Software Engineer II

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. 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

ABOUT THIS ROLE

Software Engineer II – Design and implement the future of our GCP cloud-native, event-driven (Apache Kafka) microservice architecture. Give technical thought leadership and high-quality system design to our high-volume, high availability trade clearing platform. Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain diverse foundational services and SDKs used by product development teams; 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; and Support the production systems that you build. This includes build, deployment (CI/CD), and monitoring (Grafana, Prometheus, PagerDuty). Write high-quality, well-tested code. Maintain high code-quality standards across your team via code reviews.

Requirements – Bachelor’s or foreign degree equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Information Management, Computer Engineering, or related field, and 3 years of experience in the job offered or as a software developer. Special skills – Experience in Java, Python, C++ or Go. Hybrid role-Occasional telecommuting permitted in Chicago area. Salary: $110,000/year. See benefits at https://peak6.com/careers/.

Employer & Worksite: Apex Fintech Services LLC; 141 W. Jackson Blvd, Ste. 500, Chicago, IL 60604

Any applicant who is interested in this position may apply online at the link here: https://peak6group.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/apexfintechsolutions/job/Chicago-IL/Software-Engineer-II_JR103473 or HR,

141 W. Jackson Blvd, Ste. 500, Chicago, IL 60604

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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.

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.