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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. we are based in dallas, tx and also have offices in austin, new york, chicago, 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 awards2021 most innovative companies - presented by fast company2021 best api & best trading technology - presented by global fintech awards about this role as a principal cloud software engineer at apex silver, you are responsible for design and development of software code. you will help lead other developers in the design and development of financial services applications that integrate with cloud-based services. you are a results oriented leader who can lead a team to exceed client expectations. you perform hands-on work required to meet service level requirements. you will lead by example. key responsibilities coordinate with your cross functional product development team and members of the software development teamoversee and provide guidance to other development team membersdesign and develop highly performant large scale financial services applicationsimplement robust cicd processesadhere to silvers coding standardskeep up-to-date with industry trends and technology developments skills & requirements requires a bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience) and at least 10 years of experienceextensive knowledge of software development processesextensive knowledge of bash shell scriptingextensive knowledge of implementing serverless solutions using aws lambda, sqs, eventbridgeextensive knowledge of cloud databases: aws rdsaurora, dynamodbextensive knowledge of infrastructure-as-code deployment tools like cloudformation templates, terraformextensive knowledge of aws cloud technologies (ec2, rds, amazon mq, s3, api gateway, etc.)extensive knowledge of bash shell scriptingextensive knowledge of cicd processes and tools like like bitbucket and pipelinesknowledge of java and sqlsolid experience in coding object oriented softwareknowledge of javascript and front-end web frameworkspossess strong knowledge of fintech, investment services clearingcustody, best practices, and proceduresexcellent communication, organizational, analytical and team building skillslead and direct the work of others demonstrates strong problem solving skills, process driven mindset, resourcefulness, and the ability to meet responsibilities with minimal direct oversight #engineering #mid-senior #full-time 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. afs is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment .

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<<summaryeit certified engineer and astqb certified qa professional with extensive coding experience in c#. over 7+ years of experience in it industry, involving software design, analysis, documentation and testing of different applications.thorough quality assurance professional highly skilled in manual and automation testing.partners successfully with project management and development team members to put out high-quality software for customers.certified scrum master, efficient in working in agile environment.experience in developing and maintaining windows applications in .net using c#.experience with common design patterns and s.o.l.i.d. principles, test-driven development/tdd, agile development practices, code walkthrough.engaging quality control analyst with excellent collaboration and troubleshooting skills. highly effective in working with clients, peers and cross qa teams. skills technical skills c#.net, sql, java, javascript, html, css, javascript, python, r, python, r, ssis, crystal reports, ssrssql management studio, visual studio, bugzilla, jira, confluence, alm.windows, ios, linux. /cdsoftware development life cyclecertified scrum mastertime management and prioritizationdecision making. results and deadline-drivensoftware release and versioningverbal and written communicationtest procedure documentationcross-functional team collaboration experience software qa lead, 05/2022tocurrentgeneral motors–wfh_city,mi,coordinate, task, train and evaluate subordinates in work policies and procedures.analyze workflows and established priorities for daily operations and ensure that projects and tasks are qa complete on time.lead on creating project qa plans and task breakdown.convene and conduct daily standup calls and help in solving any roadblocks in testing of different projects.conduct retrospectives of any tasks/projects test plans and deadlines, coordinate and follow-up on action items.collaborate with project sponsor/submitter on the creation and updating of product & feature documentation for qa to test effectively.met with stakeholders to collaborate and resolve problems along with other teams.review and approve project test plans and deadlines prior to implementation.provide support to other teams in regards to testing and designed internal testing tools and frameworks so it can be easier to use for other teams.in collaboration with the business analyst, gather and ensure that requirements, functional specifications, and details are of sufficient clarity and quality and are suitable for qa work.coordinate gathering of developer and qa effort estimates.manage and define impact on qa regarding the scope and requirement changesidentify gaps or weak spots in qa processes and procedures, analyze and propose solutions.create and define test plan, test scenarios, and test cases.verify and validate that all requirements and specifications are met in the developed software solution (including traceability matrix).verify that all test cases pass and that any