Software Engineer II (java)

Software Engineer II (Alternative Investments)

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. As a global organization, we have offices in Austin, Dallas, Chicago, New York, 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

Apex Fintech Solutions is currently looking for a Software Engineer II (Alternative Investments). As a member of the Alternative Investments team, you'll be responsible for building versatile, high-reliability software that brings the exciting new world of Alternative Investments to the everyday investor, working with a variety of middleware partners and fund managers. You will work closely with our product and platform teams to bring an MVP product to market quickly, with a base that can be easily scaled out with more features and backend integrations. Alternative Investments let people participate in capital formation outside of the equities markets, opening the possibility for more superior returns.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Serve as an individual contributor full stack engineer designing and building new microservices in a cloud development environment.
• Assist with the ownership of end-to-end software development of new features/tools including design, documentation, implementation, and testing of applications in our cloud development environment.
• Support project priorities, deadlines and deliverables with your technical expertise.
• Build robust, scalable, and self-healing services to ensure optimal performance and reliability with minimal manual intervention.
• Support the production systems in on prem (legacy) and cloud environments which includes build, deployment (CI/CD), and monitoring (Datadog, PagerDuty).
• Deliver high quality code by following coding standards, performing code reviews and ensuring test coverage at all levels.
• Identify risks, perform risk analysis, effectively manage risks; proactively raise prioritization and scheduling tradeoff decisions, escalating and identifying alternate options as appropriate; follow defined risk management processes
• 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 opportunities 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 in software engineering
• Experience working with databases (SQL and/or noSQL)
• Experience with service-oriented architectures preferred
• Financial services background preferred

Required Skills/Abilities

• Ability to learn new things (languages, tools, frameworks) very quickly.
• Strong knowledge in at least one modern programming language (e.g. Java, C#, C++, Python, etc)
• Proficiency with software test and automation tools
• Proficiency in Git and automated build/deploy environments preferred
• Proficiency using version control systems
• Proficiency with software test and automation tools
• Proficiency in Java preferred
• Proficiency in Git and automated build/deploy environments preferred
• Familiarity with functional programming preferred

Work Environment

• This job operates in a hybrid, office environment 3 days per week.

We offer a robust package of employee perks and benefits, including healthcare benefits (medical, dental and vision, EAP), competitive PTO, 401k match, parental leave, and HSA contribution match. We also provide our employees with a paid subscription to the Calm app and offer generous external learning and tuition reimbursement benefits. At AFS, we offer a hybrid work schedule for most roles that allows employees to have the flexibility of working from home and one of our primary offices.

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.

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.