Alpaca
A Senior Software Engineer on the Platform Team at Alpaca contributes to the core platform that supports the company’s brokerage infrastructure and APIs. The role is part of a globally distributed engineering organization focused on improving platform reliability, scalability, and developer experience across event streaming and identity systems. The engineer will collaborate with cross-functional teams and influence architectural decisions to ensure production readiness.
Headquarters
San Mateo, California, United States
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2017
Alpaca is a developer-first brokerage platform that provides APIs and tools to build, automate, and embed investing and algorithmic trading for stocks, options, and crypto. It offers REST and streaming market data, trade execution, paper trading, and broker services (including omnibus/sub-accounting features) for managing client accounts. Developers and businesses use Alpaca’s clean APIs, SDKs, and webhooks to integrate trading into apps, run automated strategies, and manage portfolios programmatically. The platform focuses on programmability, low-latency execution, and infrastructure for both retail and institutional use.
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2018
Industry
Technology
Glassdoor Rating
4.2 / 5
Sarah Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Chen
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Williams
VP of Engineering
David Rodriguez
VP of Product
Jessica Thompson
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Park
VP of Sales
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Principal Platform Engineer || Identity Platform (AuthN/AuthZ)
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Principal Platform Engineer || Identity Platform (AuthN/AuthZ)
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