# Director of Engineering, Trading at Alpaca

- Company: Alpaca
- What the company does: Alpaca's easy to use APIs allow developers and businesses to trade algorithms, build apps and embed investing into their services. Backed by Peak XV and Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://alpaca.markets/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Remote - North America
- Work setup: Remote
- Posted: 2026-05-29
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/alpaca/jobs/6007223004
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/alpaca-director-of-engineering-trading/

## About the role

We're searching for passionate individuals eager to contribute to Alpaca's rapid growth. If you align with our core values—Stay Curious, Have Empathy, and Be Accountable—and are ready to make a significant impact, we encourage you to apply.

## What they're looking for

- A Director-level (or above) engineering leader with experience owning critical, market-facing platforms
- Proven experience building and scaling engineering teams focused on complex, high-impact systems
- Deep understanding of institutional trading and brokerage technology, including execution systems, risk and margin platforms, and trading analytics
- Experience designing or operating systems that support cross-asset risk and margining across multiple asset classes
- Strong architectural judgment and the ability to balance speed, reliability, and control in regulated environments
- Deep knowledge of OS fundamentals and distributed systems, sufficient to set architectural direction and evaluate designs for performance-critical trading systems

Tags: Engineering