Own end-to-end architecture for the market data suite, ensuring scalability, modularity, and maintainability
Drive technical planning, sprint scoping, and cross-functional alignment with product teams
Mentor senior and mid-level engineers, foster engineering best practices
Set and uphold standards for code quality, observability, and performance
Collaborate with leadership on roadmap priorities, and help steer product evolution
Contribute to a core system that millions of end users will rely on
Help us create a global financial identity verification and risk management service
Implement backend services and work on designing an architecture where reliability matters
Take ownership of tasks, identify and address technical challenges proactively, and propose innovative solutions
Participate in code reviews
Troubleshoot incidents and reported bugs
You may be asked to be on-call to assist with engineering projects that are timely in nature

10+ years of backend engineering experience, with 4+ years in a lead role
Proven ability to design and scale complex distributed systems, preferably in Go
Experience with cloud platforms, preferably Google Cloud Platform
Extensive knowledge relational databases, preferably PostgreSQL
Familiarity with TCP/IP, and UDP networking
Proficient with Linux/BSD, and shell scripting
Experience with managing and maintaining large and complex code bases
Strong communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Experience managing and mentoring engineers and leading cross-functional projects
Strong problem-solving skills paired with a proactive mindset
A preference for simple and elegant solutions
Excited about what we are building at Alpaca
Proven track record of architecting and leading medium-scale projects involving multiple teams
Experience with Kubernetes or other workload orchestration and scheduling systems (we primarily use Kubernetes via GKE)
A passion for financial markets.

Staff Engineer – Team Lead, Market Data

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