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Interns will support product management and software engineering teams by assisting in product strategy, market research, documentation, designing and developing software, and maintaining production systems.
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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 Fintech Solutions delivers speed, efficiency & flexibility through technology solutions to firms ranging from innovative start-ups to blue-chip brands who choose to grow with us. We embrace a culture of growth, experimentation, and creativity. Employees of Apex are asked to exercise their own responsibility and freedom, allowing each person to have a measurable impact on the business and provide plenty of opportunities for advancement and personal growth. Sound like something you would want to be a part of? We're hiring!

Apex Fintech Solutions is looking for Software Engineering and Product Management Interns with unbounded potential for a development team on the front lines of Apex's high-volume, high-availability trade clearing suite. We partner with some of the industry's hottest next-generation stock trading products. You'll be at the center of rapidly scaling services that will test your limits.

Apex engineering teams are charged with building the services our clients love and are at the heart of our future product innovations. Apex has begun its transformation from on-premise infrastructure to the Cloud (GCP & AWS), and our team is responsible for transforming our products into the next generation clearing platform that will lead our industry for years to come. We are in need of smart, developers to build out our cloud-native (GCP/AWS), event-driven (Apache Kafka), Microservices framework..

To be considered, you must be able to work 40 hours per week during our summer program in one of our office locations. This year's opportunities were available within the following groups:


Product Management Intern

What you will do:

  • Support the product management team in the development and execution of product strategies and roadmaps. 

  • Assist in conducting market research to identify customer needs, market trends, and competitive analysis. 

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including engineering, design, and marketing to define product requirements and specifications. 

  • Help in creating product documentation, such as user stories, feature specs, and product briefs. 

  • Participate in product meetings and contribute ideas for product enhancements and improvements. 

  • Assist in tracking and analyzing product performance metrics and user feedback. 

  • Aid in preparing presentations and reports for stakeholders and leadership. 


Software Engineering

What you will do:

  • 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.


The skills you’ll need to succeed:

  • Be currently enrolled in a full-time Bachelor's degree program; junior or senior standing preferred

  • Excellent problem-solving skills with high attention to detail

  • Effective interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills

  • Proficient in Microsoft 365

  • Interest in Fintech


Preferred skills:

  • Relevant work experience or work experience in a professional environment (e.g. internships, summer positions, school jobs, etc)

  • Strong analytical skills

  • Desire to take ownership of projects and ideas

  • Ability to work independently as well as in team environment

  • Attention to detail and a high degree of initiative and adaptability


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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 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.


Salary Range

$0-$50

The annual base salary range for this position is noted above. Exact compensation offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and office location.

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.



Top Skills

Apache Kafka
AWS
Ci/Cd
GCP
Grafana
Microsoft 365
Pagerduty
Prometheus

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