Staff Backend Software Engineer

Overview

In this role you will design and implement robust API services to support Addepar’s European customer base, while guiding architecture and product roadmaps. You’ll modernize multi-region infrastructure to scale platform capabilities and ensure regulatory compliance. You’ll lead technical direction, mentor engineers, and collaborate across product, engineering, and stakeholder teams to deliver high-impact financial data solutions. This is a chance to shape a cross-border data ecosystem and drive innovation in a fast-growing, highly-regulated space.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement robust API services for Europe-focused customers
• Lead architecture designs and product roadmap creation
• Research and adopt new technologies and best practices to drive innovation
• Analyze a complex ecosystem to determine optimal approaches and drive change
• Mentor, coach, and empower other engineers and contribute to a high-performing culture
• Contribute to code reviews and technical designs
• Debug and troubleshoot issues across the application stack
• Collaborate with engineers, product managers and stakeholders within the company values
• Be part of a high-performing, cross-functional team

Key requirements

• Extensive software development experience in backend services
• Deep knowledge of software design patterns, API design, and SDLC
• Proven ability to influence technical direction and architecture of distributed systems
• Understanding of REST, service-based architecture, and distributed systems
• Rapid learner with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Curious and capable of handling complex requirements
• Experience mentoring engineers and collaborating with senior peers
• Experience building services with Java, SQL and AWS
• Elasticsearch experience 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

• Mentoring and coaching
• Collaborative mindset
• Analytical problem-solving
• Java
• SQL
• AWS

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