Software Engineer

APEXX is pioneering payment orchestration and transforming the global payments landscape with cutting-edge technology and innovation. As a leader in FinTech, we are committed to creating inclusive solutions that empower businesses worldwide. Are you excited about creating scalable and resilient systems in the fast-moving world of FinTech?

We are looking for a Software Engineer to join our growing technology team. In this role, you will design and build backend services that power our core platform. These services enable real-time transactions, intelligent routing, and seamless integrations with partners across the financial ecosystem.

You will work with a modern tech stack including Java Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, Redis, AWS Lambda and a wide range of AWS services. You will collaborate closely with engineers, product managers, and stakeholders to deliver reliable and high-performance systems.

If you are passionate about learning, enjoy working in a collaborative environment, and love solving complex engineering challenges, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services using Java Spring Boot while contributing to the ongoing evolution of our platform and system architecture.
• Optimise backend systems for real-time processing, performance, resilience, and scalability.
• Implement secure and reliable integrations with third-party systems.
• Take part in the full software delivery lifecycle, from requirements gathering to production deployment and ongoing support.
• Troubleshoot production issues and help improve reliability and user experience.
• Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and engineers to ensure technical solutions align with business goals.
• Participate in code reviews and share ideas openly to foster a supportive and inclusive engineering culture.
• Contribute to best practices for infrastructure, DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and containerised deployments.

About You

• Experience developing and delivering backend systems with a focus on scalability, maintainability, and performance.
• Strong programming experience in Java.
• Hands-on experience with Spring and Spring Boot frameworks.
• Solid understanding of relational databases with expertise in SQL and PostgreSQL.
• Practical experience working with AWS services such as Lambda, API Gateway, ECS, and S3.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, containerisation, and infrastructure-as-code.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a curious, growth-oriented mindset.
• Comfortable working cross-functionally in collaborative, Agile environments with open and clear communication.
• Passionate about clean code, continuous learning, and building systems that are reliable and easy to maintain at scale.

Nice to Have

• Experience working in a

  FinTech

  or start-up environment.
• Exposure to observability tools.
• Familiarity with authentication and security patterns such as OAuth and SAML.

Perks and Benefits

Health & Wellbeing

• Comprehensive health insurance covering employees, spouses, and two children, with optional cover for parents.
• 15 personal days per year plus festival holidays.
• Additional paid leave for your birthday and one charity day per year.

Learning & Growth

• Dedicated annual budget for learning and development.
• Leadership workshops and monthly "Lunch & Learn" sessions with guest presenters.

Community & Culture

• Monthly team outings, hackathons, and fun team-building activities.
• A supportive, collaborative, and inclusive work culture where everyone can thrive.

About APEXX

Founded in 2016, APEXX is a fast-growing FinTech scale-up with the vision to become the most merchant-centric provider in the payments industry. Our platform connects merchants to the world’s payment ecosystem through a simple API, helping them increase conversions, lower costs, and simplify payment needs.

We have been recognised as an industry leader by winning the “Most Disruptive Payment Technology” award for two consecutive years. Our dedicated, diverse, and passionate team drives innovation and creates an open, supportive, and high-trust environment.

APEXX is proud to be an equal opportunities employer committed to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion at every level.

We do not accept speculative CVs or candidate profiles from Recruitment Agencies.