Senior Software Engineer - New Markets

Alpaca; Indonesia; Remote; IDR 1.671.961.000 - 2.173.550.000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services technology company is seeking a Senior Engineer to design and maintain systems for millions of users. This fully remote role requires expertise in financial systems and strong communication skills. The ideal candidate has experience with high-availability applications and will lead cross-functional projects while supporting Alpaca's growth. Competitive salary and benefits offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary & stock options

New hire home-office setup: USD 500

Monthly stipend: USD 150

Qualifications

• Experience designing and developing complex financial systems, preferably including double-entry accounting.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles and transaction reconciliation.
• Experience with financial APIs and market data integrations.

Responsibilities

• Design a highly scalable, mission-critical brokerage system.
• Develop and enhance middle and back-office systems.
• Troubleshoot incidents and bugs to maintain system integrity.

Skills

Financial systems design

Accounting principles

High-availability application development

Proficiency in Go

Communication skills

Computer science fundamentals

Problem-solving

Job description

Overview

Alpaca is a US-headquartered self-clearing broker-dealer and brokerage infrastructure for stocks, ETFs, options, crypto, fixed income, 24/5 trading, and more. Our recent Series C funding round brings total investment to over $170 million, fueling our ambitious vision. Alpaca is licensed as a financial services company serving hundreds of financial institutions across 40 countries with institutional-grade APIs, including broker-dealers, investment advisors, wealth managers, hedge funds, and crypto exchanges, totaling over 6 million brokerage accounts. Our global team of engineers, traders, and brokerage professionals is driven by the mission of opening financial services to everyone on the planet. We are committed to open-source contributions and a developer-friendly API and robust infrastructure.

Alpaca is backed by global investors including Portage Ventures, Spark Capital, Tribe Capital, Social Leverage, Horizons Ventures, Unbound, SBI Group, Derayah Financial, Elefund, and Y Combinator.

Our Team — We are 230+ globally distributed members across the USA, Canada, Japan, Hungary, Nigeria, Brazil, the UK, and beyond. We seek passionate individuals who align with our core values—Stay Curious, Have Empathy, and Be Accountable—and are ready to contribute to Alpaca’s rapid growth.

Your Role

Senior Engineer: you will design, implement, and maintain the systems and services that form Alpaca’s foundation and empower millions of users trading billions of dollars in assets. You will lead regional recruitment initiatives, guide cross-functional projects, mentor engineers, and foster Alpaca culture in the region. As the lead, you will ensure operational reliability and serve as incident commander during regional business hours to support 24x7 stability.

This role seeks an experienced full-stack engineer committed to delivering seamless, high-quality software solutions. The ideal candidate has a proven track record of designing and building scalable applications, and is comfortable challenging conventions and advocating for innovative solutions. You will architect and implement solutions that meet strategic objectives and collaborate with a cross-functional team on goal setting.

Things You Get To Do

• Design a highly scalable, mission-critical brokerage system.
• Develop and enhance middle and back-office systems, including gRPC microservices, a React-based UI for internal administration and API developers, and third-party vendor integrations.
• Work with Alpaca’s core teams to transform the core framework, enabling support for multiple languages, currencies, and markets.
• Collaborate with regional tech leads, synchronize with global teams via Slack and occasional meetings outside regular hours.
• Troubleshoot incidents and bugs to maintain system integrity and performance.
• Support Alpaca’s international growth by navigating regulatory requirements in a global environment.
• May be on-call to assist with timely engineering projects.

Who You Are (Must-Haves)

• Experience designing and developing complex financial systems, preferably including double-entry accounting.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles, ledger structures, and transaction reconciliation.
• Experience building scalable, high-availability financial applications with multi-currency support.
• Familiarity with regulatory compliance requirements in financial markets.
• Proficiency in Go or similar backend languages and solid system-architecture design skills.
• Experience with financial APIs, market data integrations, and trade settlement processes.
• Strong communication skills for collaborating with global teams, regulators, vendors, and stakeholders.
• Strong computer science fundamentals and software engineering architecture experience.
• Ability to work independently in a fully remote, globally distributed team and under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• Strategic thinking to translate technical concepts into business strategies.
• Experience with domain-driven design and event-driven design.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive mindset.
• Ability to act as incident commander and lead troubleshooting with authority.

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience in the financial services sector.
• Experience working in a startup or fast-growing technology company.
• Knowledge of emerging technologies.
• Experience or passion for financial markets.
• Experience managing vendors and budgeting.
• Experience working with global teams.

How We Take Care of You

• Competitive salary & stock options
• New hire home-office setup: one-time USD 500
• Monthly stipend: USD 150 per month via a Brex Card

Alpaca is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce.