Alpaca

Full-stack Engineer

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders–including finance, operations, and product teams–to deliver high-impact features/projects
• Build backend systems/components with integrity, maintainability, scalability, and stability in mind
• Own the delivery of high-visibility features/projects, from design to deployment
• Collaborate with engineering teams to improve the health of Alpaca’s systems

Senior Software Engineer – Core Ledger

DevOps Engineer

• Reporting to the VP of Engineering, you will oversee the configuration, provisioning, and management of large cloud-hosted systems and microservices; including scaling, monitoring, performance tuning, troubleshooting, and recovery.
• Design, maintain and expand our infrastructure defined in code (IaC)
• Oversee systems and resources for alerting, logging, backups, disaster recovery, and monitoring
• Help Alpaca scale by defining the direction of our infrastructure architecture
• Work alongside our engineering in building fault-tolerant & resilient microservices that are in line with our infrastructure's best practices
• Improve the performance and durability of our CI/CD pipelines
• Build out automated tooling to automate the provisioning of on-demand Kubernetes namespaces
• You may be asked to be on-call to assist with engineering projects that are timely in nature

Senior DevOps Engineer

Data Scientist

• Lead Advanced Analysis: Design and execute deep predictive and descriptive analyses across our core business domains, including finance, marketing, and product metrics, to identify key trends, optimization opportunities, and strategic insights.
• Develop Agentic AI: Spearhead the research, proof-of-concept (PoC), and full-lifecycle development of data-intensive applications, with a specific focus on building and deploying agentic AI systems.
• Drive Model Lifecycle: Own the end-to-end development of data science solutions, from initial research and data handling (high-volume transactions, metrics) through to deployment, optimization, and maintenance.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with stakeholders in sales, marketing, product, and operations to understand complex business needs and translate them into actionable, data-driven solutions.
• Evolve Capabilities: Contribute to the evolution of Alpaca's data science capabilities by championing best practices in statistical modelling, MLOps, and advanced AI.

Senior Data Scientist

• Own end-to-end architecture for the market data suite, ensuring scalability, modularity, and maintainability
• Drive technical planning, sprint scoping, and cross-functional alignment with product teams
• Mentor senior and mid-level engineers, foster engineering best practices
• Set and uphold standards for code quality, observability, and performance
• Collaborate with leadership on roadmap priorities, and help steer product evolution
• Contribute to a core system that millions of end users will rely on
• Help us create a global financial identity verification and risk management service
• Implement backend services and work on designing an architecture where reliability matters
• Take ownership of tasks, identify and address technical challenges proactively, and propose innovative solutions
• Participate in code reviews
• Troubleshoot incidents and reported bugs
• You may be asked to be on-call to assist with engineering projects that are timely in nature

Staff Engineer – Team Lead, Market Data

Risk

• Developing, maintaining and adapting Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) as the business evolves and scales
• Performing independent reviews and stress testing
• Designing policies and control frameworks
• Assessing new products or business changes
• Providing 2nd line of defence challenge to front-office risk management
• Identify and manage risks to the organization, its employees, stakeholders, assets, and operations, and develop risk management strategies, objectives, and policies that establish the framework, tools, and procedures to achieve successful risk identification and management within best practice standards.
• Be the primary owner for Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) and internal testing program.
• Be the primary owner for due diligence related to onboarding and offboarding of correspondents/partner firms.
• Research incidents and issues with the appropriate person(s) and document from identification to resolution.
• On an ongoing basis, recommend and implement changes to firm policies and procedures as necessary.
• Provide guidance and training to promote risk control awareness, ownership and accountability.
• Monitor and analyze risks within the business units, including losses due to unsecured debits, and effectively provide reports to the Firm’s Risk and Controls Committee.
• Engage and develop effective working relationships to support cooperative responses to risk management matters and issues.
• Assumes responsibility for special projects; gathers data and prepares reports for senior management, auditors and other personnel.

