About Alpaca
Alpaca provides brokerage infrastructure and financial services through APIs for stocks, ETFs, options, crypto, fixed income, and 24/5 trading. Its APIs serve hundreds of financial institutions across 40 countries and support more than 10 million brokerage accounts.
Responsibilities
•Shape the Alpaca Connect / Marketplace roadmap, including self-service partner onboarding and approval, app discovery and distribution, OAuth / consent experiences, and platform utilities that help partners get found, adopted, and scaled
•Drive Trading API product strategy by understanding customer and partner needs and behaviors, analyzing ROI, assessing market competition, and evaluating build-versus-buy opportunities
•Define and own product requirements, partnering with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality products on time
•Own product metrics, using data analytics to measure success, identify opportunities, and drive continuous improvement
•Guide go-to-market strategy and execution to drive product adoption, activation, retention, and revenue growth
•Drive Trading API growth across acquisition, activation, retention, and monetization by analyzing the user funnel, removing friction, optimizing conversion, and running experiments that increase trading volume and revenue
•Take ownership of ad hoc projects and initiatives as business needs evolve
Requirements
•Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, STEM, or a related field
•6+ years of experience in Product Management, Engineering, Trading, or building a product
•Strong interest in trading, markets, and financial products
•Strong analytical skills and proficiency in SQL
•Business acumen to balance user experience, stakeholder needs, technical feasibility, and resource constraints
•Strategic thinking, with the ability to address immediate problems while keeping long-term company goals in mind
•Self-driven, with strong communication skills to bridge technical and non-technical audiences
Nice to have
•Experience building or scaling trading platforms, brokerage products, developer platforms, or integration marketplaces
•Hands-on experience with algorithmic trading
•Technical background working with APIs or partner ecosystems
•Experience owning growth metrics
Benefits
•Competitive salary and stock options
•Health benefits
•One-time USD $500 new-hire home-office setup
•USD $150 monthly stipend via a Brex Card
