Senior Software Engineer, Risk and Margin

November 12

🏄 California – Remote

Although this job is listed in California, this company may be open to hiring remote in other states.

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🧑‍💻 Full-stack Engineer

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Alpaca

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API • Fintech • Crypto

Alpaca is a fintech company that provides a comprehensive brokerage and trading platform through a suite of APIs. These APIs enable developers and businesses to integrate algorithmic trading, app development, and embedded investing into their services. Alpaca offers services like trading in US stocks, ETFs, and cryptocurrency with options for local currency transactions. The company is recognized for its cyber security practices and is a member of FINRA and SIPC. Alpaca is ideal for fintech startups, broker-dealers, hedge funds, and other financial services looking to build sophisticated trading applications and platforms with minimal friction through their well-documented Broker API.

201 - 500 employees

🔌 API

💳 Fintech

₿ Crypto

📋 Description

• 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.

🎯 Requirements

• 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.

🏖️ 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