Senior Market Data Engineer: Low-Latency, Scalable Systems

Alpaca; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

New Hire Home-Office Setup: One-time USD $500

Monthly Stipend: USD $150 per month

Stock Options

Medical, Dental, Vision care from day 1

Job summary

Alpaca is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to build and scale foundational systems and services, empowering millions of users trading assets. The role involves designing systems and overseeing API architecture while maintaining high software quality.

Candidates should have at least 4 years of experience, proficiency in languages like Go, and a passion for financial markets. Benefits include a home-office setup allowance, monthly stipends, stock options, and comprehensive health plans.

Qualifications

• At least 4 years of experience working on systems at scale.
• Proven track record of architecting and leading medium-scale projects involving multiple teams.
• Experience with CI/CD processes.

Responsibilities

• Help build and scale the systems and services at Alpaca.
• Oversee public API structure and documentation.
• Design highly scalable and mission-critical systems.

Skills

Linux/BSD expertise

Cloud Networking experience

Kubernetes experience

Proficient in Go

SQL or relational database skills

DevOps mindset

Experience with distributed key-value stores

Knowledge of microservice architectures

Job description

Alpaca is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to build and scale foundational systems and services, empowering millions of users trading assets. The role involves designing systems and overseeing API architecture while maintaining high software quality.

Candidates should have at least 4 years of experience, proficiency in languages like Go, and a passion for financial markets. Benefits include a home-office setup allowance, monthly stipends, stock options, and comprehensive health plans.