failures are sufficiently justified and logged.ensure that developed software components are of sufficient quality and suitable for release.perform manual exploratory testing and automation testing of different projects.assist in the isolation and determination of software failures (bugs/defect) and dependent conditions and steps and data to reproduce.software developer, 05/2019to 08/2022university of california– ,responsible for analysis, design, implementation, testing and maintenance of software development life-cycle (sdlc) projectsbeing part of the quick response team, responsible to check for any production issues reported in bug tracking tool like jira and find the resolution with a dayresponsible to work and communicate with non technical clients to understand their requirements , analyze potential, solutions and translate requirements into designsdesigned, developed and deployed scalable .net library projects using c# within project schedules and deadlinesassist and support sqa and pqa teams in deploying the code and testing in productionresponsible to accurately estimate development effort and assess impact and complexity of project taskssupport and maintain software programming applications and components by identifying and correcting defects using visual studio and c# programming language.enhanced existing systems by analyzing business objectives, preparing an action plan and identifying areas for modification and improvementcreated different component classes and interfaces using .net framework 3.5 with object oriented programming methodology and applying solid principlesdeveloped system designs in consideration of areas such as flexibility, maintainability, scalability and performanceinteracted with sql server using queries, stored procedures and entity frameworkinvolved in the development and execution of unit test casesworked together with team members to find better and more efficient approaches, enhancing the application and implementing coding standards.designed, deployed, and maintained complex reports using sql server 2012 reporting services (ssrs) and visual studio 2012maintain users / roles / permissions, security of the reporting server.responsible to create customized reports by parameterized queries, adding filters, using expressions, calculations, prompts, summaries and functionsresponsible to develop and enhance existing stored procedures, views, functions, database objects to meet additional requirements of reports or new custom reports.detailed documentation of all the existing and new processes/requirement in confluence.analyze, create and maintain custom reports using javascriptused svn repository management tool to track and maintain code baseparticipated in code review meetings, providing input on bugs, inefficiencies and potential solutions to emergent issues.delivered code to meet functional or technical specifications.as a member of the scrum team participated in daily standup meetings, project status meetings as well as retrospective meetings and other review meetings.sr. qa engineer, 05/2016to 05/2019abbvie, inc–ia,state,responsible for conducting functional and regression testing of different windows applicationsreviewed functional specifications and business requirements to develop test plans, test cases, ensuring the quality and stability of the system throughout the projectinvolved in pre testing activities like design review and requirements inspections to identify ambiguity and inconsistency in requirements as well as improve existing company software systems/servicesresponsible for communicating/discussing with other departments of all software testing aspects; determine the scope of testing, providing qa estimates, meeting the timelines and prioritizing the testing effortimplementing test cases using manual testing and writing some automated tests in creation of detailed test plans and scenarios for different applications per functional requirements and business specificationsidentified, analyzed, and documented defects utilizing bugzilla and jira as defect tracking systemscreated tractability matrices making the bugs reproducible, develop test cases, bug reports and other test related documents in confluenceresponsible for developing and executing complex sql queries in sql server using management studio in order to view success/failure status of the processed orders and to validate that data during end-to-end testing stageresponsible to monitor and trouble shoot the test environment for any issues and system compatibility checksextensively work and define test scenarios, test data and test cases for smoke testing and execute them during the production releaseinvolved in system integration and user acceptance testing (uat) on later stages of sdlcprovided data integrity facilitating team with technical guidance and support as needed with analyzing and understanding of any production issuescommunicated significant issues or bugs identified during quality assurance activities and provides recommended process improvements to development teamworked directly with cross-department management members to educate, train, and aid in integration and roll out of new, requirements on existing and new applicationsassisted other team members and project managers in testing specific client related unique requirementshelped to enforce test development standards in coordination with senior management. education and trainingmaster of science:electrical and computer engineering,expected in 01/2016totexas tech university-,gpa:gpa: 3.5bachelor of engineering:electronics engineering,expected in 01/2014toandhra university-,gpa:gpa: 3.8.