Senior Full Stack Engineer at AlpacaDB

Title: Senior Full Stack Engineer
Location: North America – remote
Job Description:
Who We Are:
Alpaca is a fast-growing series B fintech company that’s raised over $120 million in funding.

  Alpaca is an API-first stock and crypto platform that enables developers and businesses across the world to build trading algorithms, applications, and brokerage services.

  Our globally distributed team consists of developers, traders, and brokerage specialists, and is backed by a group of prominent investors and highly experienced industry angel investors, including Portage Ventures, Spark Capital, Tribe Capital, Social Leverage, Horizons Ventures, Unbound, SBI Group, Eldridge, Positive Sum, Elefund, and Y Combinator.
And, of course, we are very enthusiastic about open source contributions as well as community building.
The Alpaca Team:
We have 150+ globally distributed (remote) team members who love to work from their favorite places in the world. We have team members based in the USA, Canada, Hungary, Japan, Brazil, Spain, Philippines, Nigeria, UK, and more! We love candidates who have a passion for making a global difference in financial services and technology, by impacting local communities and becoming a part of our hyper-growth company.
Your Role:

 
Design highly scalable, mission-critical brokerage system
 
Implement backend services and web applications
 
Maintain good software quality and test coverage
 
Participate in code reviews
 
Troubleshooting on incidents and reported bugs

Things You Get To Do:

 
you will play a pivotal role in architecting and developing web applications that push the boundaries of technology
 
You will work closely with cross-functional teams to create elegant and scalable software solutions that meet our clients’ needs
 
An unique opportunity to lead projects, mentor junior developers, and contribute to the overall technical strategy of our company

Who You Are (Must-Haves):

 
Minimum 4 years of experience of full-stack development
 
Experience with at least one modern programming language like React, GoLang, Python, etc. Our platform is based in Golang and React
 
SQL or relational database skills
 
Experience with NextJS is a plus
 
Hands-on knowledge with Bash, Linux & Docker. Kubernetes experience is a plus
 
Good understanding of the financial market
 
Experience with major cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)
 
Knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies
 
Knowledge of clean code principles

How We Take Care of You:

 
Competitive Salary & Stock Options
 
Benefits: Health benefits start on day 1. In the US this includes Medical, Dental, Vision. In Canada, this includes supplemental health care. Internationally, this includes a stipend value to offset medical costs.
 
New Hire Home-Office Setup: One-time USD $500
 
Monthly Stipend: USD $150 per month via a Brex Card
 
Work with awesome hard working people, super smart and cool clients and innovative partners from around the world

Alpaca is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce.