Lead Engineer – Crypto

• Lead all crypto-related engineering, including Alpaca's spot and derivatives exchanges licensed in the US and Bahamas
• Architect, specify, and build a perpetual futures exchange
• Design the high-performance matching engine, collateral/liquidation/risk engine, public API, KYC/AML, regulatory reporting, settlement clearing and custody, banking, order management, accounting, analytics, and compliance integrations
• Architect, implement, and maintain systems and services forming the foundation of Alpaca Crypto
• Design highly scalable, mission-critical crypto spot and derivatives exchange systems trading millions of dollars from day one
• Implement backend services and web applications
• Maintain software quality and test coverage
• Participate in code reviews
• Troubleshoot incidents and reported bugs
• Participate in on-call support for timely engineering projects when requested
• Report directly to the Head of Crypto initially, then to the CTO once the product is more mature

• Experience building a CLOB exchange, HFT, market-making, high performance matching engines, margin/liquidation engines or other high-throughput & low-latency, regulated, fault-tolerant financial system
• Experience in building crypto
• BSc/MSc or equivalent experience in Computer Science or related field
• Minimum 4 years of experience of backend software development
• Experience with at least one modern programming language like GoLang, Python, C/C++, NodeJS, Java, etc.; the platform is based in Golang
• SQL or relational database skills
• Hands-on knowledge with Bash, Linux & Docker
• Excitement about what Alpaca is building
• Kubernetes experience is a plus
• Experience with Kubernetes, CKA, CKAD certification
• DevOps mindset is an asset
• Experience with NoSQL
• Experience with CI/CD
• Good understanding of the financial market
• Experience with major cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)
• Knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies
• Knowledge of microservice architectures
• Knowledge of clean code principles

• 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