Alpaca · 2 months ago
Senior Software Engineer, Risk and Margin
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
7+ years expAlpaca is a US-headquartered self-clearing broker-dealer and brokerage infrastructure company. They are seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer to join their Core Trading Team, responsible for designing and maintaining critical trading infrastructure and optimizing low-latency systems.
Developer APIsFinancial ServicesFinTechTrading Platform
Responsibilities
Design and implement high-performance trading infrastructure, including order management systems, execution gateways, and market data distribution
Optimize low-latency systems for throughput, determinism, and fault tolerance
Integrate with global exchanges, brokers, and ECNs, ensuring robust FIX/FAST/OUCH/ITCH connectivity
Build real-time risk checks and margin controls aligned with compliance requirements
Develop and maintain core libraries, APIs, and frameworks used across trading desks
Collaborate with quants and traders to prototype and productionize new strategies
Monitor, debug, and optimize production systems to ensure high availability and rapid recovery
Mentor junior engineers and set engineering standards for code quality, testing, and deployment
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
7+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 3 years in trading, fintech, or high-performance systems
Strong programming skills in Go, C++, or Java; Python experience
Deep understanding of operating systems, networking, and concurrency
Proven experience in low-latency optimization and performance tuning
Familiarity with FIX, OUCH, ITCH, or other trading protocols
Experience building distributed, fault-tolerant systems
Solid knowledge of databases, caching, and messaging systems (Postgres, Redis, Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc.)
Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to work under pressure
Preferred
Experience with equities, derivatives, or FX trading systems
Knowledge of cloud, containerization, and orchestration tools (Kubernetes, Docker)
Experience with observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK)
Contributions to open-source projects in systems programming or infrastructure
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
Alpaca
Alpaca is a financial system platform that allows developers and businesses to build apps, embed investing, and trade algorithms.
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2020 (2)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$328.8MKey Investors
Drive CapitalSBI GroupPortage Ventures
2026-01-14Series D· $150M
2026-01-14Debt Financing· $40M
2025-04-23Series C· $52M
Leadership Team
Yoshi Yokokawa
Co-Founder and CEO
Hitoshi Harada
CPO and Co-Founder
Recent News
Morningstar.com
2026-01-07
2025-12-17
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