For the given job description <<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 without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, natural or protective hairstyle, genetics, disability, age, or any other basis forbidden under federal, state, or local law.
>> the resume: <<Summary7 years of industry experience developing back-end of large-scale, enterprise applications at fortune companies.Work as a member of a team, helping the team respond quickly and effectively to business needs.Experienced working in fast-paced, Agile and Continuous Integration environments.Strong design, coding, debugging and testing skills using Core Java and J2EE.Solid understanding of algorithms, data structures, object-oriented design, and multi-threading.Hands-on backend experience building RESTful services using Jersey framework.Experience with Spring Framework using Core Spring, Spring Boot, MVC, and Security.Cloud experience using AWS Java SDK, EC2, and S3.Experience with relational and NoSQL datababases using PostgreSQL, Oracle and Couchbase.Hands-on experience with scripting languages including Python, and Unix Bash.DevOps experience using Jenkins, Linux, Maven, GitHub, and Docker.
ExperienceSoftware Engineer,06/2017toCurrentGaf Buildings Materials Corp. Of America–Hartford,CT,Work as contractor at Apple through Infosys. Develop IT automation solution that enables Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) model for automatic application deployments at Apple.Responsibilities and achievements:Work with global team of engineers in enhancing Apple Retail applications deployments.Analyze existing deployment strategies practiced at Apple.Transform manual activities into fully automated CI/CD pipelines by building automation ecosystem.Craft and deliver Python code for ecosystem, following short release cycles.Implement Continuous Integration by creating Jenkins jobs.Build automation pipelines that initiate application deployments by polling Jenkins for new builds.Deploy Java applications into cloud-based Unix hosts using Ansible playbooks.Environment: Unix, Java, Python, Ansible, Splunk, Pod Architecture, Tomcat, Maven, Git, Jenkins, SQL.Java Developer - Consultant,05/2013to06/2017Gartner–,,Worked
as consultant, developed large-scale Java applications at multiple client
locations including CAS (1.5 years), Gap (6 months), Nationwide (1 year) and
OCLC (1 year).Responsibilities and achievements:Work with team members from beginning of product lifecycle through application release in Agile Scum environment.Design, develop, implement, and support complex Java/J2EE applications.Crafted
maintainable and efficient code by applying Java design patterns, Collections
and Generics.Developed
RESTful services and REST API by utilizing Jersey framework.Create technical specifications for detailed application design.Maintain code quality through automated testing and conduct design and code reviews.Worked
with Oracle and RIAK NoSQL databases.Recognized for implementing comprehensive reporting module generating sophisticated PDF documents.Achieved significant saving in development cycle time by creating a tool that loads template changes in real-time without needing to restart server, resulting in cost savings of 200K dollars.Improved stability of integration tests up to 100% by designing  external data storage service, addressing test failures.Resolved critical issue with shipping label prints by investigating and fixing the legacy messaging system at Gap retail warehouse, gaining recognition from project lead.Enriched web application user experience by applying HTML5 and CSS3 capabilities, creating responsive design for various screens and loading data using JavaScript along with web service.Environment: Java8,
Spring, Jersey, Struts, REST-assured, Bash, Linux, JUnit, Maven, Gradle, Git,
Gerrit, Jenkins, Docker, Hadoop, JavaScript, Oracle, PL/SQL, HTML, CSS, jQuery
JSON, XML, MapReduce.Software Engineer,09/2011to10/2012Horizontal–,,Worked as part of a team of software developers and researchers to design and develop a restaurant search engine with rankings based on analysis of big data from social blogs.Performed software development activities, including requirements definition and analysis, product design, documentation, development, and testing.Crafted proofs of concept and proposed project management  solutions, created over six web applications boosting the research process, and managed terabyte-sized databases.Developed
single-page web applications using Java, JDBC, and GWT.Performed
SQL tuning and optimization using T-SQL queries. Managed terabyte-sized
databases.Environment: Java, C++, T-SQL,
GWT, JDBC, HTML, CSS, JQuery, Tomcat, SQL Server, Maven, SVN, MS Visual C++,
Eclipse.Java Developer,10/2008to04/2010Finnet Limited–,,Collaborated with team of 25 in the development of the company's  flagship product, a comprehensive Enterprise Resource Planning tool used by hundreds of clients worldwide.Translated business requirements to highly functional and rich user interfaces using Java, Spring, and GWT.Developed core module to export user statistics and legal documents in various formats.Deployed
Java application to AWS hosted Unix servers.Worked
with PostgreSQL database using Hibernate and SQL.Environment: Java,
SQL, XSLT, XML, GWT, Spring, AWS, Hibernate, Velocity Templates, HTML, CSS,
Tomcat, Apache Web Server, PostgreSQL, Apache POI, iText, JUnit Test, SVN,
IntelliJ IDEA.
EducationMaster of Science:Computer Science,Expected in2014toMaharishi University of Management-Fairfield,IAGPA:
Technical SkillsLanguages: Java 8,
JavaScript, Python, Shell, Groovy.SDLC & CI/CD:Agile,
Scrum, Jenkins, Gerrit, Git, GitHub, SVN, JIRA, TDD.Java & J2EE: Spring,
Hibernate, Jersey, MyBatis, Tomcat,
Jetty, Spring MVC, Struts, JSP, JMS.Web services: AWS,
REST API, RESTful services, SOAP, Microservices.Front-end: React, HTML5,
CSS3, Sass, Bootstrap.JavaScript: Node.js,
Express.js, JSON, AJAX, JQuery, RequireJS, AMD.NoQL & RDBMS: MongoDB,
Couchbase, RIAK, PL/SQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL,
JDBC.Related Skills: Unix,
Hadoop, Splunk, Docker, Maven, Gradle, Ant, JUnit, Ansible, XML, XSD.>>. The result is, Good Fit

Fit assessment: Good Fit