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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Software Engineer - Market Data - **Company:** Alpaca - **Location:** Barcelona, Spain (Remote available) - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Border Gateway Protocol, C++ (Programming Language), Cloud Computing, Code Coverage, Software Quality, Code Review, Continuous Integration, Relational Databases, Linux, DevOps, Peering, Posix, Scrum Methodology, Shell Script, SQL Databases, TCP/IP, Apache Spark, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Kubernetes, Low Latency, Microservices - **Published:** June 21, 2026 - **Apply:** https://es.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=8ad713fdab4f9684 ## About the Role Do you have experience in Spark?, * At least 4 years of experience working on systems at scale * Experience with at least compiled imperative languages (e.g. Go, C, C++, Rust, etc.). Most of our critical services are written in Go * SQL or relational database skills * Familiarity with TCP/IP, and UDP networking * Proficient with Linux/BSD, and shell scripting * Excited about what we are building at Alpaca * Proven track record of architecting and leading medium-scale projects involving multiple teams * Experience with Kubernetes or other workload orchestration and scheduling systems (we primarily use Kubernetes via GKE) * Experience with major cloud platforms (we primarily use GCP) * A passion for financial markets Who You Might Be (Nice-to-Haves): * Experience with Market Data * Knowledge of microservice architectures * Knowledge of clean code principles * DevOps mindset is an asset * Cloud Networking experience (BGP, VPC peering) * Experience in building low-latency applications * Experience with distributed key-value stores * Experience with CI/CD * A passion for financial markets or the desire to learn * Knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies * Experience with observability, tracing, continuous profiling * Experience with capacity planning and benchmarking ## Description We're searching for passionate individuals eager to contribute to Alpaca's rapid growth. If you align with our core values-Stay Curious, Have Empathy, and Be Accountable-and are ready to make a significant impact, we encourage you to apply. As a senior software engineer, you will help build and scale the systems and services that form the foundation of Alpaca and empower millions of users who are trading billions of dollars worth of assets. The market data team is responsible for improving the overall architecture of Alpaca connected to data products such as stocks, options, crypto, and foreign exchange markets. Oversee their public API structure and documentation on both streaming and historical endpoints. The team is responsible for building a cohesive developer-first API and is tasked with planning, ideating, experimenting, and putting into production the new services, and libraries that overcome some of our greatest technical challenges as we continue to scale rapidly. We are looking for senior or staff engineers who are keen on providing quality solutions, have great fundamentals, have proven experience building and architecting at scale, and are not afraid of challenging conventions. This demanding team also requires a deep understanding of POSIX-like operating systems, modern infrastructure, and orchestration practices. 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