Staff Software Engineer

Who We Are

Addepar is a global data and AI platform empowering investment professionals to turn complex financial information into actionable intelligence. Addepar unifies portfolio, market and client data in a total portfolio view and delivers AI-powered insights within investment and client workflows. More than 1,400 firms in nearly 60 countries use Addepar to manage and advise on nearly $9 trillion in assets. Its open platform integrates with nearly 650 software, data and consulting partners to power end-to-end investment operations across firms of all sizes and complexity. Addepar supports clients worldwide with offices in New York City, Salt Lake City, London, Edinburgh, Pune, Dubai, Geneva and São Paulo. 

The Role

We are currently seeking a highly experienced Staff Software Engineer with a strong Java background to join our Letter of Authorisation (LOA) team!

We’re building a system that can self-service onboarding of held-away accounts for enterprise clients. This new system will be built on our application framework with cloud-native architecture principles. 

We’re looking for an experienced, detail-oriented Engineering Leader who will build an inclusive team culture, empower engineers to succeed and foster an environment that creates high quality engineering processes and product delivery. You are passionate about technology and can amplify your technical knowledge via your team. You’ll work closely with our product and design teams to deliver great products for our clients.

Our engineering team primarily works in Java, Python and React, a strong Java experience with any of the additional skills would help succeed in the role. We use Agile methodologies to deliver impactful business outcomes.

What You’ll Do

• Architect, implement, and maintain engineering solutions to solve complex problems; write well-designed, testable code.
• Lead individual project priorities, deadlines, and solutions.
• Collaborate effectively with product managers, engineers, and partners on projects.
• Active support of business needs during US hours.Act as an engineering representative to the client and product support and steer communications from engineering standpoints.
• Communicate technical ideas and set direction on projects with a focus on solving business challenges.
• Mentor other engineers on the team.
• Participate in the design and development of a strategic product for Addepar.
• Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code that's also scalable and extensible

Who You Are

• B.S., or M.S. in Computer Science or similar technical field of study (or equivalent practical experience).
• Minimum 9+ years of software engineering experience.
• Expert-level proficiency in backend development, with a focus on Java.
• Good experience on AWS or any other public cloud platform in building scalable architecture.
• Expert-level demonstrated proficiency in scalable microservice architecture design and development 
• Experience with databases, SQL, NoSQL, OLAP, and/or data lake architectures
• A strong ownership mentality and drive to solve the most important problems.
• Passion for implementing standard processes with a bias toward smart automation.
• Proven ability to collaborate with and mentor other engineers.
• Experience in data processing and analysis using SQL, PySpark, or similar frameworks is a plus.
• A rapid learner with robust analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Our Values 

• Act Like an Owner - Think and operate with intention, purpose and care. Own outcomes.
• Build Together - Collaborate to unlock the best solutions. Deliver lasting value. 
• Champion Our Clients - Exceed client expectations. Our clients’ success is our success. 
• Drive Innovation - Be bold and unconstrained in problem solving. Transform the industry. 
• Embrace Learning - Engage our community to broaden our perspective. Bring a growth mindset. 

In addition to our core values, Addepar is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We seek to bring together diverse ideas, experiences, skill sets, perspectives, backgrounds and identities to drive innovative solutions. We commit to promoting a welcoming environment where inclusion and belonging are held as a shared responsibility.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

PHISHING SCAM WARNING: Addepar is among several companies recently made aware of a phishing scam involving con artists posing as hiring managers recruiting via email, text and social media. The imposters are creating misleading email accounts, conducting remote “interviews,” and making fake job offers in order to collect personal and financial information from unsuspecting individuals. Please be aware that no job offers will be made from Addepar without a formal interview process. Additionally, Addepar will not ask you to purchase equipment or supplies as part of your onboarding process. If you have any questions, please reach out to ta-operations@addepar.com.