Software Engineer II (Trade Processing)

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 BuiltIn 

WealthTech of the Year 

2025 - Presented by US FinTech Awards 

The World’s Top 250 Fintech Companies 

2024 - Presented by CNBC 

ABOUT THIS ROLE

• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain and improve software.
• Learn from and apply design techniques and coding standards coached by our Senior Engineers.
• Build resilient, self-scaling, self-healing services that allow you to sleep through the night.
• Support the production systems that you build. This includes build, deployment (CI/CD), and monitoring (Grafana, Prometheus, PagerDuty).
• Writing high-quality, well-tested code. Maintaining high code-quality standards across your team via code reviews.

• BA, BS, MS, PhD in Computer Science, Engineering or related technology field (or equivalent work experience) required
• 3+ years of experience as a software engineer, software developer, or similar job roles.
• Proven experience in at least one relevant general-purpose programming language (Java, C#, C++, Go, etc.).
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform or Amazon Web Services preferred
• Experience with Kubernetes and/or Docker preferred
• Experience with Apache Kafka, AWS Kinesis, or Google Pub/Sub preferred
• Financial services background is a plus.

• Proficiency in software development using modern programming languages like Python, Java, Go, or similar tools. 
• Strong understanding of microservices architecture and CI/CD pipelines. 
• Proven expertise in relational databases and familiarity with distributed systems or data-intensive platforms including SQL query expertise. 
• Familiarity with software development best practices like testing, version control, and agile processes. 
• A problem-solving mindset, with the ability to think critically through challenging engineering scenarios. 
• An innate passion for learning new technologies, frameworks, and tools