Multiple Roles - FinTECH Student Support
edXFull Time
Junior (1 to 2 years)
Candidates must possess over 7 years of experience in technical escalation or support engineering, with expertise in troubleshooting complex distributed systems and APIs. Proficiency in SQL, Kubernetes, and GCP is required, along with strong communication and documentation skills. A solid understanding of FinTech concepts and API-driven financial platforms is also necessary. Experience with Golang, Kafka, RabbitMQ, performance tuning of Postgres databases, developing internal support automation tools, and contributing to public technical documentation are considered advantageous.
The Production Support Engineer will drive the evolution of customer-facing technical support, ensuring scalability and efficiency to deliver exceptional client service. This role involves solving complex L2 escalations by dedicating 50% of time to direct customer problem-solving. Responsibilities include improving support process efficiency by auditing escalation workflows and minimizing L3 escalations through code, tooling, and training. The engineer will also drive cross-functional root cause analysis by collaborating with Support, Product, and Engineering teams to identify and resolve recurring issues and ensure continuous product improvement. Additionally, they will develop and maintain comprehensive technical documentation, including internal knowledge bases and runbooks, and lead the implementation of the technical support strategy to scale and deliver world-class client service.
API-first brokerage for stock trading
Alpaca Securities LLC operates in the stock brokerage industry by providing an API-first brokerage service that allows other businesses to create their own trading applications. This service enables companies to integrate stock trading functionality into their platforms without the need to become brokers themselves, saving them time and resources. Alpaca's API supports seamless trading experiences for users and includes features like Local Currency Trading, which allows international investors to trade US stocks in their local currency. Additionally, Alpaca offers crypto wallets and coin pair trading, expanding the financial services available to its clients. Unlike traditional brokers, Alpaca focuses on a business-to-business model, catering primarily to other companies that want to offer trading services to their customers. The goal of Alpaca is to simplify the trading process for businesses and their users while providing a secure and efficient platform for executing trades.