Team Lead Engineer - Crypto
Core
Lead engineering for Alpaca's regulated crypto spot and derivatives exchanges, architecting high-performance matching and risk engines to serve millions of users trading billions in assets.
Role type
Senior Team Lead Engineer (Crypto Exchange Infrastructure)
Builds
Regulated crypto spot and derivatives exchange infrastructure (matching engine, risk/collateral/liquidation, custody, settlement, banking, compliance)
Domain
Financial Technology / Cryptocurrency / Regulated Exchanges
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
CLOB exchange architecture, high-performance matching engines, margin/liquidation engines, fault-tolerant financial systems, crypto exchange development, GoLang, SQL, Linux, Docker, Bash
Preferred skills
Kubernetes, NoSQL, CI/CD, cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure), microservice architectures, clean code principles
Responsibilities
Architect and build perpetual futures exchange components, implement backend services, maintain software quality and test coverage, participate in code reviews, troubleshoot incidents
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership