Software Engineer - Crypto

As a Software Engineer in Crypto at Alpaca, you architect, implement, and maintain the systems and services that form the foundation of Alpaca Crypto and empower millions of users trading billions of dollars worth of assets. You join a global team of 400+ distributed members serving hundreds of financial institutions across 40 countries with institutional-grade APIs.

What you'll 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
• Be on-call as needed to assist with engineering projects that are timely in nature

What you bring

• Knowledge of trading systems and proven experience building exchanges, market-making systems, matching engines, or other high-throughput, low-latency, regulated, fault-tolerant financial systems
• Experience building crypto systems
• BSc/MSc or equivalent experience in Computer Science or a related field
• Minimum 4 years of backend software development experience
• Experience with at least one modern programming language such as GoLang or C/C++. Alpaca's platform is built in Golang
• Experience with messaging queues and message brokers
• SQL or relational database skills
• Hands-on knowledge of Bash, Linux, and Docker
• Enthusiasm for what Alpaca is building

Nice to have

• Kubernetes experience, CKA, or CKAD certification
• DevOps mindset
• CI/CD experience
• A good understanding of the financial market
• Experience with major cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
• Knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies
• Knowledge of microservice architectures
• Knowledge of clean code principles

What we offer

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

About Alpaca

Alpaca is a US-headquartered, global leader in agent-first brokerage infrastructure for stocks, ETFs, options, crypto, fixed income, and 24/5 trading. Backed by $400 million in funding from top-tier investors including Portage Ventures, Spark Capital, and Y Combinator, Alpaca serves hundreds of financial institutions across 40 countries with institutional-grade APIs, supporting over 10 million brokerage accounts.