Senior Software Engineer – NewMarkets

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Japan.

📋 Description

• Create highly scalable and mission-critical brokerage systems tailored for the Japan market.

• Enhance and develop middle- and back-office systems, which include gRPC microservices, REST and gRPC APIs, and integrations with third-party vendors specific to Japan.

• Collaborate closely with Alpaca's core teams to improve and evolve the core framework, enabling support for various languages, currencies, and markets, with a special emphasis on Japan-specific requirements.

• Partner with tech leads from other regions, both in real-time and asynchronously, primarily using Slack and meetings, to ensure alignment with global teams.

• Communicate in Japanese with local regulators, vendors, partners, and business stakeholders, translating those needs into technical specifications for the global engineering team.

• Resolve incidents and address reported bugs to maintain system integrity and performance.

• Participate in on-call rotations and assist with prompt engineering projects and production issues during Japan business hours.

• Excel in a global environment, adeptly navigating regulatory requirements and creating scalable solutions to support Alpaca's growth in Japan.

⛳️ Requirements

• Native or JLPT N1 level proficiency in Japanese, capable of reading, writing, and communicating professionally with local regulators, vendors, and partners.

• Business-level fluency in English, with the ability to engage effectively in English-only team meetings, design discussions, code reviews, and documentation.

• Demonstrated experience in designing and developing intricate financial systems, ideally including double-entry accounting.

• Solid understanding of accounting principles, ledger structures, and transaction reconciliation.

• Proven experience in building scalable, high-availability financial applications that manage multi-currency transactions.

• Familiarity with regulatory compliance requirements in financial markets, preferably with experience in Japan (FIEA, FSA, JSDA, JIPF, or similar frameworks).

• Proficient in at least one statically typed programming language (e.g., Go, Rust, Java, Kotlin, C#, Scala, or C++), with expertise in designing robust and efficient system architectures.

• Experience working with financial APIs, market data integrations, and trade settlement processes.

• Exceptional communication skills to collaborate effectively with global teams, local regulators, vendors, and internal stakeholders, bridging Japanese and English contexts.

• Strong foundation in computer science and proven experience in software engineering architecture.

• Ability to work independently in a fully remote, globally distributed team, and thrive under pressure in a fast-paced environment.

• Strategic mindset with the capability to translate technical concepts into business strategies.

• Familiarity with domain-driven design and event-driven design.

• Excellent problem-solving skills coupled with a proactive attitude.

• Ability to lead and resolve incidents or bugs with authority during Japan business hours.

🏝️ Benefits

• 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