Software Engineer I (ALDP)

Peak6 Investments•Austin, TX

40d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Software Engineer I will be part of Apex's, Apex Leadership & Development Program (ALDP) designed to enable success through an intensive 6-8 week cross-functional training program to learn financial services and align to a specific department. The program is designed for new graduates and will provide ongoing education and career development. Software Engineers are free to explore unique solutions and try fresh ideas that may benefit our financial services and trading businesses, and our investment companies. This opportunity is expected to begin early July 2026 at our Austin, Texas office location.

Requirements

Ability to start early July 2026 alongside other cohort members.
Experience of software development skills in a modern object-oriented programming language ideally Java / Go, Python considered a plus, an RDBMS or SQL, and the ability to learn new languages and technologies quickly
Ability to relocate to Austin, TX
Excellent problem-solving skills with high attention to detail
Effective communication skills
Adaptability: while you enjoy establishing process and standards, you understand the need to be flexible and enjoy trying new things
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or a related field.
Minimum requirement of a 2.5 cumulative GPA.

Nice To Haves

Previous knowledge in financial markets isn't required, but interest is a plus

Responsibilities

Working with a variety of languages/frameworks, such as Java, Go, Python and technologies such as RDBMS, Kubernetes, and Docker, Google Cloud Platform
Designing, developing, testing, deploying, maintaining and improving software
Building resilient, self-scaling, self-healing services that allow you to sleep through the night
Writing high-quality, well-tested code. Maintaining high code-quality standards across your team via code reviews
Attending training and expand domain knowledge on Accounts creation and Maintenance
Encouraging innovation by questioning business processes throughout the company

Benefits

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.
As a hybrid workforce, we offer our employees the ability to work remotely up to two days a week.

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