Software Engineer II (Java)

APEX Fintech Services•Austin, TX

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Apex Fintech Solutions (Apex) powers innovation and the future of digital wealth management by building tech-forward solutions that help simplify, automate, and facilitate access to financial markets for all. Our robust suite of fintech software enables us to support clients such as Stash, Betterment, SoFi, Webull, and eToro, amongst many others; collectively, Apex powers access to the stock market for over 22+ million end customers. At Apex, we are changing how the securities industry operates by reinventing the status quo, which was manual, slow, and accessible only by the ultra-wealthy. We're digitizing and democratizing systems so that everyone has an opportunity to invest. When you're at Apex, you drive this change. You're part of a global team with a clear vision: to be the trusted technology that powers the digital economy. Our offices in Austin, Dallas, Chicago, New York, Portland, Belfast, and Manila are home to over 1,000 employees. Together, we’re shaping the future of financial innovation. Embrace change. Solve big. Win together. And be G.R.E.A.T. — grit, results, empathy, accountability, and teamwork — with Apex. We’re proud to be recognized for the innovative work we do, the purpose-driven nature of our work, and the collaborative culture we’ve created. Here are just a few of the many awards we’ve recently received: Best Places to Work 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023 - Presented by BuiltIn WealthTech of the Year 2025 - Presented by US FinTech Awards The World’s Top 250 Fintech Companies 2024 - Presented by CNBC. This is an incredible opportunity for a Software Engineer II join Apex's Accounts Engineering team in Austin, Texas. The team is responsible for supporting the account management needs of Apex Fintech Solutions’ clients. The product strives to be the de facto account management platform for asset custody, and has touchpoints with nearly every other product space at Apex. Our platform will empower all technology companies to onboard, maintain, and safeguard a diverse chart of accounts serving all sectors.

Requirements

BA, BS, MS, PhD in Computer Science, Engineering or related field (or related prior work experience) required
3+ years of experience as a software engineer or similar role.
Proven experience in Java; Other additional modern languages a plus (Go, Kotlin, Python, C#, etc.).
Experience with relational databases and ability to write SQL
Strong sense of ownership & personal accountability.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to learn new technologies (languages, tools, frameworks) quickly.

Nice To Haves

Experience with no-SQL DBs like MongoDB a plus.
Experience with Rabbit MQ, IBM MQ, Apache Kafka, AWS Kinesis, or Google Pub/Sub is a plus.
Experience with Terraform is a plus.
Experience with Google Cloud Platform / Amazon Web Services is a strong plus.
Experience with Kubernetes and/or Docker is a plus.
Financial services background is a plus.

Responsibilities

Participate in designs of software components, systems, and features.
Solve interesting technology problems with creative and simple solutions.
Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain and improve software.
Write high-quality, well-tested code while maintaining high code-quality standards across your team via code reviews, mentoring & coaching.
Deliver value in a pragmatic and iterative manner.
Follow best practices on design techniques and coding standards.
Build resilient, self-scaling, self-healing services that allow you to sleep through the night.
Support the production systems that you create: this includes build, deployment (CI/CD), troubleshooting and monitoring (Prometheus, Grafana, DataDog, PagerDuty).