Senior Manager, Platform Engineering

About This Role

Lead and mentor a team of Platform Engineers to build high-quality, scalable, and resilient distributed financial systems, ensuring strategic alignment and collaboration across cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Platform Engineers in building high-quality, scalable, and resilient distributed systems
• Foster an environment of rapid learning and adaptation to new technologies, tools, and frameworks
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure the integration and deployment of best-in-class financial services solutions
• Manage and mentor engineering teams, encouraging continuous improvement and professional growth
• Grow and mentor engineers and developers to implement best-practices and collaborate across teams to build and integrate innovative products
• Adhere to and drive modern software engineering practices through code and design reviews, and by using data and AI to make decisions
• Build collaborative relationships with development, product, and program managers along with broader business stakeholders to define Apex’ platform strategy and accomplish key business objectives
• Provide progress reports to project teams, stakeholders, and senior leadership
• Perform risk analysis to identify and effectively manage risks; proactively raise prioritization and scheduling tradeoff decisions
• Assess existing processes and identify opportunities for improvement, including building the business cases and justification for stakeholders and senior leadership
• Continually learn and understand Apex’ broad product portfolio
• Travel occasionally to meet with engineering teams, stakeholders, and to stay aligned with industry advancements

Requirements

• 10+ years prior experience in cloud-native platform or software development
• 5+ years leading engineering teams in fast-paced environments
• Track record of building secure, high-performance services
• Experience with cloud platforms and modern DevOps practices
• Advanced knowledge of software testing and automation tools
• Ability to adapt quickly to new technologies and lead teams in learning and implementing these technologies
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining attention to details
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to think strategically about technology-driven solutions
• Demonstrated leadership abilities in creating clarity, generating energy, and delivering success
• Demonstrated ability to lead with integrity and remain calm during stressful situations while managing multiple demands and priorities
• Demonstrated technical leadership to provide technical guidance on technology issues, designs, and ideas
• Demonstrated ownership mentality with personal accountability as the foundation
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to convey concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Proficiency in cloud-based (GCP preferred, AWS) backend systems and micro-service architecture to ensure scalability and reliability
• Solid understanding of DevOps principles with hands-on experience in CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation
• Understanding of security best practices for APIs, backend systems, and infrastructure

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline (or equivalent work experience)
• 10+ years prior experience in cloud-native platform or software development; 5+ years leading engineering teams in fast-paced environments

Nice to Have

• Financial services or regulated environment experience
• Experience reducing operational toil through automation
• Familiarity with financial systems, trading and accounting concepts, and compliance within regulated environments

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits