Cetera Financial Group · 2 hours ago
Senior API Data Services Engineer
Dallas, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$111K/yr - $148K/yr
5+ years expCetera Financial Group is a leading network of independent retail broker-dealers. They are seeking a Senior API & Data Services Engineer to design, build, and operate high-performance data access services, focusing on developing API-first data services and ensuring compliance with security and regulatory standards.
AdviceFinancial ServicesRetailRetirementWealth Management
Hiring Manager
Kimberly Aylesworth
Responsibilities
Design and develop API‑first data services using REST and GraphQL
Deliver secure, high‑performance access to canonical data from TPM/PCB platforms
Build versioned, contract-driven APIs with full documentation and cataloging
Create reusable components to standardize data access across consumers
Implement Redis/ElastiCache –based low‑latency caching
Tune APIs and caching layers to meet strict SLAs and near‑real‑time needs
Balance cache freshness, consistency, and cost in distributed systems
Diagnose performance issues across API, cache, and backend layers
Use AWS streaming tech (Kinesis, Kafka/MSK) to support real‑time workloads
Build and deploy services using API Gateway, Lambda, ECS/EKS, DynamoDB, Aurora, S3, ElastiCache
Deliver resilient, scalable, cost‑efficient cloud services
Participate in CI/CD, infrastructure‑as‑code, and automated environment pipelines
Implement RBAC and entitlement‑aware access
Ensure compliance with security, privacy, and regulatory standards
Partner with Governance and Architecture to enforce enterprise policies
Plan and manage multiple API engineering projects
Coordinate across teams to meet financial services and compliance requirements
Balance development and operational support demands
Work with Data Architecture, Ingestion, Mastering, and Integrated Data teams
Onboard application and analytics consumers to platform services
Translate business needs into scalable platform capabilities
Use GitHub Copilot and AI tooling to accelerate delivery, standardize code, and improve testing, documentation, and refactoring
Promote responsible, effective AI adoption across engineering teams
Maintain 24x7 availability, performance, and reliability for APIs and data services
Implement robust observability (logging, metrics, tracing)
Participate in incident response, RCA, and continuous improvement
Maintain runbooks and operational documentation; meet all SLAs
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree required; Master's preferred
5–7+ years in software/data engineering with production APIs and data services
Experience operating systems with defined SLAs in regulated environments
Strong AWS background: API Gateway, Lambda, ECS/EKS, DynamoDB, Aurora, S3, Iceberg
Hands-on Redis/ElastiCache and in-memory caching experience
Strong API security, authentication, authorization knowledge
CI/CD and modern DevOps experience
Experience with REST, GraphQL (including federation/schema management)
Expertise with Kinesis, Kafka/MSK, streaming, and event-driven architectures
Understanding of data modeling, canonical data patterns, contracts, and versioning
Experience supporting operational consumers and governed APIs for analytics/AI/ML
Exposure to data mesh, domain-oriented access, real-time architectures, and migration/modernization
Solid fundamentals: design patterns, testing, code quality
Experience with observability, debugging, and production support
Ability to diagnose complex reliability and performance issues
Deep understanding of financial services data, compliance, and transactional flows
Background managing large-scale 24x7 operational data systems
Established incident management and escalation processes
Experience optimizing ODS performance and availability
Excellent problem-solving and communication skills
Ability to explain technical topics to business and leadership stakeholders
Strong collaboration mindset across platforms and teams
Preferred
Broker-dealer and wealth management experience preferred
Financial Services certifications (SIE, Series‑99, etc.)
AWS certifications (Solutions Architect preferred, Data Analytics, API/GraphQL training)
Benefits
Inclusive health, dental, vision and life insurance plans built to support diverse lifestyles, offer preventative care, and protect against hardship.
Easy access to mental health benefits to meet our team members and their families where they are.
20+ days of paid time off (PTO), paid holidays, and 2 paid wellness days to give our employees the time they need to stay close with their loved ones, recharge, and give back to their communities.
401(k) Savings plan with a generous company contribution (up to 5%), and access to a financial professional to offer our employees the opportunity to plan-ahead for a strong financial future well beyond their working years.
Paid parental leave to support all team members with birth, adoption, and foster.
Health Savings and Flexible Spending Account options to help you save money on healthcare, daycare, commuting, and more.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP), LifeLock, Pet Insurance and more.
Company
Cetera Financial Group
Cetera Financial Group is a privately-held, independent broker-dealer and investment adviser families.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
Genstar Capital
2023-10-04Private Equity
2018-07-17Acquired
Leadership Team
Michael Durbin
Chief Executive Officer
Dan Burkott
Chief Compliance Officer - Tax Channel
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