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Alpaca is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for their Risk and Margin Team, a high-impact technical role focused on shaping the architecture of their trading infrastructure. This individual will be the technical authority on low-latency systems, driving performance, determinism, and scale across order routing, execution, and market connectivity. The role requires deep hands-on technical expertise, leadership through influence, and a proven track record in building high-throughput systems within trading, fintech, or distributed systems. Candidates should have 10+ years of experience and proficiency in Go, C++, or Java, along with strong knowledge of messaging, storage, and distributed computation frameworks.