Alpaca · 19 hours ago
Senior Software Engineer - Clearing
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
3+ years expAlpaca is a US-headquartered self-clearing broker-dealer and brokerage infrastructure company. The role involves building and scaling systems for a modern clearing and settlements platform, contributing to reliable backend services, and participating in architectural decisions.
Developer APIsFinancial ServicesFinTechTrading Platform
Responsibilities
Contribute to a core system that millions of end users will rely on
Work on self-clearing and help us join the elite club of self-clearing brokers
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
Contribute to architectural decisions, offering insights and suggestions for designing scalable and reliable systems
Work with other teams to improve how our systems interact with theirs and improve Alpaca systems in general
Maintain good software quality and test coverage
Participate in code reviews
Troubleshooting on incidents and reported bugs
You may be asked to be on-call to assist with engineering projects that are timely
Qualification
Required
Strong problem-solving skills paired with a proactive mindset
Excellent communication and collaboration skills
The ability to work independently and as part of a team
A preference for simple and elegant solutions
At least 3 years of experience working on systems at scale
Proven experience in building and maintaining microservices
Strong coding skills, preferably in Go
Ability to write clean, well-tested, and maintainable code
Experience with domain-driven design and event-driven design
Ability to debug issues or, better yet, foresee problems and avoid them entirely
Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies, especially Kubernetes
Experience with cloud platforms, preferably Google Cloud Platform
Experience with messaging queues and message brokers
Experience with relational databases, preferably PostgreSQL
Preferred
Previous experience in the financial industry or knowledge of clearing and settlement processes
Experience with DTCC integration
Experience working remotely
Experience working at a startup
DevOps mindset is an asset
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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2020 (2)
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$138.8MKey Investors
SBI GroupPortage VenturesSpark Capital
2025-04-23Series C· $52M
2023-10-12Convertible Note· $15M
2021-08-30Series B· $50M
Leadership Team
Yoshi Yokokawa
Co Founder & CEO
Hitoshi Harada
Co-Founder
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