Director, Software Engineering

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. As a global organization, we have offices in Austin, Dallas, Chicago, New York, Portland, Belfast, and Manila.

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 Director, Software Engineering to lead the design and evolution of a multi-tenant wealth management platform. In this role, you will define platform architecture and technical strategy for systems serving correspondent firms and their end investors. You will focus on scalability, security, and regulatory compliance while working closely with engineering, product, compliance, and customer integration teams to support continued growth.

What We’re Looking For

We are seeking a senior engineering leader who combines architectural rigor with strong execution. You approach system design proactively by identifying edge cases, regulatory constraints, and failure modes early, while still moving ideas into production. You balance exploration with delivery and design systems that are resilient, configurable, and understandable by teams beyond yourself. You believe strong platforms reduce operational risk by design through clear contracts, guardrails, automation, and documentation.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Design and oversee architecture for a multi-tenant platform supporting correspondent firms and millions of end investors

• Define the technical strategy for white-label and partner-branded investing experiences

• Architect secure authorization models with strong tenant isolation

• Lead architecture for high-volume onboarding, funding, and trading workflows in a cloud-native GCP environment

• Ensure platform design meets SEC, FINRA, and SOC 2 compliance requirements

• Build auditability, data retention, and compliance guardrails directly into system design

• Provide technical leadership across Go-based backend services and GraphQL BFF layers

• Communicate architectural decisions clearly to engineering teams and executive stakeholders

• Mentor engineers on platform security, multi-tenancy, and compliance-aware development

• Drive Architecture Decision Records to maintain shared context and prevent architectural drift

• Partner with product leadership to align technical solutions with business and investor needs

• Support customer integration teams on SSO, API onboarding, and white-label deployments

• Translate regulatory and compliance requirements into scalable technical solutions

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field

• 10+ years of engineering experience

• 5+ years in senior technical or architectural leadership roles

• Experience building and operating multi-tenant B2B2C platforms at scale

• Experience designing GraphQL APIs and BFF architectures

• Experience  in fintech or wealth management with

• Strong experience with GCP, including BigQuery, Bigtable, Cloud Run, and GKE, as well as Kubernetes

• Experience operating PostgreSQL in high-scale environments

Required Skills/Abilities

• Excellent leadership and people management skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate a team of software engineers. 

• Expertise in architecting massively scalable mobile/end user applications.

• Excellent technical expertise in software engineering principles, design patterns, and best practices. 

• Solid understanding of software development lifecycle, agile methodologies, and project management principles. 

• Proficiency in one or more programming languages and software development frameworks. 

• Substantial problem-solving and decision-making skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks and resources effectively. 

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work well with cross-functional teams and stakeholders. 

• Expertise in Go backend services and gRPC

• Working knowledge of SEC and FINRA regulations

• Deep understanding of authentication and identity federation, including Auth0, Okta, and SAML SSO

Other Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with correspondent or clearing firm platforms

• Familiarity with trading systems, account management, and funding workflows

• Frontend architecture experience with React or Next.js

• Experience with SpiceDB or similar authorization frameworks

• Background building white-label SaaS platforms

Work Environment

• This job operates in a hybrid, office environment 3 days per week.

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

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.

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. We are dedicated to ensuring equal employment opportunities and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals 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. We will work with you to provide the necessary accommodations to ensure your full participation in our hiring process.