Senior Software Engineer - Agent Experiences
Core
Design and ship autonomous execution for agents acting on Alpaca brokerage accounts, implementing account-level policy and guardrails for trading and risk systems.
Role type
Senior IC backend software engineer (agent execution & policy)
Builds
Autonomous agent execution services, account-level policy engines, and guardrails for trading systems
Domain
Financial services / Brokerage infrastructure / Agent AI
Required skills
Python, TypeScript, Go, backend system architecture, autonomous execution design, policy enforcement, MCP protocol, stateless/stateful systems, production reliability
Preferred skills
OAuth/token management, SDK/server development, LangChain, financial markets knowledge, startup experience, remote work
Technologies
Python, TypeScript, Go, MCP, OAuth
Responsibilities
Lead application architecture for safe agent execution; Design and build account-level policy and guardrails; Own services evaluating rules before trading systems; Define agent-initiated trading behavior; Partner with Product/Compliance/Risk on control models; Mentor engineers on design and implementation
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
