Sr. Staff Software Engineer

Addepar1; Town of Poland (NY); On-site; USD 126,772 - 152,127; Full time

Job summary

Addepar in Poland is seeking a Senior Staff Backend Software Engineer to lead the development of secure products for our financial data ecosystem. You will provide technical leadership and mentorship while implementing scalable solutions.

The ideal candidate has extensive software development experience and knowledge of API design. The role offers a unique opportunity for leadership in a high-performing environment.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in software development and backend services.
• Deep knowledge of software design patterns and the software development lifecycle.
• Proven ability to influence technical direction of complex systems.

Responsibilities

• Define technology roadmaps and drive adoption across Addepar.
• Design and implement robust API services.
• Mentor and empower other engineers to foster a high-performing team culture.

Skills

Software development

Backend services

API design

Java

SQL

AWS

Elasticsearch

Job description

The Role

We are currently seeking a Senior Staff Backend Software Engineer to join our Portfolio Data Workflows team in Poland. In this role you will lead the design, development, and implementation of scalable and secure products that power our financial data ecosystem. You’ll provide technical leadership, education, and guidance to engineering teams across the organization and recommendations to leadership. You’ll draft and champion strong architectural practices; use them to ensure technical strategic alignment with business objectives as well as to mentor and train engineers. You’ll identify structural or organizational blockers and technical debt in order to propose and drive solutions, while helping to modernize our architecture to support our expansion into European markets. This position offers exceptional scope for technical leadership in transforming how our global clients interact with and leverage financial data.

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 current range for this role is 475,000-570,000 złoty (base salary).

Applicants must have legal authorization to work in the country where this role is based on the first day of employment. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

What You’ll Do

• Define technology roadmaps and engineering standards; drive adoption with the team and across Addepar
• Design, develop, and implement robust API services to support our rapidly growing European customer base
• Research and drive the adoption of new technologies and best practices to drive innovation
• Analyse and dive deep into a complex and powerful ecosystem, understanding requirements, determining optimal approaches and driving change
• Mentor, coach, and empower other engineers, contributing to an inclusive and high-performing team culture
• Amplify your technical ability by empowering your peers and contributing to code reviews and technical designs
• Proactively identify, prioritize and propose remediation for tech debt
• Debug and troubleshoot issues across the entire application stack
• Collaborate effectively with other engineers, product managers and stakeholders, in line with our company values outlined below
• Be part of a high-performing, cross-functional team
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues

Who You Are

• You have extensive experience in software development, including building backend services in a professional environment
• You have a deep and expert knowledge of software design patterns, API design, and the software development lifecycle
• Proven ability to influence technical direction and make significant contributions to the architecture of complex, distributed systems that handle data at scale
• Understanding of REST, service-based architecture, and distributed systems
• A rapid learner with robust analytical and problem-solving abilities
• A curious person, who enjoys digging deep into requirements and handling complexity
• You have a track record of amplifying your impact by mentoring other engineers and collaborating effectively within a team of senior peers
• Excellent communication and leadership skills
• Experience building services with Java, SQL and AWS
• Experience with Elasticsearch 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 in particular

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.