VP, Backend Platform & Cloud-Native Architect

Apex Systems; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

401K with company match

HSA (Health Savings Account)

EAP

ESPP

Job summary

Everforth Apex is seeking a VP - Lead Backend Engineer to join our Digital Infrastructure and Software Engineering team in New York. You will design, build, and scale secure, high‑availability backend services and platforms that support mission-critical financial infrastructure.

Lead technical direction, API strategies, and mentoring across multiple teams. Emphasize platform engineering, observability, incident response, and DevOps using Terraform, Docker, Helm, ArgoCD, GitHub Actions, and

Qualifications

• Strong experience in software engineering and platform engineering within high-performing technical teams.
• Experience building and supporting Kubernetes-based platforms and cloud-native engineering environments.
• Experience with infrastructure as code, CI/CD, and modern DevOps practices using Terraform, Docker, Helm, ArgoCD, GitHub Actions, and Jenkins.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and scale secure, high-availability backend services and platforms for mission-critical systems.
• Lead API strategy, platform engineering, and mentoring across multiple teams to improve reliability and performance.
• Support observability, incident response, and compliant deployment practices in enterprise environments.

Skills

Kubernetes platforms

Cloud-native engineering

CI/CD pipelines

Terraform

Docker

Helm

ArgoCD

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Observability

Prometheus

Grafana

Kibana

Distributed systems

Backend engineering

API design

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Jenkins

ArgoCD

GitHub Actions

Job description

Everforth Apex is seeking a VP - Lead Backend Engineer to join our Digital Infrastructure and Software Engineering team in New York. You will design, build, and scale secure, high‑availability backend services and platforms that support mission-critical financial infrastructure.

Lead technical direction, API strategies, and mentoring across multiple teams. Emphasize platform engineering, observability, incident response, and DevOps using Terraform, Docker, Helm, ArgoCD, GitHub Actions, and