Platform Team Lead Software Engineer

Alpaca, a rapidly growing Series B fintech company with over $120 million in funding, is seeking a Platform Team Lead to join their innovative team. As an API-first stock and crypto platform, Alpaca enables developers and businesses worldwide to build trading algorithms, applications, and brokerage services.

The role combines technical leadership with hands-on engineering, requiring expertise in Golang, Kubernetes, and microservices architecture. You'll lead a talented engineering team while actively contributing to the platform's development, designing and implementing systems that handle billions of dollars in trading assets.

The position offers the opportunity to work with a globally distributed team of 150+ members across multiple countries, including the USA, Canada, Hungary, Japan, and more. You'll be instrumental in shaping the platform's architecture, writing well-structured applications with a focus on testing and observability.

Key technical requirements include deep knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker, Golang, and PostgreSQL. The ideal candidate will have experience with event-driven architecture and Kafka. Additional valuable skills include experience with observability tools like Prometheus and Grafana, and understanding of equity/crypto trading.

The company offers competitive compensation including stock options, comprehensive health benefits from day one, home office setup allowance, and monthly stipends. This is an excellent opportunity for a technical leader who wants to make a global impact in financial services while working with cutting-edge technology in a remote-first environment.