Data 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
We are looking for a Data Engineer to help us create solutions for Apex Compliance and Regulatory team that leverage our next generation cloud-based data platform. Apex is recognized for disrupting the financial services industry, enabling fintech standouts like Stash, Webull and Betterment. You will design, develop, and deploy solutions on large scale trading data utilizing technologies such as Big Query, Looker, Cloud Functions, and more. You will build reporting infrastructure that enables users to access complex financial data with ease and deliver data sets that adhere to strict quality requirements to regulatory entities and vendors. Working alongside experienced engineers and product managers, you will be able to leverage your ideas and creativity to solve complex problems.
We are looking for someone who:

• Is passionate - You have a genuine passion for technology. 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 decreasing system down time or making an innovative change to "how it's always been done" resulting in a more efficient way of supporting the customer. 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:

• Be a data wizard - Create, manipulate, access, and deliver data in the most efficient ways possible to business users, end-customers, 3rd-party vendors, and application developers.
• Work the data - Create processes to load, transform, and deliver data to business users, end-customers, 3rd party vendors, and application developers.
• Learn the data - Utilize excellent analytical and problem-solving techniques to understand our complex data structures and put the data to work. Participate in all phases of the development process.
• See the data - Build reports, analytics and visualizations to help meet business initiatives and make decisions.
• Make us better - Identify , advocate for, and implement solutions to improve performance and efficiency across systems, APIs, and overnight batch processing. Develop quality code that is maintainable and avoids problems. Promote a culture for effective documentation and lessons learned.
• Be a great team member - Work as a member of an agile software development team to rapidly produce software. Balance both project-based and day-to-day support tasks.
• Show off your work - Embrace transparency and share metrics around our levels of service with the rest of the company and our customers.
• Live our culture - Embrace Apex's values as our differentiator and be an example of them every day.

The skills you will need to succeed:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science , Computer Engineering or a similar field
• 2+ years of data engineering and analysis
• 2+ years of experience in ETL processes
• 1+ years of experience with Python , Java
• 1+ years of experience with Cloud Data technologies (Big Query, Looker, Google Cloud Storage, or similar)
• Advanced problem-solving, debugging, and troubleshooting skills
• Excellent client support skills
• Proficient with version control systems, ideally GitHub
• Ability and willingness to learn new things (languages, tools, frameworks) quickly
• Financial services background preferred
• Experience with the MS SQL Server experience nice to have

Work Environment:

• This job operates in an office environment.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
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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.