Director of Risk

Director

• Lead global license strategy and applications across multiple jurisdictions (U.S., Canada, U.K./EU, MENA, APAC, LATAM), including new entity formation, application preparation, and full lifecycle project management to approval.
• Responsible for owning the end-to-end process of obtaining, establishing, and launching regulatory licenses across multiple jurisdictions. This includes:
• Leading all aspects of license applications and renewals.
• Drafting and maintaining policies, procedures, compliance manuals, and operational frameworks aligned with local regulations.
• Developing business plans, governance structures, and regulatory strategies to support new market entries.
• Managing preparation and submission of application materials, including forms, disclosures, and supporting documentation.
• Coordinating with internal stakeholders, regulators, and external counsel to ensure timely and successful approvals.
• Coordinate regulatory submissions for securities, crypto, and futures/derivatives licenses (e.g., broker-dealer, investment dealer, crypto asset service provider, money transmitter, introducing broker, FCM, or equivalent).
• Partner cross-functionally with Legal, Compliance, Risk, Finance, InfoSec, and Product teams to compile policies, procedures, corporate governance documents, and capital materials supporting applications.
• Oversee license maintenance – ensure renewals, notifications, ownership or officer changes, and condition fulfillments are tracked and submitted on time in all jurisdictions.
• Conduct market assessments – analyze new licensing opportunities, compare frameworks, and recommend strategic sequencing of global license expansion.
• Maintain a global license inventory and centralized repository of approvals, conditions, and regulator correspondence, with periodic leadership reporting and dashboards.
• Support strategic initiatives and M&A by coordinating change-of-control or post-transaction regulatory approvals with local counsel and regulators.
• Monitor regulatory developments affecting Alpaca’s existing and prospective licenses, providing early visibility and strategic guidance to leadership.

Director, Global Licensing

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Oversee and own the preparation and filing of the monthly MFR (Monthly Financial Report) and support the bridge from internal reporting to the General Ledger and Form 1.
• Conduct analysis on fails, inventory, client receivables/deficiencies, borrow fees, and FX P&L.
• Lead the preparation of IFRS financial statements and notes for quarterly and annual reporting.
• Manage GST/HST/QST filings and intercompany accruals, invoices, and netting.
• Ensure adherence to CIRO rules on margin, client positions, and financing arrangements, including securities borrowing/lending.
• Manage daily reconciliations (trust accounts, bank reconciliations, custody statements, client ledgers) and ensure exceptions are resolved promptly.
• Ensure daily reconciliations to CDS/DTCC statements and ensure proper segregation of client assets.
• Partner with operations to review fails, settlements, and custody reconciliations, escalating issues as needed.
• Ensure appropriate escalation and approvals for unsettled client trades and pre-borrow activities.
• Provide dual-control approvals on trust and operational cash and securities movements.
• Maintain and manage the incident log for trust breaks, settlement breaks, and PAD spikes, ensuring issues are tracked and addressed in a timely manner.
• Prepare and review the weekly RAC report. Lead the Form 1 audit process and coordinate with external auditors.
• Support periodic capital stress testing and contribute to vendor oversight, including SOC reports.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable Canadian securities regulations.
• Ensure compliance with segregation of client securities and free credit balances, in accordance with CIRO Rules.
• Provide oversight of liquidity risk management, including daily capital utilization and funding requirements.

Finance Manager

Customer Success Manager

• Act as primary contact for B2B/enterprise customers, accountable for driving healthy and constant relationships with key contacts throughout the customer lifecycle - from app launch to renewal.
• Ensure customer satisfaction, retention, and success.
• Manage escalations, internally and externally, with a focus on customer empathy
• Maintain regular contact with customers to understand their business priorities, monitor their progress to achieving key results, and constantly identify and mitigate risk (relationship, commercial, etc.)
• Work with partners to accurately forecast growth, and to identify and monitor progress towards shared goals
• Drive adoption of Alpaca features (new and existing) among our Live Partners
• Identify and disseminate best practices and pitfalls
• Represent the partner internally to ensure Alpaca across multiple groups (marketing, product, operations, etc.)
• Maintain positive relationships, internally and externally, to drive overall success and overcome obstacles
• Provide internal communication and reporting on overall account status, health, and risk.
• Develop a success strategy for ensuring customer success
• Identify areas and consider solutions for improvement/optimization within Alpaca
• Ad-hoc duties and responsibilities as assigned
• Deliver QBRs and executive reports that align customer goals to platform outcomes
• Serve as a trusted advisor to customers’ leadership teams, aligning Alpaca capabilities to their go-to-market strategy
• Own the full customer lifecycle post-signature: onboarding, activation, expansion, and renewal
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Sales, and our Broker Dealer to champion partner needs and influence roadmap priorities

• Own end-to-end architecture for the identity suite, ensuring scalability, modularity, and maintainability
• Drive technical planning, sprint scoping, and cross-functional alignment with product teams
• Mentor senior and mid-level engineers, foster engineering best practices
• Set and uphold standards for code quality, observability, and performance
• Collaborate with leadership on roadmap priorities, and help steer product evolution
• Contribute to a core system that millions of end users will rely on
• Help us create a global financial identity verification and risk management service
• Implement backend services and work on designing an architecture where reliability matters
• Take ownership of tasks, identify and address technical challenges proactively, and propose innovative solutions
• Participate in code reviews
• Troubleshooting on incidents and reported bugs
• Potentially be on-call to assist with time-sensitive engineering projects

