Software Engineer II

WHO WE ARE

Apex Fintech Solutions (AFS) powers innovation and the future of digital wealth management by processing millions of transactions daily, to simplify, automate, and facilitate access to financial markets for all. Our robust suite of fintech solutions enables us to support clients such as Stash, Betterment, SoFi, and Webull, and more than 20 million of our clients' customers. 

Collectively, AFS creates an environment in which companies with the biggest ideas in fintech are empowered to change the world. We are based in Dallas, TX and also have offices in Austin, New York, Chicago, Portland, Belfast, and Manila.

If you are seeking a fast-paced and entrepreneurial environment where you'll have the opportunity to make an immediate impact, and you have the guts to change everything, this is the place for you. 

AFS has received a number of prestigious industry awards, including:

• 2021, 2020, 2019, and 2018 Best Wealth Management Company - presented by Fintech Breakthrough Awards

• 2021 Most Innovative Companies - presented by Fast Company

• 2021 Best API & Best Trading Technology - presented by Global Fintech Awards

ABOUT THIS ROLE

Apex is seeking a Software Engineer II to join our dynamic team in the tech sector of our financial services and trading business. This role is geared towards a mid-level professional eager to deploy innovative solutions and explore fresh ideas, contributing to various strategic company initiatives. You will work alongside some of the industry’s most adept professionals to address unique challenges in our ever-evolving market. The position offers abundant opportunities for career development through complex projects involving a multitude of technologies and programming frameworks.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Owns the end-to-end development of new features/tools including design, documentation, implementation, and testing of securities lending applications in GCP

• Build resilient, self-scaling, self-healing services that allow you to sleep through the night.

• Support the production systems on prem (legacy) and GCP which includes build, deployment (CI/CD), and monitoring (Grafana, Prometheus, PagerDuty).

• Deliver high quality code by following coding standards, performing code reviews and ensuring test coverage at all levels.

• Collaborate with engineers and other teams to elevate technology, follow agile ceremonies and consistently apply best practices.

• Be a self-starter, capable of solving ambiguous and challenging technical problems with wide scope.

• Assess existing processes and identify opportunity for improvement

Education and/or Experience

• BA, BS, MS, PhD in Computer Science, Engineering or related technology field (or equivalent work experience) required

• 3+ years of experience as a software developer designing and building scalable solutions with cloud platforms

• Experience using and designing RESTful / GraphQL APIs

• Experience mentoring, leading and coaching junior engineers preferred

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Experience with Google Cloud Platform / Amazon Web Services is required

• Experience with Kubernetes and/or Docker is required

• Experience with Apache Kafka, AWS Kinesis, or Google Pub/Sub is required

• Experience with React.js preferred

• Financial services background is a plus

Required Skills/Abilities 

• Ability to learn new technologies (languages, tools, frameworks) quickly

• Strong fundamentals of system architecture, object-oriented design, algorithm, and data structures

• Proficient in at least one or more modern languages (Golang, Java)

• Knowledge and experience with front-end technologies (JavaScript, TypeScript)

Work Environment

• This job operates in a hybrid, office environment.

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​Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Our Rewards

We offer a robust package of employee perks and benefits, including a market-leading salary with an annual bonus, 28 days of annual leave plus 10 Northern Ireland national holidays, a training and development budget, and a pension matched up to 7%. Our benefits also cover private health insurance for medical, dental, and optical care, and life insurance. We emphasize work-life balance with flexible working hours, parental leave, a modern city center office, and a hybrid work schedule that allows for greater flexibility by partially working from home. Additional perks include monthly catered lunches, unlimited drinks and snacks, hackathon events, poker tournaments, and a charitable matching gift program.

EEO Statement

Apex Fintech Solutions is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or any other protected characteristic. Our hiring practices ensure that all qualified applicants receive fair consideration without regard to these characteristics.

Disability Statement

Apex Fintech Solutions is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible workplace for all candidates, including those with disabilities. We are dedicated to ensuring equal employment opportunities and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please submit your request via the Candidate Accommodation Requests Form. We will work with you to provide the necessary accommodations to ensure your full participation in our hiring process.