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Senior Software Engineer Risk and Margin

Framework Ventures
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    New York, New York, United States
  • US
    New York, New York, United States
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Overview Alpaca is a US-headquartered self-clearing broker-dealer and brokerage infrastructure for stocks, ETFs, options, crypto, fixed income, 24/5 trading, and more. Our recent Series C funding round brought our total investment to over $170 million, fueling our ambitious vision. We serve hundreds of financial institutions across 40 countries with institutional-grade APIs and have over 6 million brokerage accounts. Our team of 230+ globally distributed members works remotely from locations such as the USA, Canada, Japan, Hungary, Nigeria, Brazil, and the UK. We are 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.
Your Role Senior Software Engineer on the Core Trading Team. Design and maintain the critical infrastructure that powers our trading systems – from order routing and execution engines to market connectivity and real-time risk controls. Work closely with traders, quants, and other engineers to deliver high-performance, reliable, and scalable trading platforms in high-stakes, low-latency environments.
Key Responsibilities
Design and implement high-performance trading infrastructure, including order management systems, execution gateways, and market data distribution.
Optimize low-latency systems for throughput, determinism, and fault tolerance.
Integrate with global exchanges, brokers, and ECNs, ensuring robust FIX, FAST, OUCH, and ITCH connectivity.
Build real-time risk checks and margin controls aligned with compliance requirements.
Develop and maintain core libraries, APIs, and frameworks used across trading desks.
Collaborate with quants and traders to prototype and productionise new strategies.
Monitor, debug, and optimise production systems to ensure high availability and rapid recovery.
Mentor junior engineers and set engineering standards for code quality, testing, and deployment.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
7+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 3 years in trading, fintech, or high-performance systems.
Strong programming skills in Go, C++, or Java; experience with Python.
Deep understanding of operating systems, networking, and concurrency.
Proven experience in low-latency optimisation and performance tuning.
Familiarity with FIX, OUCH, ITCH, or other trading protocols.
Experience building distributed, fault-tolerant systems.
Solid knowledge of databases, caching, and messaging systems (Postgres, Redis, Kafka, RabbitMQ).
Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to work under pressure.
Preferred Skills
Experience with equities, derivatives, or FX trading systems.
Knowledge of cloud, containerisation, and orchestration tools (Kubernetes, Docker).
Experience with observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK).
Contributions to open-source projects in systems programming or infrastructure.
Benefits
Competitive salary and stock options.
Health benefits.
New-hire home-office setup: one-time USD $500.
Monthly stipend: USD $150 per month via a Brex Card.
Equal Opportunity Statement Alpaca is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce.
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  • New York, New York, United States

Compétences linguistiques

  • English
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