# Software Engineer - Market Data

**Company:** [Alpaca](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/alpaca)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Go, Python, Rest, gRPC, WebSockets, Docker, Kubernetes, GCP, Bigtable, SQL, Linux, Ip Networking, Microservices, Prometheus, Grafana
**Posted:** 2026-08-18

> Build and scale backend services and developer-facing APIs for stocks, options, crypto, and foreign exchange market data. The role requires at least three years of backend development experience, strong infrastructure fundamentals, and hands-on Docker or Kubernetes experience.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Design highly scalable, mission-critical market data provider services.
- Maintain software quality and test coverage.
- Participate in code reviews.
- Troubleshoot incidents and reported bugs.
- Plan, experiment with, and productionize services and libraries for market data products, including stocks, options, crypto, and foreign exchange.
- Develop and improve public streaming and historical APIs and their documentation.

## Requirements
- Bachelor's or master's degree, or equivalent experience, in Computer Science or a related field.
- At least 3 years of backend software development experience.
- Hands-on experience with Docker or Kubernetes.
- A DevOps mindset.
- Knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies.
- Strong understanding of POSIX-like operating systems, modern infrastructure, and orchestration practices.

## Nice-to-Haves
- Experience working with large datasets.
- Kubernetes experience; CKA or CKAD certification is a plus.
- SQL experience.
- IP networking experience.
- Understanding of financial markets.
- Experience with AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure.
- Shell scripting, Linux, and Docker experience.
- Knowledge of microservice architectures.
- Knowledge of clean-code principles.

## Technology Stack
- Go
- Python
- REST
- gRPC
- WebSockets
- Server-Sent Events (SSE)
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Google Cloud Platform, including Google Kubernetes Engine and Bigtable
- Prometheus
- Grafana
- ELK

## Compensation and Benefits
- Competitive salary and stock options.
- Health benefits.
- One-time USD $500 new-hire home-office setup allowance.
- USD $150 monthly stipend via a Brex Card.

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