Staff Engineer / Team Lead, Identity

Product Manager

• Ideate and deliver Alpaca’s direct channel features while closely collaborating with engineering, design, data, marketing, operations, and other cross-functional teams
• Help drive direct channel product strategy by deeply understanding customer needs and behaviours, analyzing ROI, assessing market competition, and evaluating build-vs-buy opportunities
• Define and own product requirements, partnering with engineering, design, operations, data, and other cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality products on time
• Conduct user research and customer interviews to uncover customer pain points, validate solutions, and inform product decisions
• Own product metrics by leveraging data analytics to measure success, identify opportunities, and drive continuous improvement
• Shape and maintain the product roadmap, aligning short-term execution with long-term strategy
• Guide go-to-market strategy and execution, partnering with marketing, sales, and operations to drive product adoption, activation, retention, and revenue growth
• Conduct deep-dive analyses of the user funnel, identify friction points, optimize conversion rates, and uncover opportunities to drive product growth
• Take ownership of ad hoc projects and initiatives as business needs evolve

Product Manager – Trading API

Operations

• Work with and provide assistance to internal and external customers on a daily basis with incoming and outgoing Account Transfer Requests
• Assist with rebuilding and formalizing procedures for the transfer process to ensure business continuity
• Assist the Director in processing ACAT transfers in/out activity and prepares for the transition to self-clearing in DTCC
• Handle communications with Contra firms and Transfer Agents
• Process Mass Account Transfers/Conversions (internal and external)
• Serve as the Firm's Subject Matter Expert on Transfers do's and don'ts
• Research and respond to inquiry tickets regarding Account Transfers
• Ensure ACAT requests are processed within the firm's timelines and in accordance with industry guidelines
• Familiarity with ACAT systems (NSCC), regulations and industry practices that govern both ACATs and non-ACAT transfers
• Identify documentation/processing irregularities and outline corrective measures
• Assist with documenting procedures and updating processes as needed
• Process ACAT free deliveries and fail reversals (FRVs)
• Work cross-functionally with other staff to create highly efficient operational processes that avoid control and quality deficiencies and associated monetary losses
• Drive continuous operational improvement, update the control framework and undertake root cause analysis and trend analysis of operational issues
• Support business unit management in applying policy frameworks and serve as a referral point for policy-related queries
• Assist in the automation of daily self-clearing processes, collaborating with engineering
• Prepare summary documentation/work papers for special projects/observations, submitting to management for review
• Participate in projects as needed
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned

Brokerage Operations Margin, ACATS

• Own the roadmap and development of Alpaca’s core Broker, Trading and Market Data APIs
• Define and own the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for Alpaca’s core APIs, including standards for authentication/authorization, error handling, rate limiting, versioning, and deprecation strategy
• Serve as the primary owner and reviewer for all API changes, ensuring adherence to standards for quality, consistency, and performance
• Collaborate closely with engineering, security, marketing, and business teams to define, build, and launch new API products and features
• Lead technical discussions on concepts like idempotency and overall API architecture
• Author detailed product requirement documents (PRDs), user stories, and API specifications (OpenAPI, AsyncAPI)
• Work with marketing and developer relations on go-to-market strategies; own and review changelogs and documentation
• Define and analyze key metrics and SLOs to measure success and inform the product roadmap
• Act as the primary product evangelist for Alpaca’s APIs, both internally and externally

Senior Product Manager, API

Business Development Rep

• Build and execute multi-channel outbound campaigns (calls, LinkedIn, events, emails, targeted ads)
• Source high-value deals directly globally while coaching BDRs
• Deploy the outbound strategy for the Broke API business line
• Manage daily execution of BDRs; institute team rituals (standups, reviews, training)
• Ramp, train, and coach BDRs on new playbooks, scripts, and strategies
• Review individual performance and set clear KPIs for meetings, opportunities, and pipeline creation
• Partner with AEs to ensure smooth lead handoff and pipeline conversion
• Build dashboards to track outbound performance, ROI, and payback
• Collaborate with Marketing to run logo-specific campaigns and leverage content engagement signals
• Develop the Outbound Playbook as a living process document (scripts, workflows, best practices)

