Staff Software Engineer - Platform (Fully Remote)

Alpaca; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Home-office setup $500

Brex Card stipend $150 monthly

Job summary

Alpaca, a US-headquartered leader in brokerage infrastructure, seeks an experienced engineering leader to own the technical direction of its streaming platform built on Redpanda. You will collaborate across Authentication, Developer Experience, QA, and AI-Native Engineering to drive real-time delivery.

Join a team that values curiosity, empathy, and accountability as you shift the company from batch to event-driven architectures and scale systems for global adoption.

Qualifications

• 8+ years engineering experience with large-scale systems.
• Production experience with Kafka or Redpanda and real-time data delivery.
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes, Helm, and PostgreSQL.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical direction of Alpaca's streaming platform.
• Collaborate across Authentication, Developer Experience, QA, and AI-Native Engineering.
• Lead the shift from batch to event-driven architecture across the company.

Skills

8+ years experience

Real-time systems

Kafka/Redpanda

Kubernetes

Helm

PostgreSQL

Tools

Kafka

Redpanda

Kubernetes

Helm

PostgreSQL

Job description

• Own the technical direction of Alpaca's streaming platform built on Redpanda.
• Work across Authentication, Developer Experience, QA, and AI-Native Engineering.
• Lead the shift from batch to event-driven architecture across the company.

Who You Are:

• 8+ years of engineering experience with real scale systems.
• Deep production experience in Kafka or Redpanda and realtime data delivery.
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes, Helm, and relational databases like PostgreSQL.

How We Take Care of You:

• Competitive salary and stock options.
• Health benefits and a one-time $500 home-office setup.
• Monthly $150 stipend via Brex Card.

Alpaca

Alpaca is a US-headquartered global leader in agent-first brokerage infrastructure for stocks, ETFs, options, crypto, and more, serving financial institutions across 40 countries. The company is backed by $400 million in funding and has a globally distributed team of 400+ members who value curiosity, empathy, and accountability.