# Senior Software Engineer - Market Data 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: Senior
- Location: North America and Europe
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2025-08-21
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/alpaca/jobs/5628538004
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/alpaca-senior-software-engineer-market-data/

## 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. As a senior software engineer, you will help build and scale the systems and services that form the foundation of Alpaca and empower millions of users who are trading billions of dollars worth of assets.

## What they're looking for

- At least 4 years of experience working on systems at scale
- Experience with at least compiled imperative languages (e.g. Go, C, C++, Rust, etc.). Most of our critical services are written in Go
- SQL or relational database skills
- Familiarity with TCP/IP, and UDP networking
- Proficient with Linux/BSD, and shell scripting
- Excited about what we are building at Alpaca

Tags: Engineering