Solutions Engineer (Technical Consultant - API)

The chosen candidate will play a strategic role in influencing product roadmaps, advocating for customer requirements, and driving successful solution deployments. As a technical voice for Apex, this individual will provide expertise and leadership in architecting solutions that integrate Apex's products and API service offerings effectively.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and articulate compelling solutions to customers using Apex’s technology and API services.
• Engage with newly signed clients post-sales and assist with implementation efforts.
• Provide guidance to existing clients on utilizing Apex’s enhanced API functionality to offer new solutions to their client base.

• Lead detailed architecture discussions, design complex solutions, and ensure infrastructure operations succeed.
• Act as the technical “voice of the customer” within Apex, documenting and communicating customer requirements to engineering, operational, and product teams.
• Advocate for enhancements and functionality within Apex’s API suite by documenting customer use cases.

• Acquire deep expertise in the technology driving banking, brokerage, and advisory industries.
• Build proficiency in technologies developed by Apex and its partners.
• Stay updated on emerging cloud infrastructure, microservices, and real-time data processing technologies.

• Represent Apex’s technical capabilities to both technical teams and C-suite executives.
• Present detailed technical concepts confidently in field interactions.
• Influence Apex’s product roadmaps to ensure alignment with customer and industry needs.

Education and Experience:

• BS degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Management Information Systems, engineering, science, or similar undergraduate program
• 2+ years of related industry experience, preferably in a technical solutions role within financial services, technology, or a related sector.
• Strong background and proven experience developing, testing, and maintaining REST APIs.
• Understanding of public cloud infrastructure and microservices architecture.
• Customer centric with strong ability to understand and grasp customer needs and map it our solution offering
• Proven experience in at least one or more of the following languages: Java, Python, C#, C++, Go, etc.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior FinTech experience
• Project management experience
• Cloud Platform Proficiency: Strong experience with cloud platforms such as Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• Containerization and Orchestration: Experience with Docker and Kubernetes is highly beneficial.
• Real-Time Data Processing: Familiarity with Apache Kafka, AWS Kinesis, or Google Pub/Sub is advantageous.
• Monitoring and DevOps: Knowledge of monitoring tools and DevOps practices.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Technical Aptitude: Solid technical foundation with the ability to quickly learn new technologies, tools, and frameworks. Ability to learn languages, tools, frameworks, processes quickly.
• Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication abilities, with the skill to articulate complex solutions clearly and persuasively.
• Problem-Solving Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, capable of handling technical challenges and translating them into actionable solutions.
• Customer Focus: Dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers, acting with customers in mind.
• Team Collaboration: Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to drive projects to completion.

• This job operates 2 days per week in the Manila office
• Standard working hours align with Philippines business hours; flexibility required to work at least one day per week on a later shift to collaborate with US and/or UK based teams and leadership