Senior Data Platform Engineer
AlpacaMiami, Florida, United States
Posted October 17, 2025
Full Time
About the Company
Alpaca is a developer-first API brokerage platform that provides stock, options, ETF, and crypto trading, along with real-time market data and end-to-end infrastructure. Backed by over $120m in funding from top investors globally, Alpaca offers a modern API solution for algorithmic trading and fintech integration, making it a distinctive player in the financial technology sector.
Job Description
Alpaca is a US-headquartered, self-clearing broker-dealer and brokerage infrastructure firm seeking a Senior Data Platform Engineer to design and develop a scalable data management layer for their platform. The role involves transforming data, maintaining the Data Lakehouse architecture, and collaborating with various teams to ensure efficient data flow. They are a fast-growing company backed by top global investors and strongly committed to open-source contributions.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in data engineering
- 2+ years of building scalable, low-latency data platforms handling >100M events/day
- Proficiency in at least one programming language (Python & SQL)
- Experience with cloud-native technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm)
- Experience with relational database systems (e.g., PostgreSQL)
- Experience with scalable transformation layers (e.g., dbt)
- Experience with ETL technologies (Airflow, Airbyte)
- Production experience with streaming systems (Kafka)
- Experience with infrastructure, DevOps, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- Deep knowledge of distributed systems, storage, transactions, and query processing
Benefits
- Competitive Salary & Stock Options
- Health Benefits
- Home-Office Setup
- Monthly Stipend
- New Hire Home-Office Setup
