Technical Consultant - Europe at Alpaca

London, England, United Kingdom

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Mid-level (3 to 4 years), Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
FintechIndustries

Requirements

  • Enterprise-level business project experience with strong process, analysis, design, and documentation skills (prior consulting role is a plus)
  • Strong interpersonal skills with superior verbal and written communication skills for English-speaking clients to drive clarity on goals, set expectations, and collect feedback
  • Demonstrated problem-solving ability and attention to detail to deliver high-quality output while meeting deadlines
  • RDBMS experience (Postgres); familiarity with Metabase is a plus
  • Experience with modern APIs (REST, Websockets, Server Sent Events)
  • Experience with enterprise software implementations
  • Strong technical troubleshooting skills; experience with issue management (JIRA) and API logging tools
  • Familiarity with Postman and curl requests
  • Flexibility to work with customers around the world
  • Familiarity and interest in FinTech, financial markets, and investing applications (FinTech work experience, especially with a brokerage firm, is a plus)

Responsibilities

  • Drive product discovery in the sales process to help formulate a product MVP and provide product demonstrations
  • Support integration projects as the primary technical resource during onboarding
  • Provide additional solutioning post-integration, such as implementing new features
  • Establish yourself as a subject matter expert on Alpaca’s API and collaborate with fintechs worldwide
  • Stay updated on internal product development timelines and work closely with the product team to test and roll out new features to partners
  • Communicate partner feature requests or bugs to product and engineering teams and ensure proper prioritization
  • Support sales and customer success teams with technical advice and drive the technology evaluation stage for prospective and current enterprise customers
  • Attend weekly partner meetings for integrations alongside project managers and asynchronously answer product-related questions to unblock partners
  • Create internal and external resources for use by partners and internal teams
  • Act as the voice of the customer internally, partnering with Product, Engineering, Brokerage Operations, Sales, and Customer Success teams

Skills

API
Integrations
Fintech
Product Demonstrations
Troubleshooting
Project Management
Sales Support
Customer Success
Engineering Collaboration

Alpaca

API-first brokerage for stock trading

About Alpaca

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.

San Mateo, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2015Year Founded
$84.5MTotal Funding
CONVERTIBLECompany Stage
Fintech, Financial ServicesIndustries
201-500Employees

Benefits

Competitive salary & stock options
Medical, dental, & vision
Home office setup stipend
Monthly Brex Card stipend

Risks

Increased competition from fintech platforms like GUGU offering commission-free trading.
Potential regulatory challenges in international markets may complicate Alpaca's expansion.
Self-clearing transition introduces operational risks in managing settlement processes.

Differentiation

Alpaca offers API-first brokerage services, enabling businesses to build trading applications.
Alpaca supports local currency trading, simplifying US stock trading for international investors.
Alpaca provides crypto wallets and coin pair trading, expanding financial services for clients.

Upsides

Alpaca's self-clearing transition enhances asset transfers and securities lending opportunities.
Partnership with Derayah Financial accelerates Middle Eastern business expansion for Alpaca.
Alpaca's limit orders and extended hours trading for fractional shares lead retail trading.

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