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 circa 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

Job Title: Software Architect, Fund Solutions

Location: Makati City

Role Summary

We are seeking a technically strong and product-minded Software Architect to join our global engineering team within Apex Group. This role is focused on shaping the architecture of product-oriented applications used by real users across the organization, while guiding the modernization of a diverse application landscape spanning both legacy and modern platforms.

The successful candidate will define architectural direction, support high-impact technical decisions, and work closely with engineering teams to ensure solutions are scalable, maintainable, and aligned with business goals. This is a moderately hands-on role suited to someone who can combine strong architectural thinking with practical delivery experience across .NET backends, React and Angular frontends, SQL-backed systems, and modern cloud and DevOps practices.

You will work closely with product, engineering, DevOps, infrastructure, and business stakeholders globally, reporting to the Head of DevOps based in Spain. The role is based in the Philippines, with flexibility to work overlapping hours with European teams when required.

This is an excellent opportunity for an architect who enjoys solving complex product and platform challenges, setting technical direction, and helping teams evolve systems that deliver visible value to end users.

What You Will Work With

• C# and .NET/.NET Core for backend architecture, APIs, and application services.

• React and Angular for modern frontend architecture and user-facing platforms.

• SQL and data-driven application design across operational and product systems.

• Azure, AWS, Docker, Terraform, and modern cloud infrastructure patterns where relevant.

• Azure DevOps, CI/CD, engineering standards, release pipelines, and delivery practices.

• Integration patterns, modernization roadmaps, and scalable application design across mixed technology environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and evolve application architecture for product-oriented systems across both legacy and modern platforms.

• Lead integration design and guide technical decisions across APIs, services, frontend applications, and data flows.

• Drive modernization initiatives that improve maintainability, scalability, reliability, and developer efficiency.

• Establish and promote architecture standards, design principles, and engineering best practices across teams.

• Partner with engineering teams in design reviews, technical planning, and solution shaping to ensure delivery quality and architectural alignment.

• Work closely with product, DevOps, infrastructure, and business stakeholders to translate business goals into practical and sustainable technical solutions.

• Contribute hands-on where needed through technical guidance, architecture reviews, prototyping, and support for complex implementation challenges.

Core Skills / Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering, including significant experience designing and evolving enterprise or product-focused applications.

• Strong experience with C# and .NET/.NET Core for backend architecture, APIs, and application development.

• Strong understanding of frontend architecture and delivery using React and/or Angular.

• Strong SQL skills and a solid understanding of application data design, performance, and integration concerns.

• Experience designing scalable, maintainable, and secure distributed systems and application architectures.

• Experience with REST APIs, application integration patterns, and service-oriented or microservices-based design approaches.

• Familiarity with Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, source control, and modern delivery practices.

• Experience guiding teams through technical decisions, architecture reviews, and modernization efforts.

• Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain technical direction clearly to both engineering and non-technical stakeholders.

• Ability to balance strategic architectural thinking with pragmatic delivery decisions.

Preferred / Valued Skills

• Exposure to cloud platforms such as Azure and/or AWS.

• Experience with Docker, Terraform, and infrastructure or platform automation practices.

• Familiarity with DevOps practices, release management, environment strategy, and operational readiness.

• Experience supporting mixed landscapes that include both legacy systems and modern application stacks.

• Familiarity with automated testing strategies and quality engineering practices.

• Exposure to Agile delivery models such as Scrum or Kanban.

• Experience in financial services, regulated environments, or enterprise product ecosystems is an advantage.

Soft Skills

• Strong systems thinking and architectural problem-solving ability.

• Comfortable influencing teams without over-engineering solutions.

• Clear communicator who can align architecture decisions with product and business priorities.

• Strong sense of ownership, accountability, and technical judgment.

• Able to work effectively across distributed teams with some overlap with European working hours where needed.

• Proactive mindset with a focus on quality, sustainability, and continuous improvement.

Working Hours & Collaboration Expectations

• This role is based in the Philippines.

• Standard working hours will apply, with flexibility to provide overlap with European teams when required.

• Daily collaboration with the Spain-based DevOps lead and global engineering teams.

• Requires strong self-management, comfort with asynchronous collaboration, and the ability to work effectively in a distributed team structure.

What You Will Get in Return

• A genuinely unique opportunity to be part of an expanding global business.

• The chance to shape product architecture and modernization decisions with visible business impact.

• Exposure to both legacy and modern platforms in a complex financial services environment.

• Opportunities for professional development across architecture, engineering leadership, cloud, and delivery practices.

• A supportive, multicultural, and collaborative work environment.

• Career progression opportunities within a growing international organization.

Long-Term Growth Path

This role is ideal for an architect who:

• Enjoys defining technical direction while staying close to product delivery.

• Wants to lead modernization, integration design, and application evolution across a diverse technology landscape.

• Is interested in architecture standards, scalable systems, cloud platforms, and engineering maturity.

• Wants exposure to enterprise-scale platforms and globally distributed engineering teams.

Additional information:

We are an equal opportunity employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, gender identity, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, socio-economic, responsibilities for dependants, physical or mental disability. Any hiring decision are made on the basis of skills, qualifications and experiences.

We measure our success as a business, not only by delivering great products and services and continually increasing our assets under administration and market share, but also by how we positively impact people, society and the planet.

For more information on our commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) please visit https://theapexgroup.com/csr-policy/

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.