Sr. Software Engineer - AI/ML - AI Platform (EDI)

Addepar; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Addepar, a global data and AI platform, seeks a Senior AI Engineer to own architecture and delivery of AI-native capabilities across our platform. You will lead end-to-end development, shipping robust, scalable AI-powered solutions for investment workflows.

The role emphasizes ownership, rapid iteration, and collaboration with product teams to translate strategy into robust technical execution. UK work eligibility required.

Qualifications

• Extensive backend software engineering experience with production-grade systems.
• Experience shipping AI-native products or demonstrable AI projects.
• Strong ownership mindset and track record of delivering complex initiatives.
• Bias for action with rapid shipping and iterative improvement.
• Preferred: experience with LLMs and agentic systems in production.
• Preferred: finance domain AI experience.

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end delivery of AI-native products and scalable services.
• Architect, build, and productionize core AI platform components (LLMs, vector stores, tool use).
• Enforce technical discipline and operational excellence for AI products.
• Iterate based on performance metrics and user feedback to improve AI outcomes.
• Lead evaluation and adoption of new AI technologies to stay at the frontier.
• Collaborate with product managers to translate goals into practical technical solutions.

Skills

Python

Golang

gRPC

AWS

Kubernetes

AI systems

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science or quantitative field

Tools

Databricks

Langchain

MLFlow

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.

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 seeking a Senior AI Engineer to join our AI Platform team. The AI Platform team is focused on enabling and building disruptive, innovative solutions to transform the wealth technology landscape with AI across our product suite and is growing quickly.

As a Senior AI Engineer, you will be responsible for architecting, leading, and driving the execution of the core AI capabilities that power our platform. This is a high-impact role for an engineer who thrives on the frontier of applied AI and maintains a relentless focus on shipping. You will not just work with LLMs and agentic frameworks; you will own the end-to-end delivery of AI-native products, ensuring that cutting-edge AI systems are hardened into robust, scalable, and high-performance production systems.

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

• Drive the end-to-end execution and delivery of AI-native products, moving from initial prototype to scalable production services with high velocity
• Architect, build, and productionize core components of our AI platform – including:
• LLMs and the surrounding ecosystem (e.g., vector DBs, prompt tuning, etc.)
• Agentic frameworks
• Core agent capabilities like MCP/ cross-platform tool use, web browsing, computer use
• Enforce technical discipline and operational excellence for all of our AI products
• Rapidly iterate on AI products based on performance metrics and user feedback to drive continuous improvement
• Lead the evaluation and adoption of new AI technologies and frameworks to keep Addepar on the frontier of the industry
• Partner with product managers and other engineering teams to translate strategic goals into technical realities, abstracting AI complexity so they can iterate quickly

Who You Are

• Extensive professional experience in backend software engineering, with expertise in programming languages/technologies like Python, Golang, gRPC, AWS, and Kubernetes
• Proven track record of owning and shipping complex, production-grade systems.
• Proven experience shipping and maintaining AI-native products or features, or demonstrable passion through significant personal projects in AI
• Deep ownership mindset, seeing projects through to completion and raising the bar for execution across the team
• A strong bias for action, with a passion for shipping rapidly and iterating with feedback
• BS/MS in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or another quantitative field, or equivalent experience
• [Preferred] Specific experience with LLMs and agentic systems
• [Preferred] Hands-on experience with technologies in the modern AI/LLM ecosystem, such as Databricks, Langchain, or MLFlow
• [Preferred] Advanced understanding of the probabilistic systems underpinning modern LLMs
• [Preferred] Experience building AI products in highly accuracy-sensitive domains such as finance 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.