infrastructure, and orchestration practices are also great assets we actively look for.Things You Get To Do:Contribute to a core system that millions of end users will rely onWork on self-clearing and help us join the elite club of self-clearing brokersImplement backend services and work on designing an architecture where reliability mattersTake ownership of tasks, identify and address technical challenges proactively, and propose innovative solutionsContribute to architectural decisions, offering insights and suggestions for designing scalable and reliable systemsWork with other teams to improve how our systems interact with theirs and improve Alpaca systems in generalMaintain good software quality and test coverageParticipate in code reviewsTroubleshooting on incidents and reported bugsYou may be asked to be on-call to assist with engineering projects that are timely in natureWho You Are (Must-Haves):Strong problem-solving skills paired with a proactive mindsetExcellent communication and collaboration skillsThe ability to work independently and as part of a teamA preference for simple and elegant solutionsAt least 3 years of experience working on systems at scaleProven experience in building and maintaining microservicesStrong coding skills, preferably in GoAbility to write clean, well-tested, and maintainable codeExperience with domain-driven design and event-driven designAbility to debug issues or foresee problems and avoid them entirelyFamiliarity with containerization and orchestration technologies, especially KubernetesExperience with cloud platforms, preferably Google Cloud PlatformExperience with messaging queues and message brokersExperience with relational databases, preferably PostgreSQLWho You Might Be (Nice-to-Haves):Previous experience in the financial industry or knowledge of clearing and settlement processesExperience with DTCC integrationExperience working remotelyExperience working at a startupDevOps mindset is an assetHow We Take Care of You:Competitive Salary & Stock OptionsBenefits: Health benefits start on day 1. In the US this includes Medical, Dental, Vision. In Canada, this includes supplemental health care. Internationally, this includes a stipend value to offset medical costs.New Hire Home-Office Setup: One-time USD $500Monthly Stipend: USD $150 per month via a Brex CardWork with awesome hard-working people, super smart and cool clients and innovative partners from around the worldAlpaca is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce.

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