Software Engineer - Crypto
Alpaca
Remote
United States, Canada, Japan, Hungary, Nigeria, Brazil, United Kingdom
entry level to mid-level
September 21, 2026
$100k+
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Job Description
Who We Are:
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 Software Engineer you will be responsible for architecting implementing and maintaining the systems and services that form the foundation of Alpaca Crypto and empower millions of users who are trading billions of dollars worth of assets.
For this role we are seeking an experienced engineer who is obsessed with delivering defect-free solutions has proven experience architecting and building at scale and who is not afraid of challenging conventions or voicing their opinions.
In this role you will have the autonomy to design and implement solutions to achieve defined goals while actively participating in defining those goals in cooperation with a cross-functional team.
Things You Get To Do
- Design build and maintain Alpaca’s crypto exchange and market-making systems
- Develop crypto wallet funding and tokenization services
- Implement backend services and web applications
- Maintain good software quality and test coverage
- 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
Who You Are (Must-Haves)
- Knowledge of trading systems and experience building exchanges market-making systems matching engines or other high-throughput low-latency regulated fault-tolerant financial systems
- Experience in building crypto
- BSc/MSc or equivalent experience in Computer Science or related field
- Minimum 4 years of experience of backend software development
- Experience with at least one modern programming language like GoLang C/C++ etc.
Our platform is based in Golang
- Experience with messaging queues and message brokers.
- SQL or relational database skills
- Hands-on knowledge with Bash Linux & Docker.
Kubernetes experience is a plus
- Excited about what we are building at Alpaca
Who You Might Be (Nice-to-Haves)
- Experience with Kubernetes CKA CKAD certification
- DevOps mindset is an asset
- Experience with CI/CD
- Good understanding of the financial market
- Experience with major cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)
- Knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies
- Knowledge of microservice architectures
- Knowledge of clean code principles
How We Take Care of You:
- 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
Alpaca is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce.
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