Staff Backend Software Engineer - Portfolio Data Workflow

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 Staff Backend Software Engineer to join our Portfolio Data Workflows team in Poland. In this role, you'll be at the forefront of designing, implementing and maintaining critical API services that power our financial data ecosystem, while helping to modernize our architecture to support our expansion into European markets. You'll have the opportunity to shape the future of our platform by implementing robust solutions that scale across multiple regions, enhance user experiences, and ensure compliance with European and international financial regulations. This position offers exceptional scope for technical leadership in transforming how our global clients interact with and leverage financial data.

Applicants must have legal authorization to work in the country where this role is based on the first day of employment. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

What You’ll Do

• Design, develop, and implement robust API services to support our rapidly growing European customer base

• Lead architecture designs and product roadmap creation

• Research and drive the adoption of new technologies and best practices to drive innovation

• Analyse and dive deep into a complex and powerful ecosystem, understanding requirements, determining optimal approaches and driving change

• Mentor, coach, and empower other engineers, contributing to an inclusive and high-performing team culture

• Amplify your technical ability by empowering your peers and contributing to code reviews and technical designs

• Debug and troubleshoot issues across the entire application stack

• Collaborate effectively with other engineers, product managers and stakeholders, in line with our company values outlined below

• Be part of a high-performing, cross-functional team

Who You Are

• You have extensive experience in software development, including building backend services in a professional environment

• You have a deep and expert knowledge of software design patterns, API design, and the software development lifecycle

• Proven ability to influence technical direction and make significant contributions to the architecture of complex, distributed systems

• Understanding of REST, service-based architecture, and distributed systems

• A rapid learner with robust analytical and problem-solving abilities

• A curious person, who enjoys digging deep into requirements and handling complexity

• You have a track record of amplifying your impact by mentoring other engineers and collaborating effectively within a team of senior peers

• Experience building services with Java, SQL and AWS

• Experience with Elasticsearch is a nice-to-have

• Demonstrable knowledge of using AI in a professional engineering environment

• Interest or experience in the financial industry or wealth management in particular

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.

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