Senior Full Stack Engineer

Alpaca is a brokerage infrastructure company providing developer APIs for stocks, options, fixed income, and crypto trading, plus tokenization infrastructure for TradFi–DeFi markets.

Series DRecently funded
San Mateo, California, United States
About Alpaca

Alpaca provides API-first brokerage infrastructure for fintechs, institutions, algorithmic traders, and developers. Its offerings include Broker API, Trading API, market data, self-clearing brokerage services, crypto services, and the Instant Tokenization Network for in-kind minting and redemption of tokenized assets.

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Skills

About the Role

You will architect, implement, and maintain frontend applications and backend services for internal tools. You will develop end-to-end product features, contribute to API design, deliver high-visibility projects from design through deployment, collaborate across functions, and mentor peers while influencing technical strategy.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience with Golang, C++, Rust, or another modern systems programming language
  • 3+ years of frontend development experience with TypeScript and React
  • SQL and relational database proficiency
  • HTML and CSS framework proficiency, including TailwindCSS
  • Experience building user-facing features end to end
  • Experience with REST APIs and WebSockets
  • Communication and collaboration skills

Responsibilities

  • Architect and develop full-stack software solutions
  • Develop frontend applications and backend services for internal tools
  • Contribute to API design and product features
  • Deliver high-visibility features and projects from design to deployment
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams on backend systems and infrastructure
  • Mentor peers and influence technical strategy

Benefits

  • Stock options
  • Health benefits
  • One-time USD 500 home-office setup
  • USD 150 monthly stipend via a Brex Card