Senior Software Engineer — Ledger

Job overview

The Senior Software Engineer — Ledger role is described as hybrid remote, with New York, NY, listed as the location; compensation is not specified. Alpaca builds brokerage infrastructure and APIs for financial institutions and supports millions of brokerage accounts. The engineer designs, implements, and maintains systems that underpin Alpaca's services. On the Ledger Team, the work helps maintain a complete, accurate account history that supports financial reporting, decision-making, compliance, and other services across the company.

What you'll do

• Collaborate with finance, operations, product, and engineering stakeholders
• build backend systems and components with integrity, maintainability, scalability, and stability
• own high-visibility projects from design through deployment
• and help improve the health of Alpaca's systems.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

alpaca

senior software engineer

ledger

new york ny

hybrid remote

backend systems

financial technology

go

grpc

postgresql

distributed systems

stock options

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Competitive salary and stock options, health benefits, a one-time $500 home-office setup, and a $150 monthly stipend.

Why this role

The posting seeks 5+ years of experience with systems at scale and lists Go, protobuf, gRPC, GCP, and PostgreSQL among relevant technologies.

About the employer

Alpaca is hiring for this role. Industry: Computer Systems Design Services. Sector: 54.