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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 15 days Alpaca 's roles stay open a median of 43 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Alpaca 's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Alpaca
- high 27 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
- 2026-09-17
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 a Senior Software Engineer on the Ledger Team at Alpaca, you will design, implement, and maintain a modern ledger system that accurately records all account transactions. You will collaborate with various internal teams to deliver impactful features, ensuring the backend systems are scalable and maintainable. This role emphasizes autonomy in solution design and requires a strong focus on delivering defect-free code.
- benefits
- 2/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- 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
- 5+ years of experience working on systems at scale
- Obsessed with performant, defect-free, maintainable code
- Strong problem solver with a proactive mindset
- Collaborator capable of creating alignment with technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Strong coding skills, preferably in Go
- Ability to debug issues or foresee problems and avoid them entirely
Nice to have
- Experience in the financial services or accounting industry
- Experience with distributed systems/databases
- Experience with event-driven systems and messaging brokers (e.g., Redpanda)
- Experience working remotely
- Experience working at a startup
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
- No salary listed
- Remote work flexibility may appeal to some candidates
- Focus on defect-free solutions may indicate a rigorous development process
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Listed by Alpaca on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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