Engineering Manager - Data Platform

United States Digital Space LLC; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Addepar is seeking an Engineering Manager for its Data Platform to lead a global team and deliver scalable data and AI services. You will be hands-on, shaping architecture, building services, and guiding product stakeholders to accelerate velocity.

This UK role requires rights to work in the United Kingdom from day one; visa sponsorship is not available. You’ll collaborate across offices in London and Edinburgh and partner with security, data, and platform teams to serve analytics for thousands

Qualifications

• Must have a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
• Minimum five years of relevant experience with cloud infra and software development.
• Strong experience with Java or Python and major datastores.
• Knowledge of distributed processing tech is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Work on greenfield projects to improve lakehouse velocity and product shipping.
• Build and own end-to-end services that scale at enterprise level.
• Architect and contribute to a next-gen interface for agentic AI on our platforms.
• Manage a global team and help them grow and stay productive.
• Support data and infrastructure operating model across Addepar’s platform.

Skills

Cloud infra experience

Java

Python

Distributed systems design

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Terraform

AWS

DynamoDB

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Apache Spark

Databricks

Snowflake

Kafka

AWS Kinesis

Job description

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, Singapore and São Paulo.

The Role

We are currently seeking an Engineering Manager to join Addepar’s Data Platform! In this role, you will directly contribute to a global platform used by over half the company every day for shipping data & AI products at scale. You’ll be expected to be hands‑on: building services, providing commentary and insight on architecture, and working daily with a range of engineering & product stakeholders to improve velocity and enable platform capabilities that allow Addepar to be the ultimate data & AI platform for finance. Additionally, you’ll manage a global team with a mix of experience and help them grow and be productive.

Applicants must have, and maintain, the right to work in the United Kingdom from the first day of employment. Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

What You’ll Do

• Work on greenfield projects changing what is possible for a lakehouse architecture to do for improving velocity & shipping products
• Build & own entire services end-to-end that can scale at the enterprise level Addepar serves
• Help architect and contribute to the next generation interface onto our platforms to enable seamless development with agentic AI
• Manage a global team with a mix of experience and help them grow and be productive
• Help support our global operating model for data & infrastructure across Addepar’s broader platform

Who You Are

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
• At least five years of experience
• Deep experience working with cloud infrastructure directly with infrastructure as code (e.g. Terraform) on AWS
• Deep technical knowledge of Java or Python, and datastores like DyanmoDB, Postgres, MySQL, etc.
• Knowledge of systems design & distributed processing through technologies such as Apache Spark or Databricks / Snowflake is a huge plus
• Knowledge on messaging technologies like Kafka / AWS Kinesis or similar is a plus

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.