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 50 countries, Addepar’s platform aggregates portfolio, market and client data for over $7 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 New York City, Salt Lake City, Chicago, London, Edinburgh, Pune, and Dubai.
The Role
Addepar is seeking a
Staff Backend Software Engineer to join our
Partner Platform team—one of the most cross-functional, high-impact groups in our organization. This team works across engineering, operations, and product to build scalable solutions on top of Addepar’s evolving data lakehouse architecture.
You’ll design and deliver backend systems that enable seamless integration of internal and external data sources, support complex client data transformations, and unlock powerful analytics capabilities. You’ll also partner directly with teams across the company—from building embedded dashboards to driving strategic acquisition-related projects.
We work in
Python, PySpark, AWS, and Terraform using Agile methodologies, but we welcome strong engineers with experience in other backend stacks who are excited to learn.
What You’ll Do
- Build scalable data integration pipelines that support mission-critical projects across the organization
- Own and contribute to end-to-end engineering projects using the Addepar data lakehouse
- Partner with stakeholders across analytics, operations, and product to deliver solutions that directly impact clients and business teams
- Participate in the design, development, and optimization of tools and systems for account conversions, historical data imports, and embedded integrations
- Maintain and expand the foundational codebase supporting the data lakehouse ecosystem
Examples
- Account Conversion Platform: Engineered the system that enables client data from acquired firms to be merged into Addepar—a complex, high-visibility initiative.
- Embedded Integration System: Helped internal teams transition to modern dashboards powered by Addepar’s lakehouse, including designing a repeatable integration pattern to support scalable analytics.
- Historical Data Conversion: Currently the company’s #1 priority—migrating large, complex datasets from competitor platforms and internal systems into Addepar with accuracy, scale, and performance.
Who You Are
Must-Have Skills
- Strong programming experience (preferably in Python)
- Solid background in databases and working with large datasets (e.g. Spark, other big data frameworks)
- Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
Nice-to-Haves
- Experience with AWS, PySpark, or Terraform
- Strong problem-solving skills related to data architecture and data i
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
[email protected].
