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Director of Data Platform

Alpaca · Remote - North America - EU - UK

Posted about 3 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
80 days
Alpaca 's roles stay open a median of 78 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of Alpaca 's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Alpaca
high
58 stale, 1 reposted of 60 open
Hiring momentum
100 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-23

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Alpaca 's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Alpaca .

About this role

As the Director of Data Platform at Alpaca, you will lead the Platform Engineering team, overseeing the data strategy and execution while managing three team leads. Your responsibilities include managing the Data Lakehouse architecture, driving partner invoicing and analytics, and enabling self-service analytics for non-technical stakeholders. This role requires a balance of strategic leadership and hands-on technical involvement, ensuring the data platform supports various business functions effectively.

Our read on this posting2.2out of 5
benefits
2/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
0/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Alpaca as an employer.

What you need

  • 8+ years in data engineering, including 3+ years managing data teams (leads + ICs)
  • Deep experience with modern data stack: dbt, Trino/Presto or equivalent query engines, Apache Iceberg or similar table formats, cloud object storage
  • Hands-on experience with ETL/ELT patterns at scale: CDC (Debezium/Kafka), batch (Airflow/dbt), streaming, and reverse ETL
  • Track record of building self-service analytics capabilities for non-technical stakeholders
  • Experience with financial data: trading, invoicing, revenue attribution, or regulatory reporting in fintech or financial services
  • Proficiency in Python and SQL. Comfortable reading code, reviewing PRs, and making architecture decisions

Nice to have

  • Experience with brokerage or broker-dealer operations (clearing, settlement, market making, reconciliation)
  • Familiarity with LLM/AI tooling: MCP, vector databases, enterprise search, conversational BI (WrenAI, Cube)
  • Background in compliance analytics (AML/Actimize, KYC, margin calls)
  • Exposure to open-source data catalogues (OpenMetadata, Collate) and data quality frameworks

What you get

  • Competitive Salary & Stock Options
  • Health Benefits
  • New Hire Home-Office Setup: One-time USD $500
  • Monthly Stipend: USD $150 per month via a Brex Card

Worth weighing

  • Remote position may require managing teams across various time zones
  • No salary range provided in the posting
  • Focus on both operational delivery and strategic initiatives may lead to a demanding workload

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Listed by Alpaca on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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