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Your Role:
- Help keep the brokerage platform reliable, observable, and operable as Alpaca grows.
- Work across cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes platform, observability stack, messaging layer, and data layer.
- Spend meaningful time leveling up PostgreSQL reliability since it sits on the trading-critical path.
Who You Are (Must-Haves):
- 4+ years in SRE, DevOps, Platform/Infrastructure, or backend engineering with production operations ownership.
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, GitOps, PostgreSQL in production, cloud networking, and Linux.
- Practiced in incident response and proficient in Go or Python with strong communication skills.
Nice-to-Haves:
- Deeper PostgreSQL experience, typed SQL access layers in Go, and production messaging systems.
- Security and compliance experience in regulated environments.
- Familiarity with trading, brokerage, or regulated fintech domains.
How We Take Care of You:
- Competitive salary and stock options.
- Health benefits and new hire home-office setup.
- Monthly stipend via Brex Card.
Alpaca
Alpaca is a US-headquartered, global leader in agent-first brokerage infrastructure for stocks, ETFs, options, crypto, fixed income, and more, serving financial institutions across 40 countries with institutional-grade APIs. The company is backed by $400 million in funding and has a diverse, globally distributed team of 400+ members who value curiosity, empathy, and accountability.