Software Engineer II

Position Software Engineer II Location 141 W. Jackson Blvd., Ste. 500, Chicago IL 60604 Responsibilities Work closely with the Architecture team to build backbone services that form the foundation of the Apex platform. Design and implement the next generation of our GCP cloud‑native, event‑driven (Apache Kafka) microservice architecture. Provide technical thought leadership and deliver high‑quality system designs for our high‑volume, high‑availability trade clearing platform. Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain foundational services and SDKs leveraged by product development teams. Apply best practices and coding standards guided by our Senior Engineers. Build resilient, self‑scaling, and self‑healing services that ensure reliability and peace of mind. Support the production systems you create, including build, deployment (CI/CD), and monitoring (Grafana, Prometheus, PagerDuty). Write clean, well‑tested code and uphold high code‑quality standards through thorough code reviews. Qualifications Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science or related field, plus two (2) years of post‑baccalaureate experience as a Software Engineer or in a related position in a financial technology company. Experience with distributed systems, microservices, Kubernetes ops, Kafka, gRPC, workflow orchestration, Go, and ArgoCD. Salary $108,077 - $121,000/year Benefits Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance PTO 401K match Parental leave HSA contribution match Paid Calm app subscription External learning and tuition reimbursement Application To apply, please email your resume to: View email address on click.appcast.io EEO Statement Apex Fintech Solutions is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or any other protected characteristic. Our hiring practices ensure that all qualified applicants receive fair consideration without regard to these characteristics. Disability Statement Apex Fintech Solutions is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible workplace for all candidates, including those with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please submit your request via the Candidate Accommodation Requests Form. #J-18808-Ljbffr