Sr. Backend Software Engineer - Core Platform Engineering

Engineering · New York, United States

Job description

Who We Are

Addepar is a global technology and data company that helps investment professionals provide the most informed, precise guidance for their clients. Hundreds of thousands of users have entrusted Addepar to empower smarter investment decisions and better advice over the last decade. With client presence in more than 45 countries, Addepar’s platform aggregates portfolio, market and client data for over $6 trillion in assets. Addepar’s open platform integrates with more than 100 software, data and services partners to deliver a complete solution for a wide range of firms and use cases. Addepar embraces a global flexible workforce model with offices in Silicon Valley, New York City, Salt Lake City, Chicago, London, Edinburgh and Pune.

The Role

The Core Platform Engineering (CPE) team is responsible for the shared backbone infrastructure of applications deployed by software engineers at Addepar. CPE provides the engineering support required to meet Addepar's ever-increasing demands for scalable software builds, deployments, releases, and the maintenance of our applications worldwide.

We are currently seeking backend software engineers to join us! We are passionate about building applications that enable others to create software in a rapid yet safe manner. Our developer infrastructure supports most engineering teams at Addepar. We build tools to:

  • Automate the handling of large volumes of data
  • Establish resilient, distributed systems
  • Develop high-speed inter-process networking
  • Automate AWS infrastructure creation
  • Expand our capabilities as Addepar's opportunities grow!

In this role, you will have the opportunity to use the newest technology stacks to propel Addepar's business to a global presence. We seek hard-working individuals who care deeply about solving complex problems at scale, delighting customers, and contributing to the success of the entire company. We look for dedicated engineers with substantial technical depth and a desire to understand the broader business context. If you have built scalable systems, worked with great teams on challenging problems involving large data sets, or are interested in tackling complicated, technically demanding, critically important issues: join us!

Addepar takes a market-based approach to pay. A successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on the role, job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target base salary for roles in Colorado, California, and New York.

The current range for this role is $125,000 - $195,000 + bonus + equity + benefits.

Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process. Additionally, these ranges reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.

What You'll Do

  • Build quality software for our core infrastructure.
  • Drive innovation in a data-intensive, distributed computational service architecture.
  • Engage holistically in all aspects of the software development pipeline, from writing and testing to debugging, building, and releasing.

Who You are

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or a similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience.
  • Minimum of 4 years of experience as a professional software engineer.
  • Intellectually curious, unafraid to experiment, and strongly inclined towards automation.

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 TAinfo@addepar.com.