Senior Data Engineer

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, Los Angeles, Portland, and Belfast. 

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

 

Senior Data Engineer - Apex Fintech Solutions

We are looking for a technical, entrepreneurial-minded Data Engineer to help us create solutions that modernize the traditional financial services industry. You will design, develop, deploy, and maintain a number of real-time databases, data warehouse, and reports that will be the foundation of the new platform. Working alongside experienced engineers and product managers, you will build this exciting platform that will simplify, automate, and facilitate access to financial markets for all.

The role is for someone who is passionate about applying modern technology to replace monolithic and hard-to-access incumbent systems. Along the way, you’ll learn about the problem space and re-imagine existing solutions. You will work on a number of back-end services and integration solutions using multiple languages and frameworks.

This is an opportunity to join a fast-paced team with the urgency of a startup and expertise of an established organization. We are a flat organization which will afford you the ability to gain access to personnel and resources necessary to execute on your vision. APEX Fintech Solutions is a privately-held organization focused on delivering long-term value rather than short-term gains. This translates to a focus on bringing solutions for an industry and not bespoke products. Due to the space we innovate in, your products will process billions of transactions per day, in real-time, and power both startup and established industry participants.

You will report to the VP of Data Engineering, but work closely with everyone across the organization.

This role can be based out of Austin, Chicago, Portland, Dallas or Los Angeles

What you’ll do all day:

• Design, develop, deploy, and maintain the transactional and analytical databases for the platform
• Think through hard data problems and solve them for the enterprise
• Develop and maintain a clean and consistent database and reporting environment for both internal applications and external client applications
• Write self-documenting and well-tested code with an emphasis on sustainable development practices
• Work as a part of small, productive development team that puts an emphasis on code quality, peer reviews and strong engineering practices

What you need to succeed:

• A degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or other demanding engineering degree (or equivalent work experience)
• At least three years of professional experience working with databases and SQL. A strong preference for expertise in PostgreSQL.
• Professional experience with data modeling and data warehousing
• Professional experience with database administration. Experience architecting database solutions that involve high availability, disaster recovery, and database replication
• Professional experience designing and developing reports for internal employees and external facing clients
• Professional experience working as a part of a multi-person development team that utilizes automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and peer reviews
• One or more years of mid to senior experience is a necessity as you will be expected to follow established practices and patterns without day to day supervision
• We are writing mostly Golang and SQL. A strong proficiency and in-depth understanding of at least one of the following core languages a must: SQL, Go, C, C++, C#, Java
• Demonstrated skills in process and algorithm design
• Ability to learn new and unfamiliar technologies quickly, as required
• Experience with Kafka, Protobufs, and reactive, multi-tenant applications a big plus
• A DevSecOps mindset and experience with cloud-native applications and infrastructure-as-code is a plus

Apex Clearing currently requires all employees as a condition of employment to either be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or submit to regular testing. The CDC defines "fully vaccinated" as two weeks after the second dose for Pfizer and Moderna, and two weeks after the single dose of Johnson & Johnson. Apex Clearing will also require proof of vaccination and/or testing. Apex Clearing will also consider requests for exemption from these requirements as a reasonable accommodation for medical reasons or sincerely held religious beliefs.

Apex currently requires all employees as a condition of employment to either be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or submit to regular testing. The CDC defines "fully vaccinated" as two weeks after the second dose for Pfizer and Moderna, and two weeks after the single dose of Johnson & Johnson. Apex will also require proof of vaccination and/or testing. Apex will also consider requests for exemption from these requirements as a reasonable accommodation for medical reasons or sincerely held religious beliefs. *Please note this requirement is ONLY for US Offices.