Job Description:
• Design a highly scalable, mission-critical brokerage system
• Develop and enhance middle- and back-office systems, including gRPC microservices, a React-based UI, and third-party vendor integrations
• Work with core teams to enhance the framework for multiple languages, currencies, and markets
• Collaborate with regional tech leads synchronously and asynchronously using Slack and occasional meetings outside regular hours
• Troubleshoot incidents and reported bugs to maintain system integrity and performance
• Navigate regulatory requirements and build scalable solutions supporting international growth
• Serve as operational reliability and engineering lead and incident commander during regional business hours
• Support regional recruitment initiatives, cross-functional projects, talent mentoring, and Alpaca culture
• Participate in on-call support for timely engineering projects
Requirements:
• Strong problem-solving skills and proactive mindset
• Proficiency in Go or similar backend languages
• Expertise designing robust and efficient system architectures
• Strong communication skills for collaboration with global teams, regulators, vendors, and stakeholders
• Ability to act as incident commander and lead/troubleshoot incidents and bugs
• Strong computer science fundamentals
• Proven software engineering architecture experience
• Ability to work independently in a fully remote, globally distributed team and under pressure
• Strategic thinking and ability to translate technical concepts into business strategies
• Experience with event-driven design
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