Alpaca

About the Company

Alpaca is a developer-first API brokerage platform that supports hundreds of businesses globally. Alpaca offers stock, options, ETF and crypto trading, real-time market data, and end-to-end brokerage infrastructure through modern APIs. Alpaca has raised over $120m in funding and is backed by top investors in the industry globally, including Portage Ventures, Spark Capital, Tribe Capital, Social Leverage, Horizons Ventures, Unbound, SBI Group, Eldridge, Positive Sum, Elefund, and Y Combinator.

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Company Name

Alpaca

Job Title

Motion Designer

Job Description

**Job Title:** Motion Designer **Role Summary:** Create fluid, system‑friendly motion graphics and interaction animations for web and mobile products, ensuring designs are performant, responsive, and optimized for code‑based implementation. Collaborate with product designers and engineers to integrate motion into a cohesive design system. **Expectations:** - 3–7+ years of professional motion or interactive design experience. - Proven portfolio of modern, digital‑product motion (not video reels). - Ability to balance expressive animation with performance constraints. - Strong communication and documentation skills for handoff to development. **Key Responsibilities:** - Design high‑quality motion graphics and UI interaction animations for web and mobile interfaces. - Produce lightweight, code‑ready motion assets and specifications (storyboards, timing, easing). - Develop and maintain motion templates, guidelines, and libraries within a design system. - Collaborate with product designers to enhance usability and engagement through motion. - Work closely with engineering to ensure accurate, efficient implementation of animations. - Iterate designs based on feedback, device performance, and accessibility considerations. **Required Skills:** - Expertise in motion design principles, easing curves, and performance optimization. - Proficiency with Figma, Adobe After Effects, and/or creative‑coding tools (e.g., TouchDesigner). - Experience designing motion for real‑time rendering or code‑driven environments. - Understanding of design systems and scalable motion guidelines. - Ability to communicate feasibility and technical constraints with engineering teams. - Strong documentation skills for motion specifications and handoff assets. **Required Education & Certifications:** - Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Interaction Design, Motion Graphics, Visual Communication, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience). - No specific certifications required.

Toronto, Canada

Remote

05-02-2026

Company Name

Alpaca

Job Title

Solutions Engineer - Europe

Job Description

**Job Title**: Solutions Engineer **Role Summary**: Technical expert supporting enterprise customers in Europe (EU) to integrate and implement financial APIs. Acts as a liaison between clients and internal teams (Product, Engineering, Sales) to drive seamless API adoption and solution design for institutional clients. Focus on scaling customer success through technical guidance and collaboration. **Expectations**: - Deliver high-quality technical support for API integrations. - Collaborate cross-functionally to prioritize feature requests and resolve issues. - Maintain strong communication and problem-solving skills to meet deadlines. **Key Responsibilities**: - Guide product discovery, MVP formulation, and API demonstrations for enterprise clients. - Support onboarding and post-integration technical projects, including new feature implementation. - Escalate and prioritize feature requests or bugs to Product and Engineering teams. - Provide technical expertise to Sales and Customer Success teams during evaluations. - Document solutions and create internal/external resources for partners. - Engage in weekly partner meetings and resolve integration roadblocks. **Required Skills**: - Strong foundation in API design/implementation (REST, WebSockets, SSE). - Experience with RDBMS (Postgres); familiarity with Metabase preferred. - Technical troubleshooting using JIRA, API logging tools, and Postman/curl. - Enterprise software implementation expertise. - Excellent verbal/written communication for client collaboration. - Flexibility to work with global clients across time zones. - Understanding of financial markets and FinTech operations. **Required Education & Certifications**: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field.

London, United kingdom

Remote

05-02-2026