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Senior Full-Stack Engineer - Alpaca Connect

Remote, North America - South America - Europe·Added 3 days ago

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Overview

Job details

Fully remote
Only from certain places, per the ad: “Remote - North America - South America - Europe”

Requirements

Have the right to work in Spain
Alpaca doesn't mention sponsorship, but this role may fit the Digital nomad visa.
Work in English
English is required, per the ad.
Have 5+ years of experience
Senior-level role.

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

Competitive Salary & Stock Options
Health Benefits
New Hire Home-Office Setup: One-time USD $500
Monthly Stipend: USD $150 per month via a Brex Card

Requirements

What we're looking for

5+ years of experience building production full-stack applications.
Strong TypeScript and React skills.
Experience with Go or another modern backend language.
Strong SQL and relational database skills, preferably PostgreSQL.
Experience designing REST APIs and integrating distributed services.
Experience with OAuth, OIDC, or similar authorization systems.
A track record of delivering secure, user-facing features end to end.
Clear communication and sound judgment when requirements are incomplete or ambiguous.

Nice to have

Experience with developer platforms, partner portals, or marketplaces.
Experience with compliance or operational workflows in a regulated industry.
Experience with GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, or production observability.
Experience with financial markets, brokerage systems, or market data.
Experience working at a startup or on a distributed remote team.

The role

As a Senior Full-Stack Engineer on Alpaca Connect, you will build the tools and services that help developers launch applications on Alpaca. You will work across TypeScript and React frontends and Go services.

You will improve partner onboarding, app management, compliance review, marketplace discovery, consent, and permissions. You will also connect these workflows to Alpaca's identity, account, trading, and market data systems.

You will work closely with Product, Design, Compliance, Support, Partnerships, and Platform teams. We are looking for someone who can turn complex requirements into secure, straightforward product experiences.

Build and maintain Connect experiences in TypeScript and React, with supporting Go services.
Improve app onboarding, testing, compliance review, approval, publishing, and management.
Turn manual support and compliance work into clear, auditable self-service workflows.
Design APIs and integrations across Alpaca's identity, account, trading, and market data systems.
Own features from design through production and help improve the team's technical direction.

About Alpaca

Alpaca is a financial technology company that provides API-first brokerage infrastructure, enabling developers and businesses to build and operate trading applications. Founded in 2015, the company offers commission-free trading APIs, global market data, and a crypto trading platform, serving a wide range of clients from fintech startups to established financial institutions. Alpaca is headquartered in San Francisco, USA, and has expanded its operations globally, including a significant presence in Spain.

In Spain, Alpaca has established a technology and operations hub, with a growing team of engineers, analysts, and operations specialists. The company's culture emphasizes innovation, agility, and a global mindset, making it an attractive destination for international professionals. With roles spanning software engineering, market data, and trading operations, Alpaca offers opportunities for those interested in the intersection of finance and technology, and its Spanish office plays a key role in supporting its EMEA and APAC operations.

Founded: 2015
Employees: 100–500
Headquarters: San Francisco, USA
In Spain: Madrid
Website: alpaca.markets

Good to know if you are moving

Alpaca has a significant engineering and operations hub in Madrid, Spain, which is a key part of its global expansion.
The company offers a remote-friendly work culture, with many roles allowing flexibility, which can be beneficial for international hires.
Alpaca provides visa sponsorship for qualified international candidates, making it easier for professionals to relocate to Spain.
The company is at the forefront of fintech innovation, offering exposure to cutting-edge technologies in trading and blockchain.
Alpaca's diverse team includes employees from over 30 countries, fostering an inclusive and multicultural work environment.

In their own words

About the company & team

Alpaca is a US-headquartered, global leader in agent-first brokerage infrastructure for stocks, ETFs, options, crypto, fixed income, 24/5 trading, and more.

Amongst our subsidiaries, Alpaca is a licensed financial services company, serving hundreds of financial institutions across 40 countries with our institutional-grade APIs. This includes broker-dealers, investment advisors, wealth managers, hedge funds, and crypto exchanges, totalling over 10 million brokerage accounts.

Our global team is a diverse group of experienced engineers, traders, and brokerage professionals who are working to achieve our mission of opening financial services to everyone on the planet. We're deeply committed to open-source contributions and fostering a vibrant community, continuously enhancing our award-winning, developer-friendly API and the robust infrastructure behind it.

Alpaca is proudly backed by $400 million in funding from top-tier global investors including Portage Ventures, Spark Capital, Tribe Capital, Social Leverage, Horizons Ventures, Opera Tech Ventures, SBI Group, Derayah Financial, Unbound, Peak XV, Elefund, and Y Combinator.

Our Team Members:

We're a dynamic team of 400+ globally distributed members who thrive working from our favorite places around the world, with teammates spanning the USA, Canada, Japan, Hungary, Nigeria, Brazil, the UK, and beyond!

We're searching for passionate individuals eager to contribute to Alpaca's rapid growth. If you align with our core values-Stay Curious, Have Empathy, and Be Accountable-and are ready to make a significant impact, we encourage you to apply.