Sr SDET

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:

• Best Places to Work – 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023
  - Presented by Built In
• Wealth Tech of the Year – 2025
  - Presented by US Fin Tech Awards
• The World’s Top 250 Fintech Companies – 2024
  - Presented by CNBC

We are seeking a dynamic and driven Sr SDET (Software Development Engineer in Test) who is passionate about leveraging software engineering skills to drive software quality to ensure the delivery of exceptional products. This role is perfect for those who enjoy solving complex problems, working across multiple domains, tackling new features, and who are eager to drive improvements in E2E testing and Performance/Scalability testing practices across an entire organization.

• Proactively work with product teams and engineers to flesh out high level testing requirements for new features.
• Perform exploratory, automated E2E regression, and performance testing to validate production readiness of the Ascend platform across multiple environments.
• Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and reusable testing components in Java, building modular and maintainable code using recognized design patterns.
• Design, develop, and maintain performance test tooling using JMeter and custom data generation frameworks to validate system scalability and reliability under load.
• Research industry best practices and incorporate them into test design, consistently extending and building on top of existing components while leaving code in better shape than found.
• Collaborate with software development teams to enhance functional, and non‑functional testing protocols and practices. Advocate for quality and build stakeholder buy‑in through continuous education and engagement.
• Drive quality within the team and across the organization by ensuring high test coverage and effective reporting of test results for End‑to‑End business flows.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent work experience) required
• 4‑8 years of experience in software testing including both manual and automated testing practices with strong emphasis on test automation framework development
• Strong Java development background building production‑quality frameworks, services, or applications with demonstrated ability to write modular, maintainable code using recognized design patterns
• Experience building testing infrastructure for cloud‑based microservices, knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker, REST/gRPC API automation, and GCP preferred
• Prior experience in the financial services industry, with understanding of trading systems, account structures, settlement processes, and regulatory/compliance requirements a plus

• Deep understanding of software development and quality assurance techniques, as well as…