Alpaca
Financial Services
SeniorSoftwareEngineer-NewMarketsJapan
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“Senior Software Engineer - NewMarkets Japan at Alpaca. Skills: backend engineering, designing and building scalable applications, financial systems, Japanese regulatory and market requirements, statically typed language proficiency. designing, implementing, and maintaining the systems and services that form Alpaca's foundation. contribute to regional recruitment initiatives”
What You'll Achieve.
delivering seamless and high-quality software solutions; architect and implement solutions that meet our strategic objectives; actively contributing to the goal-setting process; ensuring proactive 24x7 stability of our platform; maintain system integrity and performance; support Alpaca's expansion in Japan
Industry & Context.
problem-solving skills; troubleshoot incidents or bugs with authority
participate in operational reliability engineering during regional business hours, participate in on-call rotations, production issues during Japan business hours, Ability to work independently in a fully remote, globally distributed team, under pressure in a fast-paced environment, Ability to lead and troubleshoot incidents or bugs with authority during Japan business hours
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Native or JLPT N1 level fluency in Japanese, Business-level English fluency, Proven experience in designing and developing complex financial systems, understanding of accounting principles, ledger structures, and transaction reconciliation, Experience in building scalable, high-availability financial applications that handle multi-currency transactions, Familiarity with regulatory compliance requirements in financial markets, Proficiency in at least one statically typed language (e.g. Go, Rust, Java, Kotlin, C#, Scala, or C++), expertise in designing robust and efficient system architectures, Experience working with financial APIs, market data integrations, and trade settlement processes, communication skills to collaborate effectively with global teams, local regulators, vendors, and internal stakeholders, bridging Japanese and English contexts, computer science fundamentals, proven software engineering architecture experience, Ability to work independently in a fully remote, globally distributed team, under pressure in a fast-paced environment, Strategic thinking, the ability to translate technical concepts into business strategies, Experience with domain-driven design, event-driven design, problem-solving skills, a proactive mindset, Ability to lead and troubleshoot incidents or bugs with authority during Japan business hours
Nice to Have
Proficiency in Go, or willingness to ramp up quickly, Experience in the Japanese financial services sector (securities firms, banks, brokerages, or fintech), Hands-on experience integrating with Japan market infrastructure such as JPX (TSE/OSE), JSCC, JASDEC, or major Japanese banks, Experience with Japan-specific products such as NISA, iDeCo, tokutei-koza, or MyNumber handling, Experience working in a startup or fast-growing technology company, Knowledge of emerging technologies, Experience or passion for financial markets, Experience managing vendors and organizational budgeting, Experience working with global, English-speaking teams across multiple time zones
What You'll Do.
and maintaining the systems and services that form Alpaca's foundation
contribute to regional recruitment initiatives
help drive cross-functional team projects
mentor teammates with respect to our engineering principles and practices
foster Alpaca culture in the Japan region
participate in operational reliability engineering during regional business hours
ensuring proactive 24x7 stability of our platform
design highly scalable
mission-critical brokerage systems for the Japan market
Develop and enhance the middle- and back-office systems
Work closely with Alpaca's core teams to enhance and transform the core framework
Troubleshoot incidents and reported bugs to maintain system integrity and performance
Participate in on-call rotations
assist with timely engineering projects and production issues during Japan business hours
Thrive in a global environment
effectively navigating regulatory requirements and building scalable solutions to support Alpaca's expansion in Japan
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
drive cross-functional team projects; mentor teammates; collaborate with tech leads in other regions both synchronously and asynchronously; Coordinate in Japanese with local regulators, vendors, partners, and business stakeholders; translate those requirements into technical specifications for the global engineering team; communication skills to collaborate effectively with global teams, local regulators, vendors, and internal stakeholders; Experience working with global, English-speaking teams across multiple time zones
Communication Scope
Native or JLPT N1 level fluency in Japanese, with the ability to read, write, and communicate professionally with local regulators, vendors, and partners; Business-level English fluency, with the ability to collaborate effectively in English-only team meetings, design discussions, code reviews, and written documentation; communication skills to collaborate effectively with global teams, local regulators, vendors, and internal stakeholders, bridging Japanese and English contexts
Process & Methodology
help drive cross-functional team projects, assist with timely engineering projects
Full Job Description
Who We Are: Alpaca is a US-headquartered self-clearing broker-dealer and brokerage infrastructure for stocks, ETFs, options, crypto, fixed income, 24/5 trading, and more. Our recent Series D funding round brought our total investment to over $320 million, fueling our ambitious vision. Amongst our subsidiaries, Alpaca is a licensed financial services company, serving hundreds of financial institutions across 40 countries with our institutional-grade APIs. This includes broker-dealers, investment advisors, wealth managers, hedge funds, and crypto exchanges, totalling over 9 million brokerage accounts. Our global team is a diverse group of experienced engineers, traders, and brokerage professionals who are working to achieve our mission of opening financial services to everyone on the planet. We're deeply committed to open-source contributions and fostering a vibrant community, continuously enhancing our award-winning, developer-friendly API and the robust infrastructure behind it. Alpaca is proudly backed by top-tier global investors, including Portage Ventures, Spark Capital, Tribe Capital, Social Leverage, Horizons Ventures, Unbound, SBI Group, Derayah Financial, Elefund, and Y Combinator. Our Team Members: We're a dynamic team of 230+ globally distributed members who thrive working from our favorite places around the world, with teammates spanning the USA, Canada, Japan, Hungary, Nigeria, Brazil, the UK, and beyond! 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. Your Role: As a Senior Engineer, we want you to be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the systems and services that form Alpaca's foundation and empower millions of users who trade billions of dollars worth of assets. We will look to you to contribute to regional recruitment initiatives, help dr
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