Lead Software Engineer

Apex Capital Corp•Fort Worth, TX

20d•Remote

About The Position

We’re looking for a to serve as the technical leader of a product engineering team. In this role, you’ll combine hands-on engineering with technical leadership—guiding architectural decisions, mentoring engineers, and driving the delivery of high-quality software solutions. You’ll work closely with product managers and engineering leadership to solve complex technical challenges, improve existing systems, and help shape the technical direction of our platform. This role is ideal for a senior engineer who enjoys building software while helping other engineers grow. We are located in Memphis, TN, however we will consider candidates for remote work that are located in the greater Memphis area, Texas, or Florida.

Requirements

7+ years of experience building and delivering software applications in a production environment
Ability to contribute to system design and architectural discussions
Experience mentoring engineers or providing technical guidance within a team
Strong problem-solving and communication skills
Experience with full-stack or backend programming, Java and SQL preferred.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with technologies such as Oracle Database, CockroachDB, Spring Boot, JBoss, JavaScript, Containers, Linux, Rancher, Ansible, and Bamboo preferred.
Experience working in Agile product development teams preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead the technical direction of a product engineering team, guiding architecture and key engineering decisions.
Own the end-to-end technical delivery of software solutions, from design and development through deployment and support.
Write and review code, perform system design reviews, and ensure high engineering standards across the team.
Mentor engineers and help the team solve complex technical challenges.
Collaborate with product managers to plan, prioritize, and deliver product initiatives.
Monitor the performance and availability of production systems and resolve issues as needed.
Contribute to architectural improvements and automation that enhance scalability, reliability, and efficiency.
Participate in all phases of the software development lifecycle in an Agile environment.

Benefits

Competitive compensation plans augmented by generous profit sharing and regular salary reviews.
Choice of high quality medical, dental, vision, life, short and long-term disability coverage with a short waiting period.
Medical, dental, vision, life, short term disability and long-term disability coverage.
In addition to 9 paid holidays, generous PTO allotment that increases with tenure.
Combined mental health support and work-life services partner to create a robust Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is included at no cost to you and your family members ages 6+
401(k) plan with TCS matched contributions.
Tuition reimbursement for college, plus plenty of TCS managed training classes.
Leadership training and a culture that empowers individuality.
Gym reimbursement program.
Rewards driven wellness program with an individualized holistic approach.
Connected, friendly work environment with monthly luncheons.
We celebrate our accomplishments (and birthdays).
Paid maternity and other company paid leave benefits giving the time and flexibility needed to care for yourself and/or family.
All employees are encouraged to collaborate in an effort to continuously improve our processes and customer service.
Everyone on the team is responsible for presenting new ideas and perspectives.
In addition to base salary, all employees enjoy quarterly profit sharing as a thank you for their contributions.