Staff Platform Engineer

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.

We’re seeking an innovative, passionate, and forward-thinking individual to join us as a Staff Platform Engineer. This is an opportunity to join a fast-paced team with the urgency of a startup and the expertise of an established organisation. Your products will process billions of transactions per day in real-time and power both startup and established industry participants.

As a Staff Platform Engineer in this multi-disciplinary team, you will play an integral role in designing, implementing, and optimizing our API edge services, tooling, and infrastructure to ensure robust and secure API management. Collaborating closely with development teams, product managers, and system administrators, you will manage and enhance our API management solutions, ensuring high performance, scalability, and reliability.

• Edge Services Leadership: Design and oversee the implementation of enterprise-level API edge services and infrastructure to ensure optimal organization, security, and efficiency.
• Advanced NGINX Configuration and Optimisation: Take a lead role in configuring and optimizing NGINX servers to efficiently handle high-volume traffic.
• Automation and Integration: Architect and mature automation scripts and tools to enhance deployments and configurations robustness.
• Documentation and Training: Develop comprehensive documentation, guidelines, and best practices for your services.
• Proactive Monitoring and System Optimisation: Lead the efforts in monitoring the performance and security of our services.
• Strategic Collaboration and Communication: Act as a senior point of contact with development teams, system administrators, and other key stakeholders.
• Technical Leadership: Offer support and guidance to junior engineers on best practices and procedures.

Bachelor's or higher degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field. 8+ years of prior platform engineering experience with knowledge of enterprise API management tools (Apigee, Kong, Tyk) and NGINX configuration. Experience with Agile development methodologies and an iterative approach to delivering software.

• Expertise with containerization (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes), cloud platforms (GCP, AWS), and infrastructure automation (Terraform, Ansible).
• Expertise in software release tooling, GitOps, and CI/CD practices.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Knowledge of API management methodologies, security practices, and traffic management strategies.

This job operates in a hybrid, office environment 2 days per week.

We offer a robust package of employee perks and benefits, including a market-leading salary with an annual bonus, 28 days of annual leave plus 10 Northern Ireland national holidays, a training and development budget, and a pension matched up to 7%. Our benefits also cover private health insurance for medical, dental, and optical care, and life insurance. We emphasize work-life balance with flexible working hours, parental leave, a modern city center office, and a hybrid work schedule that allows for greater flexibility by partially working from home.

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.

Apex Fintech Solutions is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible workplace for all candidates, including those with disabilities.