Staff Software Engineer (Reference Data)

• We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Staff Software Engineer for the Reference Data Team in the US, a critical component of the Addepar Platform team
• The Addepar Platform is a comprehensive data fabric that provides a single source of truth for our product set, encompassing a centralized and self-describing repository, API driven data services, integration pipeline, analytics infrastructure, warehousing solutions, and operating tools
• The Reference Data Team is responsible for the acquisition, conversion, cleansing, reconciliation, modelling, tooling, and infrastructure related to the integration of market and security master data from third-party data providers
• The team is critical to our core business, enabling alignment across public and alternative investment data products and empowering clients to effectively manage their investment portfolios
• As the Staff Software Engineer, you will play a crucial role in architecting complex systems and implementing solutions to deliver on business outcomes using a modern and diverse technology stack, including PySpark, Python, AWS, Terraform, Java, Kubernetes, microservices, and more
• Drive the technical direction for complex solutions in close alignment with your product counterparts, direct engineering peers in other regions and the wider engineering community
• Partner with multi-functional teams to design, develop, and deploy scalable data solutions that meet business requirements
• Build frameworks that supports highly performant ingestion and distribution of financial data and build AI-native products, moving from initial prototype to scalable production services with high velocity
• Evaluate and drive strategic business and technology decisions for the company and for customers
• Be a technical thought leader in multiple areas who educates and shares best practices. Your contributions deliver strategic and prescriptive guidance
• Working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment to deliver high-quality results and drive continuous improvement

Benefits

• Equity: Stretch the idea of ownership beyond your day-to-day and take pride in being an owner in the growth of Addepar
• Global Hybrid Workforce: Whether you work remotely or on-site, you’ll have the opportunity to build and collaborate with colleagues around the world
• Flexible Time Off: Spend time traveling, celebrating with friends and family or relax on your schedule
• Benefits Packages: Competitive medical, dental and vision benefits along with a monthly wellness allowance to keep you healthy and happy
• Learning & Development Allowance: Your continued growth and development are important to us
• Dynamic Team: Strong investment in the best talent at the intersection of technology and finance

• Ability to own complex projects involving partners across multiple team
• Proven ability to collaborate with and mentor other engineers
• Prior experience with distributed systems, microservices and messaging queues
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills
• B.S., or M.S. in Computer Science or similar technical field of study (or equivalent practical experience)
• 7+ years of software engineering experience
• Knowledge of financial concepts (e.g., stocks, bonds, etc.) is helpful but not necessary
• Passion for the world of FinTech and solving previously intractable problems at the heart of investment management is a plus
• Working knowledge of at least one object oriented programming language (PySpark, Python, Java), relational databases, SQL, NoSQL, OLAP, and/or data lake architectures