Senior Full-Stack Engineer - Frontend

Summary

Join Alpaca, a fast-growing fintech company, and become a key member of our globally distributed team. You will design and implement highly scalable brokerage systems, build backend services and web applications, and maintain high software quality. This role requires at least four years of full-stack development experience, proficiency in modern programming languages (Golang and React preferred), and a strong understanding of financial markets. We offer competitive salaries, stock options, comprehensive health benefits (varying by location), a home-office setup stipend, a monthly stipend, and the opportunity to work with a talented team on innovative projects.

Requirements

• Minimum 4 years of experience of full-stack development
• Experience with at least one modern programming language like React, GoLang, Python, etc
• SQL or relational database skills
• Hands-on knowledge with Bash, Linux & Docker
• Good understanding of the financial market
• Experience with major cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)
• Knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies
• Knowledge of clean code principles

Responsibilities

• Design highly scalable, mission-critical brokerage system
• Implement backend services and web applications
• Maintain good software quality and test coverage
• Participate in code reviews
• Troubleshooting on incidents and reported bugs

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with NextJS
• Kubernetes experience

Benefits

• Competitive Salary & Stock Options
• Health benefits start on day 1. In the US this includes Medical, Dental, Vision. In Canada, this includes supplemental health care. Internationally, this includes a stipend value to offset medical costs
• New Hire Home-Office Setup: One-time USD $500
• Monthly Stipend: USD $150 per month via a Brex Card