Senior Software Engineer

Apex Group Ltd; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Apex Group Ltd is seeking a Senior Software Developer to join its team in Barcelona. This role involves liaising with the quantitative development team to ensure the successful evolution of the business unit within Apex. The ideal candidate will have strong knowledge of .NET, Visual Studio, and SQL Server, along with 3 to 5 years of experience.

The position offers a chance to contribute to innovative solutions in a fast-growing firm within the financial services industry.

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years professional experience in software development.
• Demonstrable source control experience with GIT and SVN.
• Good business acumen and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Ownership of business technology processes and documentation.
• Coordinate development of source control and change management processes.
• Close collaboration with product working groups to develop or refactor databases.
• Promote efficient database connectivity and operations.

Skills

Strong Microsoft knowledge in .NET

Visual Studio

SQL Server

Source control experience (GIT, SVN)

Excellent communication skills (English)

Job description

The Apex Group was established in Bermuda in 2003 and is now one of the world’s largest fund administration and middle office solutions providers.

Our business is unique in its ability to reach globally, service locally and provide cross‑jurisdictional services. With our clients at the heart of everything we do, our hard‑working team has successfully delivered on an unprecedented growth and transformation journey, and we are now represented by over approximately 13,000 employees across 112 offices worldwide. Your career with us should reflect your energy and passion.

That’s why, at Apex Group, we will do more than simply “empower” you. We will work to supercharge your unique skills and experience.

Take the lead and we’ll give you the support you need to be at the top of your game. And we offer you the freedom to be a positive disrupter and turn big ideas into bold, industry‑changing realities.

For our business, for clients, and for you

Senior Software Developer – Job Description

Apex Risk Technologies (ART) is a leading fintech firm and a critical part of the Apex Group, a global financial services provider. ART clients include alternative investment funds, banks, and fund management companies (ManCo’s).

At ART we have a passion for finance and technology with a strong commitment to research and development in order to continuously innovate and improve client solutions within an open and collegiate environment. ART’s core solution is RiskMonitor®, which provides an independent appraisal of investment risk compliance and financial risk exposures. RiskMonitor® produces customisable risk reporting suitable for boards, risk committees and investors as well as risk data required for regulatory submissions.

ART is a fast‑growing business and we are looking for a Senior Software Developer to join our team in Barcelona. In this role, and reporting to ART’s CTO, you will liaise with the quantitative development team in Barcelona and Apex technology management colleagues globally to ensure the successful evolution of the ART business unit within Apex. This role will also involve liaison with business partners, technology vendors and client counterparties, and colleagues within the Apex Group. This role would suit an ambitious technology professional with a keen and demonstrable interest in quantitative finance.

Job responsibilities

• Production Release Cycle
  • Ownership of business technology processes and documentation
  • Coordination and development of source control and change management processes
  • Rationalisation of database table and stored procedures
• Key Development Initiatives
  • Work closely with product specific working groups to develop new and/or refactor existing databases
  • Promote more efficient database connectivity and operations throughout code base
  • Promote better and more scalable development practices
  • Enable development of ART API functionality
• Internal projects
  • Support SOC1/ ISAE 3402 assurance implementation
• Partner liaison
  • Regular proactive client engagement on ART KPIs and RiskMonitor usage

Role Requirements

• Strong Microsoft knowledge in .NET, Visual Studio and SQL Server
• 3 to 5 years professional experience
• Demonstrable source control experience ideally with both GIT and SVN
• Good business acumen
• Excellent communication skills (English)

Desirable Attributes

• Interest in MATLAB
• Demonstrable interest in quantitative finance

At Apex Group, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. In Spain, this includes our obligation under the LGD to ensure that people with disabilities are represented within our teams. If you have a recognised disability (≥33%), we welcome your application and will provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

Disclaimer: Unsolicited CVs sent to Apex (Talent Acquisition Team or Hiring Managers) by recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this position. Apex operates a direct sourcing model and where agency assistance is required, the Talent Acquisition team will engage directly with our exclusive recruitment partners.