Senior Frontend Engineer - Acquisition

Social Leverage LLC; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock Options

Home-Office Setup USD 500

Monthly Stipend USD 150

Job summary

Alpaca, a US-based leader in brokerage infrastructure, is seeking a Senior Frontend Engineer to design and maintain frontend apps that power millions of traders. You will work on trading dashboards and related backend systems, collaborating with users and stakeholders to deliver high-quality, performant, accessible UI across platforms.

You will mentor teammates, drive frontend best practices, and contribute to a culture of curiosity and continuous improvement within a focused engineering team.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of frontend development with TypeScript/React.
• 3+ years of mobile app development for Android and iOS.
• 2+ years of experience in a systems language (Go, C++, or Rust).
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Proficient in HTML and CSS with TailwindCSS.
• Experience with REST APIs and WebSockets.
• Experience with relational databases and SQL.
• Track record of setting or influencing frontend best practices.
• Attention to detail and design aesthetics.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop web and mobile applications for Alpaca’s frontend platforms.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver responsive and intuitive interfaces.
• Own delivery of high-visibility features from design through deployment.
• Mentor peers and influence technical strategy.

Skills

Frontend React TS

Mobile development

Systems programming

Communication

HTML/CSS Tailwind

REST APIs WebSockets

SQL relational databases

Frontend best practices

Attention to design

Job description

Alpaca is a US-headquartered, global leader in agent-first brokerage infrastructure for stocks, ETFs, options, crypto, fixed income, 24/5 trading, and more.

Amongst our subsidiaries, Alpaca is a licensed financial services company, serving hundreds of financial institutions across 40 countries with our institutional-grade APIs. This includes broker-dealers, investment advisors, wealth managers, hedge funds, and crypto exchanges, totalling over 10 million brokerage accounts.

Our global team is a diverse group of experienced engineers, traders, and brokerage professionals who are working to achieve our mission of opening financial services to everyone on the planet. We're deeply committed to open-source contributions and fostering a vibrant community, continuously enhancing our award-winning, developer-friendly API and the robust infrastructure behind it.

Alpaca is proudly backed by $400 million in funding from top-tier global investors including Portage Ventures, Spark Capital, Tribe Capital, Social Leverage, Horizons Ventures, Opera Tech Ventures, SBI Group, Derayah Financial, Unbound, Peak XV, Elefund, and Y Combinator.

Our Team Members:

We're a dynamic team of 400+ globally distributed members who thrive working from our favorite places around the world, with teammates spanning the USA, Canada, Japan, Hungary, Nigeria, Brazil, the UK, and beyond!

We're searching for passionate individuals eager to contribute to Alpaca's rapid growth. If you align with our core values—Stay Curious, Have Empathy, and Be Accountable—and are ready to make a significant impact, we encourage you to apply.

Your Role:

As a Senior Frontend Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining frontend applications that form the foundation of user experience at Alpaca and empower millions of users who trade billions of dollars worth of assets.

As part of a focused and specialized engineering team, you will be responsible for the user experience and product development for Trading API customers, encompassing both the frontend trading dashboards and backend systems that power Trading API product features like elite, high-yield cash, paper accounts, and more. Working closely with our users and internal stakeholders, we specialize in delivering high-quality end-to-end solutions across the full suite of frontend and backend systems at Alpaca.

We’re looking for someone who brings deep frontend expertise, enjoys mentoring others, and thrives in a culture of curiosity and continuous improvement. Working collaboratively in a cross-functional team with a keen attention to detail, you’ll build elegant and seamless user experiences with a focus on polish, performance, responsiveness, and accessibility.

Things You Get To Do:

• Play a pivotal role in architecting and developing web and mobile applications that push the boundaries of technology
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to create responsive, performant, and intuitive user interfaces that delight our customers
• Own the delivery of high-visibility features/projects, from design to deployment
• Mentor peers and influence the technical strategy of our company

Who You Are (Must-Haves):

• 5+ years of experience in frontend development with TypeScript/React
• 3+ years of experience in mobile application development for Android and iOS
• 2+ years of experience using a modern systems programming language like Golang, C++, or Rust
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to translate product mockups and designs into fully realized user interfaces
• Proficient in HTML and CSS frameworks such as TailwindCSS
• Passionate about creating intuitive and performance user interfaces
• Experience with REST APIs and WebSockets best practices
• Experience with relational databases and SQL
• Track record of setting or influencing frontend best practices
• Attention to detail and an appreciation for design aesthetics

Who You Might Be (Nice-to-Haves):

• Algo trading experience (either professional or personal)
• Experience with major cloud platforms (we primarily use GCP)
• Experience or understanding of financial markets
• Experience working at a startup
• Experience working remotely

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 proud to be an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce.

C++ (Programming Language) CSS Codes Front-End Engineering Go (Programming Language) HTML5 Mobile Application Development React.js RESTful API SQL (Programming Language) Tailwind CSS TypeScript WebSocket