Remote Senior Software Engineer - Payments & Treasury

Description:

• Alpaca is a fast-growing fintech company that has raised over $120 million in funding.
• The company operates as an API-first stock and crypto platform, allowing developers and businesses worldwide to build trading algorithms, applications, and brokerage services.
• The globally distributed team includes developers, traders, and brokerage specialists, supported by prominent investors and industry angel investors.
• The payments team is responsible for developing and maintaining a modern global payments and treasury platform, focusing on scalability, resilience, and system integrity.
• The role of a senior software engineer involves designing and implementing solutions to support Alpaca's growth in global markets and asset classes.
• Candidates are expected to have strong problem-solving skills, communication abilities, experience with systems at scale, microservices, client-facing APIs, and coding skills in Go.
• Familiarity with cloud-based architecture, containerization, Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform, messaging queues, relational databases, and distributed systems design is required.
• Previous experience with payment rails, financial ledgers, and double entry accounting is essential.

Requirements:

• Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive mindset.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
• Capability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Preference for simple and elegant solutions.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience working on systems at scale.
• Proven experience in building and maintaining microservices.
• Proficiency in coding, particularly in Go.
• Ability to write clean, well-tested, and maintainable code.
• Experience with domain-driven design and event-driven design.
• Familiarity with containerization, Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform, messaging queues, and relational databases.
• Understanding of distributed systems design, payment rails, financial ledgers, and double entry accounting.

Benefits:

• Competitive Salary & Stock Options.
• Health benefits starting on day 1, including Medical, Dental, and Vision in the US, supplemental health care in Canada, and a stipend internationally.
• New Hire Home-Office Setup: One-time USD $500.
• Monthly Stipend: USD $150 per month via a Brex Card.
• Opportunity to work with a diverse and innovative team on a global scale.