Sr. Software Engineer - AI/ML - AI Platform

Addepar; New York (NY); On-site; USD 179,000 - 224,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial technology company seeks a Senior AI Engineer to architect, build, and deliver AI-native products. This role emphasizes innovation in AI and requires 3-6+ years of experience in backend engineering, particularly with Python and Golang. You will work on transforming financial technology through advanced AI solutions. The position offers a competitive salary range of $179,000 - $224,000 plus bonuses and equity, based in New York, NY. Applicants must have authorization to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship.

Qualifications

• 3-6+ years of backend software engineering experience.
• Proven experience shipping AI-native products or features.
• Strong ownership mindset and ability to see projects through.

Responsibilities

• Drive execution and delivery of AI-native products.
• Architect and build core components of the AI platform.
• Lead evaluation and adoption of new AI technologies.

Skills

Python

Golang

gRPC

AWS

Kubernetes

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or equivalent

Tools

Databricks

Langchain

MLFlow

Job description

Sr. Software Engineer - AI/ML - AI Platform

New York, NY

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 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.

Addepar takes a market-based approach to pay. A successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on the role, job‑related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions.

The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target base salary for roles in Colorado, California, and New York. The current range for this role is $179,000 - $224,000 (base salary) + bonus + equity + benefits.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without requiring current or future visa sponsorship (for example, employment‑based visas such as H‑1B, F‑1 /OPT, or similar), and must be authorized to begin work in the U.S. on their first day of employment.

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

• 3-6+ years of 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.
• Bonus Points (Preferred Qualifications):
  • Specific experience with LLMs and agentic systems.
  • Hands‑on experience with technologies in the modern AI/LLM ecosystem, such as Databricks, Langchain, or MLFlow.
  • Advanced understanding of the probabilistic systems underpinning modern LLMs.
  • 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.

As set forth in Addepar’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.