Software Engineer, Cloud Engineer - Software

WHO WE ARE

Apex Fintech Solutions (Apex) powers innovation and the future of digital wealth management by building tech-forward solutions that help simplify, automate, and facilitate access to financial markets for all. Our robust suite of fintech software enables us to support clients such as Stash, Betterment, SoFi, Webull, and eToro, amongst many others; collectively, Apex powers access to the stock market for over 22+ million end customers.

At Apex, we are changing how the securities industry operates by reinventing the status quo, which was manual, slow, and accessible only by the ultra-wealthy. We're digitizing and democratizing systems so that everyone has an opportunity to invest.

When you're at Apex, you drive this change. You're part of a global team with a clear vision: to be the trusted technology that powers the digital economy. Our offices in Austin, Dallas, Chicago, New York, Portland, Belfast, and Manila are home to over 1,000 employees.

Together, we’re shaping the future of financial innovation. Embrace change. Solve big. Win together. And be G.R.E.A.T. — grit, results, empathy, accountability, and teamwork — with Apex.

We’re proud to be recognized for the innovative work we do, the purpose-driven nature of our work, and the collaborative culture we’ve created. Here are just a few of the many awards we’ve recently received:

2026, 2025, 2024, 2023 - Presented by Built In

2025 - Presented by US Fin Tech Awards

2024 - Presented by CNBC

As a Staff Software Engineer
, you will work with developers, designers, and operational staff to play a critical role in the development of Apex’s B2B offering and maintaining Apex’s direct-to-consumer application. You will be working on significant critical projects and will take responsibility for all facets of the development process. You will support and mentor other team members to improve team performance and velocity. We are looking for someone who is eager to dive into a highly collaborative and fast-paced environment to build innovative financial products.

Our ideal candidate has a strong sense of ownership, is an individual contributor, and enjoys driving projects from inception to testing to scaling in production.

• Software Development: Lead the design, development, testing, and maintenance of complex, scalable, high-performance applications.
• Technical Leadership: Provide guidance and mentorship to junior engineers, fostering continuous learning and improvement.
• Code Quality: Advocate for coding standards, code reviews, and best practices. Drive improvements in documentation and overall development process.
• Collaboration: Collaborate with product management, UX/UI, and QA to deliver solutions that meet business and user requirements.
• Problem Solving: Tackle complex technical challenges with innovative solutions and contribute to resolving critical system issues.
• Process Improvement: Identify and implement enhancements in development processes, tools, and technologies to increase productivity and quality.
• Product Vision: Work closely with stakeholders to translate product vision into actionable technical designs and strategies.
• Agility: Participate in Agile/Scrum practices to deliver high-quality features within established timelines, collaborating in sprint planning and reviews.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent work experience) required.
• 8+ years of programming experience with significant experience in backend frameworks and technologies.
• Experience with end-to-end full‑stack mobile, web, and QA testing.
• Experience with gRPC for efficient communication in distributed systems.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins and Git Hub Actions.
• Experience with distributed streaming platforms like Red Panda or Kafka.
• Experience with AWS services including VPC, EC2, RDS, S3, Glacier, Cloud Trail, Route 53, Inspector, Systems Manager, and Guard Duty.

• Knowledge of data serialization with Protocol Buffers and experience with Graph
  
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• Strong understanding of…