Staff Engineer

Staff Software Engineer, New Markets (Remote) Who We Are Alpaca is a US-headquartered self-clearing broker-dealer and brokerage infrastructure platform powering stocks, ETFs, options, crypto, fixed income, and 24/5 trading for financial institutions globally. Backed by over $480M in funding, Alpaca supports hundreds of businesses across 40+ countries through our APIs and infrastructure, powering more than 9 million brokerage accounts worldwide. We’re a globally distributed team of engineers, traders, and fintech operators building the future of financial infrastructure. The RoleWe’re hiring a Staff Software Engineer to help lead Alpaca’s expansion into the Middle East, focused on the UAE and Saudi markets (can be remote from EU) This is a high-impact, founding-level engineering role where you’ll help architect and build the next generation of trading and brokerage infrastructure for the region. You’ll work closely with trading, infrastructure, and product teams to design scalable backend systems, market connectivity solutions, and event-driven architectures that power critical financial workflows. You’ll play a key role in technical decision-making, system design, and helping shape the long-term engineering direction of Alpaca Middle East. What We’re Looking ForStrong backend engineering and distributed systems experienceExperience building trading, brokerage, fintech, or capital markets systemsDeep understanding of scalable architectures, APIs, and event-driven systemsStrong hands-on engineering ability with experience leading complex technical initiativesExperience with Go, Java, C++, Python, or similar backend technologiesCloud and containerization experience (AWS/GCP/Kubernetes) Why Join Alpaca?Fully remote global teamCompetitive compensation + equityOpportunity to help build a new regional business from the ground upHigh ownership, greenfield engineering challenges, and real technical impact How We Take Care of You:Competitive Salary & Stock Options Health BenefitsNew Hire Home-Office Setup: One-time USD $500Monthly Stipend: USD $150 per month via a Brex Card