Alpaca

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Job Description: • Own end-to-end architecture for the market data suite, ensuring scalability, modularity, and maintainability • Drive technical planning, sprint scoping, and cross-functional alignment with product teams • Mentor senior and mid-level engineers, foster engineering best practices • Set and uphold standards for code quality, observability, and performance • Collaborate with leadership on roadmap priorities, and help steer product evolution • Contribute to a core system that millions of end users will rely on • Help us create a global financial identity verification and risk management service • Implement backend services and work on designing an architecture where reliability matters • Take ownership of tasks, identify and address technical challenges proactively, and propose innovative solutions • Participate in code reviews • Troubleshoot incidents and reported bugs • You may be asked to be on-call to assist with engineering projects that are timely in nature Requirements: • 10+ years of backend engineering experience, with 4+ years in a lead role • Proven ability to design and scale complex distributed systems, preferably in Go • Experience with cloud platforms, preferably Google Cloud Platform • Extensive knowledge relational databases, preferably PostgreSQL • Familiarity with TCP/IP, and UDP networking • Proficient with Linux/BSD, and shell scripting • Experience with managing and maintaining large and complex code bases • Strong communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders • Experience managing and mentoring engineers and leading cross-functional projects • Strong problem-solving skills paired with a proactive mindset • A preference for simple and elegant solutions • Excited about what we are building at Alpaca • Proven track record of architecting and leading medium-scale projects involving multiple teams • Experience with Kubernetes or other workload orchestration and scheduling systems (we primarily use Kubernetes via GKE) • A passion for financial markets. Benefits: • Competitive Salary & Stock Options • Health Benefits • New Hire Home-Office Setup: One-time USD $500 • Monthly Stipend: USD $150 per month via a Brex Card