Business Automation Engineer

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 Awards
• 2021 Most Innovative Companies - presented by Fast Company
• 2021 Best API & Best Trading Technology - presented by Global Fintech Awards

ABOUT THIS ROLE
Excited to grow your career?
We value our talented employees, and whenever possible strive to help one of our associates grow professionally before recruiting new talent to our open positions. If you think the open position, you see is right for you, we encourage you to apply!
Our people make all the difference in our success.
This is an incredible opportunity for a progressive, pragmatic, and service-oriented Business Automation Engineer to join a team focused on providing highly efficient automation solutions to address the needs of internal business teams. Have you been waiting for the opportunity to join a winning technical team? Now's your chance.
We are looking for someone who:

• Is passionate - You have a genuine passion for technology and improving the experience of those who rely on it. You love using technology differently to maximize opportunity and impact for customers and you have a way of bringing out that same fire in the people you work with.
• Is motivated - You are driven to be the best, whether that's making an innovative change to "how it's always been done" resulting in a more efficient way of supporting our business operations, or automating repetitive processes that shouldn't need to take up people's time. You challenge yourself by setting goals and exceeding them.
• Is collaborative - You are excited to work with fellow engineers and big thinkers. You know how to collaborate not only within the department, but also across the organization.
• Wants to make an impact - You are looking to do amazing work. You value preventing problems from occurring over being caught in the chaos zone putting out fires and looking for the "hero" spotlight.
• Strives for frictionless IT - You understand the importance of building great partnerships. You promote a seamless, smooth, user friendly, and reliable environment.

What you will do all day:

• Deliver results - Collaborate with Business and Operational units to systematically collect and analyze requirements pertaining to critical business processes, then design and build the solutions for these needs.
• Manage and optimize our automation platforms - Take charge of our workload automation platform, ensuring its efficient operation and leveraging it to automate complex workflows across various engineering teams.
• Enhance integration and support for engineering teams - Work closely with engineering teams to fully integrate the automation tools into their workflows. Provide ongoing support and training to maximize their efficiency and effectiveness in using the automation platform.
• Develop and implement internal automations - Identify opportunities for process improvements within the organization and use your expert skills to develop automations and the necessary internal tooling to streamline operations and reduce manual effort.
• Monitor and improve system health with data-driven insights - Continuously monitor the automation platform through advanced data visualization tools; analyze performance metrics to ensure optimal functionality and proactively address any system issues.

A few reasons why you might love us:

• We are a leader in the space - Apex is recognized for disrupting the financial services industry, enabling fintech standouts like Stash, Webull, M1, Robinhood and Betterment. We have an amazing track record of success, and we foster ongoing innovation. So, you get all the benefits of a proven, growing company, while enjoying a very entrepreneurial culture.
• We see tech differently - You will work with people who are leaders in the tech industry. We are passionate engineers dedicated to finding new and different ways to use technology to solve our customers' problems.
• Your work will have an immediate impact - You will be able to see your direct impact not just on our tech department but across the business. You won't be just another talented engineer.

The skills you will need to succeed:

• 3+ years of proven experience supporting, managing, and implementing workload automation platforms and processes
• Proven experience designing and implementing scheduling workflows using automation tools (Tidal, Airflow, etc...) to streamline business processes
• 3+ years of software development experience, including experience working with and developing REST APIs
• Strong collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams in capturing scheduling requirements and converting them into robust, scalable automation solutions
• Demonstrated experience and understanding of database management and experience with MSSQL and/or NoSQL databases for backend automation system support
• Strong proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, PowerShell, or Ruby to create and maintain automation scripts
• Exceptional troubleshooting and critical thinking skills, with a proven ability to identify and resolve issues within complex, distributed systems
• Advanced OS troubleshooting skills (Linux and Windows)
• A quick learner, comfortable with adopting new technologies and tools as required by project demands
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a similar field
• Experience with a variety of monitoring and observability tools (e.g. Datadog, Grafana, Prometheus, Nagios, Elastic, Kibana, etc...)

Preferred skills:

• Financial Services background is a plus

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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.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) Commitment
We're looking for all kinds of people.
At Apex, we believe that wealth management and investing should be accessible to everyone, and we strive to create spaces to democratize investing for folks of all walks of life. Internally, we embrace diversity and are dedicated to creating an inclusive and equitable workplace, which reflects our company vision and mission. We value every team member's unique perspective and are committed to fostering a culture where everyone belongs. Join us in our mission to empower and celebrate individual differences.
Apex is committed to being an equal opportunity employer. We ensure that qualified applicants receive fair consideration for employment without discrimination based on sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, race, color, natural or protective hairstyle, genetics, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal. We stand by this commitment to promote a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workforce.