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Software Engineer - Market Data

Software Engineer • Senior • Remote • Full-time • European Union EU/EMEA

Alpaca is a US-headquartered, global agent-first brokerage infrastructure company providing API-based services to financial institutions. The market data team is hiring a senior software engineer to scale and develop the architecture behind stock, options, crypto, and FX market data services.

Responsibilities

  • ▹Design highly scalable, mission-critical market data services
  • ▹Maintain software quality and test coverage
  • ▹Participate in code reviews
  • ▹Troubleshoot incidents and reported bugs

Requirements

  • ▹BSc/MSc in Computer Science or equivalent experience
  • ▹Minimum 3 years of backend software development experience
  • ▹Hands-on experience with Docker or Kubernetes
  • ▹DevOps mindset
  • ▹Knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies

Nice to have

  • ▹Experience working with large datasets
  • ▹Kubernetes experience (CKA/CKAD certification a plus)
  • ▹SQL and IP networking knowledge
  • ▹Understanding of financial markets

Soft skills

Curiosity, empathy, and accountabilityWillingness to challenge conventions

About the company

Alpaca is a US-headquartered, global brokerage infrastructure company serving over 10 million brokerage accounts across 40 countries with its API-based solutions, with a globally distributed team of 400+.

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