Business Development Manager

• Conduct initial and ongoing risk assessments of partners, vendors, and third-party service providers.
• Review due diligence documentation, including financial, operational, and compliance materials.
• Monitor and update risk scores based on predefined criteria and emerging risks.
• Ensure compliance with CIP requirements during account opening and onboarding processes.
• Assist in designing and improving procedures for KYC and customer due diligence (DD).
• Collaborate with relevant teams to resolve CIP-related escalations.
• Act as a first responder to incidents and Sev escalations, including operational disruptions, and other risk-related events, and escalate as necessary to appropriate stakeholders.
• Support incident reporting, tracking, and escalation processes.
• Coordinate investigations of operational, compliance, or security incidents.
• Assist in conducting root cause analysis and implementing corrective and preventive actions.
• Support the development and maintenance of internal controls and risk mitigation strategies.
• Participate in risk assessments, audits, and regulatory reviews as needed.
• Assist with reporting risk metrics to senior leadership and relevant committees.
• Conduct internal controls testing to evaluate the effectiveness of existing operational processes and controls.
• Support ad-hoc risk management projects and initiatives as needed.

Risk Associate

• Supervise, review, and file FOCUS reports (Form X-17A-5) with FINRA and the SEC
• Monitor net capital levels to ensure required minimums are maintained
• Ensure timely filing of financial statements and supplemental reports, including annual audited financials
• Oversee financial books and records, including general ledger, trial balance, and subsidiary ledgers
• Interpret and apply SEC and FINRA rules, particularly SEC Rule 15c3-1 and 15c3-3
• Ensure compliance with Rule 17a-3 and 17a-4 recordkeeping requirements
• Respond to regulatory inquiries and exams by FINRA, SEC, or other regulatory bodies
• Design and maintain internal controls to safeguard customer and firm assets
• Supervise systems to prevent and detect errors or fraud in financial reporting
• Supervise financial operations, reconciliations, and back office ledger entries
• Oversee clearing and settlement processes and monitor cash and securities movements
• Supervise margin calculations and manage related risk exposure
• Coordinate the annual independent audit and act as liaison to auditors, regulators, and clearing firms
• Advise management on capital adequacy, financing strategies, and financial impacts of new business initiatives

Financial Operations Principal

• Manage and coordinate global tax compliance, including U.S. federal, state, and foreign income tax filings (direct and indirect).
• Support tax planning initiatives, including entity structuring, intercompany arrangements, and expansion into new markets.
• Oversee and maintain transfer pricing policies and documentation across international entities.
• Assist with annual tax provision calculations under U.S. GAAP (ASC 740).
• Liaise with external advisors and auditors on tax matters, including audits, filings, and technical interpretations.
• Identify tax-saving opportunities and efficiency improvements aligned with the company's strategic goals.
• Monitor legislative and regulatory tax law developments and assess potential impacts on the business.
• Support M&A due diligence and integration efforts from a tax perspective as needed.
• Support annual Form 8802 application for Tax Residency Certificate (6166).
• Partner with finance, legal, and business operations teams to provide tax guidance on contracts, new products, and operational decisions.

Tax Manager

Accountant

• Own multi-entity invoicing process; prepare and issue accurate customer invoices in line with contract terms
• Manage accounts receivable, including monitoring collections, applying payments, and resolving customer billing inquiries
• Ensure timely and accurate revenue recognition in accordance with ASC 606 and company policies
• Review and reconcile deferred revenue accounts and maintain supporting schedules
• Partner with Sales and Customer Success teams to review contracts and ensure billing and revenue treatment are compliant
• Assist in month-end close, including journal entries, reconciliations, and revenue reporting
• Support external audits by preparing revenue-related schedules and documentation
• Identify and implement process improvements to streamline invoicing, revenue, and AR workflows
• Assist with ad hoc projects and system implementations as needed
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Customer Success, and FP&A

Revenue Accountant

• Escalation point on the Engineering side for high-severity incidents
• Monitor and optimize cloud spend and infrastructure costs, and manage vendor relationships
• Continuously scale and improve common infrastructure elements and platform services
• Lead and grow high-performing engineering teams responsible for cloud infrastructure, DevOps, site reliability and technical operations
• Oversee availability, capacity planning, and disaster recovery to ensure systems are resilient and fault-tolerant
• Collaborate with security and compliance teams to ensure adherence to regulatory requirements across infrastructure and operations
• Establish and monitor KPIs/SLAs for platform reliability, security, and performance
• Provide thought leadership on infrastructure strategy while being willing to dive deep into technical challenges when needed
• Improve developer experience through better tooling, workflows, and internal platforms that accelerate productivity and reduce friction
• Collaborate closely with product engineering teams, security, broker-dealer operations, and report directly to the CTO

