Staff Engineer

Apex Systems; San Antonio, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESPP

401K

HSA

EAP

Employee discounts

Certifications discounts

Training programs

Career coaching

Job summary

Everforth Apex Systems is seeking a Staff Engineer to lead a consumer banking and payment applications team. You will provide hands-on technical leadership across Java back-end and mobile banking efforts, mentor engineers, and enhance software quality through code reviews and architectural input.

You will collaborate with product and engineering leaders, own development efforts, and ensure scalable, secure delivery. Travel to San Antonio a few times per quarter is expected in this hybrid role.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years of software engineering experience.
• Strong Java development experience and prior lead-level responsibilities.
• Experience with APIs, microservices, and distributed systems.
• Banking, payments, financial services, or fintech background preferred.
• Proven ability to review code and mentor engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead development for consumer banking and payment applications.
• Design and deliver new payment capabilities, including wire functionality.
• Review code and mentor engineers to promote engineering excellence.
• Serve as the primary technical escalation point for the team.
• Collaborate across Java, iOS, and Android teams; participate in architecture decisions.
• Ensure scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions; translate business requirements into technical solutions.

Skills

Java development

Technical leadership

API design

Microservices

Distributed systems

Banking/Fintech domain

Mentoring engineers

Code reviews

Communication

Tools

OpenShift

AWS

Kafka

React

CI/CD

Testing frameworks

Job description

Location: San Antonio, Austin, Dallas/Fort Worth, or Houston (Hybrid)

Role Overview

We are seeking a Staff Engineer to serve as the technical lead for a consumer banking application team focused on delivering new digital payment capabilities. This individual will provide hands-on technical leadership across Java back-end and mobile banking teams, mentor engineers, and drive software quality. In this role, you will be responsible for owning development efforts and ensuring high-quality software delivery while partnering with product and engineering leaders.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead development efforts for consumer banking and payment applications.
• Design and deliver new payment capabilities, including consumer wire functionality.
• Review code and mentor engineers, promoting best practices and engineering excellence.
• Act as the primary technical escalation point for the team.
• Collaborate across Java, iOS, and Android development teams.
• Participate in architecture and design decisions.
• Ensure solutions are scalable, secure, and maintainable.
• Partner with stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions.

Required Qualifications

• A minimum of 6 years of software engineering experience.
• Strong Java development experience.
• Experience serving as a Technical Lead, Lead Engineer, or Staff Engineer.
• Experience with APIs, microservices, and distributed systems.
• Prior experience in banking, payments, financial services, or fintech environments.
• Demonstrated experience with code reviews and mentoring developers.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with React.
• Experience with iOS (Swift) and/or Android development.
• Familiarity with Kafka or event-driven architectures.
• Knowledge of consumer banking or digital payment systems.
• Knowledge of container orchestration platforms like OpenShift and cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing frameworks.

Work Schedule

This is a hybrid position. Travel to San Antonio will be required a few times per quarter for planning sessions and team events. Travel expenses will be reimbursed.

Work Authorization

Applicants must be a U.S. Citizen or Green Card holder. Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Everforth Apex Benefits Overview

• medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection.
• We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure.
• Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts.
• In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA.
• Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach.

Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

If you require an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act to participate in an interview with a virtual recruiter or to use our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at [e-mail] or 804-523-8228. Please note that this contact information is strictly to be used for medical ADA accommodations and that no other inquiries will be answered.

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