What is a UX/UI Designer at Alpaca?
As a UX/UI Designer at Alpaca, you play a pivotal role in shaping the user experience for a highly technical, developer-first financial platform. Alpaca provides API-first stock and crypto trading infrastructure, meaning our design challenges are uniquely complex. You will not just be designing standard consumer screens; you will be translating sophisticated financial systems, high-density data, and developer-centric workflows into intuitive, clean, and highly functional interfaces.
Your work will directly impact how developers, financial institutions, and retail traders interact with our suite of products. From designing complex dashboards and transaction management tools to optimizing developer onboarding portals and API documentation interfaces, your designs must balance extreme data density with absolute visual clarity. This is a highly strategic role where you must bridge the gap between technical backend capabilities and elegant user-facing design.
Success in this position requires a deep interest in financial technology, a strong systems-thinking mindset, and the ability to collaborate closely with product management and engineering teams. You will be expected to advocate for user experience in a fast-paced environment where speed, scalability, and security are paramount.