Director, Platform and Infrastructure

People Operations

• Prepare and file offer letters, ensuring a smooth and positive experience for new hires and supporting clean approvals.
• Maintain accurate and comprehensive employee files for compliance and easy access to information.
• Process and communicate various employee changes, ensuring accuracy and clear dissemination of information.
• Run and prepare comprehensive people reports, providing analytical insights to the team.
• Manage new hire administration including onboarding tasks, hosting new hire orientations, and meeting the founder.
• Provide recruiting support including posting jobs and delivering recruiting reporting updates.

People Operations Analyst

Production Engineer

• Drive the evolution of Alpaca’s customer facing technical support, ensuring scalability and efficiency to deliver exceptional client service.
• Solve Complex L2 Escalations: Provide hands-on troubleshooting and resolution for critical technical issues, dedicating 50% of your time to direct customer problem-solving.
• Improve Support Process Efficiency: Audit escalation workflows and improve via code, tooling, and training to minimize L3 escalations.
• Drive Cross-Functional Root Cause Analysis: Collaborate with Support, Product, and Engineering to identify and resolve recurring issues, and ensure continuous product improvement.
• Develop and Maintain Comprehensive Technical Documentation: Create and manage internal knowledge bases, runbooks, and troubleshooting guides, contributing to public documentation as needed.
• Scale Technical Support: Lead the implementation of the technical support strategy to scale and deliver world-class client service.

Production Support Engineer

Project Manager

• As a Project Manager, you will be expected to leverage deep cross-functional expertise to coordinate with enterprise customers globally, guiding integrations from conception to launch by aligning technical teams, managing timelines, mitigating risks, and ensuring all deliverables meet strategic objectives in the following ways:
• Own end-to-end project management for enterprise launches using our brokerage APIs (equities, crypto, options, and more)
• Collaborate with external stakeholders (product, engineering, compliance teams, etc.) to scope, plan, and execute integration timelines
• Work cross-functionally with internal teams (BD, engineering, legal, compliance, operations and customer success) to resolve issues and align on resources
• Facilitate weekly partner check-ins, drive action items, and ensure progress toward key deliverables
• Track and report on project status, risks, and dependencies to internal leadership and partner stakeholders
• Help partners navigate onboarding requirements, such as KYC, AML and regulatory disclosures
• Document processes and continuously improve onboarding frameworks to scale future partner integrations
• Internally, the Project Manager is a key person to give the best context of a partner to many teams, including leadership. Simply put, the Project Manager is the voice of the customer internally at Alpaca.
• As a project manager in a highly collaborative role, the ideal candidate must demonstrate a strong communication, troubleshooting, solutioning and proactiveness skillset.

Financial Crime

• Lead the development and implementation of Alpaca’s global AML and sanctions programs, ensuring consistency and effectiveness across U.S. and non-U.S. entities
• Design and maintain global AML/CFT and sanctions policies in line with evolving regulatory expectations and internal risk appetite
• Conduct and update firm-wide AML risk assessments, advise on control design, and drive continuous program improvement
• Support AML and sanctions components of global licensing applications and regulatory filings
• Serve as Alpaca’s global lead for AML matters, including direct engagement with U.S. regulators (SEC, FINRA, FinCEN, OFAC, SCB) and coordination with local AMLCOs for other jurisdictions
• Manage regulatory exams, internal audits, and third-party reviews, including preparation, coordination, and remediation
• Participate in internal governance forums and provide reporting and updates on AML-related risks to senior management and risk committees
• Oversee timely and accurate suspicious activity reporting and sanctions screening programs
• Directly manage regional AML compliance officers and provide leadership across all jurisdictions in which Alpaca operates
• Support hiring, mentoring, and performance management for AML staff globally
• Align regional teams with a centralized AML strategy while enabling jurisdiction-specific implementation as needed
• Promote a culture of compliance, accountability, and collaboration across functions
• Partner with engineering, product, and data teams to implement scalable AML solutions, including transaction monitoring, case management, and sanctions tools
• Champion a data-centric approach to compliance, using analytics to identify trends, monitor effectiveness, and improve operational processes
• Evaluate and, where appropriate, implement AI/ML tools to enhance detection capabilities, reduce false positives, and optimize case reviews
• Establish and maintain dashboards and KPIs to track AML performance and risk exposure