Software Engineer - Market Data

Alpaca

New York (NY)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 190,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Stock Options

Health Benefits

New Hire Home-Office Setup

Monthly Stipend

Job summary

Alpaca is seeking a backend engineer to design and scale mission-critical market data provider services and public APIs for stocks, options, crypto, and forex. You will own reliability, performance, and incident troubleshooting.

The role requires a Computer Science degree and 3+ years of backend development with a DevOps mindset; proficiency with Docker, Kubernetes, and Agile methods is essential. Knowledge of Go, Python, REST, gRPC, and cloud platforms is highly valued.

Qualifications

Requires a degree in Computer Science and at least 3 years of backend development experience with a DevOps mindset.
Proficiency in Docker, Kubernetes, and Agile methodologies is essential.

Responsibilities

Design and scale mission-critical market data provider services and public APIs for stocks, options, crypto, and forex.
Maintain software quality through code reviews, testing, and troubleshooting of production incidents.

Skills

GoLang

Python

Docker

Kubernetes

Backend Development

REST

gRPC

Websockets

SQL

Microservice Architecture

Agile/Scrum

Google Cloud Platform

Linux

Shell Scripting

IP Networking

Financial Market Knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Job description

Design and scale mission-critical market data provider services and public APIs for stocks, options, crypto, and forex. Maintain software quality through code reviews, testing, and troubleshooting of production incidents.

Requirements

Requires a degree in Computer Science and at least 3 years of backend development experience with a DevOps mindset.
Proficiency in Docker, Kubernetes, and Agile methodologies is essential.

Key Skills