Senior Software Engineer - Payments

Описание

This role involves building and scaling systems and services that form the foundation of Alpaca's global payments and treasury platform, handling billions of dollars worth of assets daily through highly scalable, event-driven systems.

Responsibilities

• Help build and scale the systems and services that form the foundation of Alpaca
• Design and implement solutions to achieve defined goals while actively participating in defining those goals

Requirements

• Strong problem-solving skills paired with a proactive mindset
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Preference for simple and elegant solutions
• At least 3 years of experience working on systems at scale
• Proven experience in building and maintaining microservices
• Experience with client-facing APIs
• Strong coding skills, preferably in Go
• Ability to write clean, well-tested, and maintainable code
• Experience with domain-driven design and event-driven design
• Ability to debug issues or foresee problems and avoid them entirely
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies, especially Kubernetes
• Experience with cloud platforms, preferably Google Cloud Platform
• Experience with messaging queues and message brokers
• Experience with relational databases, preferably PostgreSQL
• Experience with distributed systems design
• Previous experience with or understanding of payment rails and the payment lifecycle
• Experience with double entry accounting and financial ledgers

Nice to have

• Previous experience in the financial industry or knowledge of payments initiations
• Experience with financial reconciliation systems
• Experience with or understanding of ISO20022 financial standard
• Experience working remotely
• Experience working at a startup, exchange, brokerage, market maker, or hedge fund
• DevOps mindset is an asset

We offer

• Competitive Salary & Stock Options
• Health Benefits
• New Hire Home-Office Setup: One-time USD $500
• Monthly Stipend: USD $150 per month via a Brex Card
• Full-time employment
• Remote work