Software Engineer - Market Data
Core
Design and scale mission-critical market data provider services for Alpaca's trading platform, handling stocks, options, crypto, and forex data via public APIs.
Role type
Senior/Staff backend software engineer (market data infrastructure)
Builds
Scalable streaming and historical data services, public APIs, and developer libraries
Domain
Financial technology / Market data infrastructure
Required skills
Backend software development, Docker, Kubernetes, GoLang, Python, REST, gRPC, Websockets, Linux, Shell scripting, Microservice architecture, Cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)
Preferred skills
Large dataset handling, SQL, IP networking, Financial market knowledge, Clean code principles, CKA/CKAD certification
Technologies
GoLang, Python, Docker, Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, gRPC, Websockets, SSE
Responsibilities
Design highly scalable market data services, maintain software quality and test coverage, participate in code reviews, troubleshoot incidents and bugs
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC