Alpaca
The Senior Software Engineer on the Clearing team at Alpaca works on essential post-trade systems and infrastructure that support the company's self-clearing operations and new product offerings. This role involves designing and building reliable distributed systems, refining existing infrastructure, and participating in on-call rotations to ensure system stability. The position requires a deep understanding of financial markets and the ability to take ownership of projects from ideation to deployment.
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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4% above the average for this role
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