Staff Software Engineer - Trading

Addepar; New York (NY); On-site; USD 187,000 - 234,000; Full time

Job summary

Addepar is seeking a highly experienced Backend Software Engineer with a strong Java background to join our Trading suite. You will drive complex technical designs for a scalable, resilient platform used by wealth management firms and collaborate with product teams.

You will mentor engineers, lead architectural decisions, and deliver high-quality code across the system. This role emphasizes ownership, collaboration, and continuous learning in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience.
• Expert Java backend development and Spring Boot.
• Experience with SQL/NoSQL databases and data lake architectures.
• Ability to influence technical direction in distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement scalable backend solutions.
• Lead project priorities and deliverables.
• Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and partners.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to strategic product design.
• Write clean, maintainable code and scalable solutions.
• Engage in architecture reviews and drive technical direction.

Skills

Java backend

Distributed systems

Mentoring

Ownership mindset

Cloud platforms AWS

RESTful APIs

Software design patterns

Lead/leadership

Education

B.S./M.S. in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Spring Boot

SQL

NoSQL

OLAP

Data Lake

AWS

Job description

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 a highly experienced Backend Software Engineer with a strong Java background to join our Trading suite of products—including Rebalancing, Order Management System (OMS), and Investment Book of Record (IBOR).

We’re building a scalable, tax-efficient trading & rebalancing platform for wealth management firms of all sizes. The platform will target sophisticated rebalancing strategies across equities, mutual funds and fixed income products and send trades to be completed in the market.

You will play a significant role in driving complex, long-term technical designs from concept to delivery, ensuring our solutions are scalable, resilient, and secure. You will leverage your deep expertise in software design patterns and distributed systems to solve challenging problems and pioneer the adoption of new technologies. While you will educate and empower other engineers, this is fundamentally a hands-on technical leadership role where you will work closely with product and design teams to deliver exceptional products for our clients.

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 $187,000 - $234,000 (base salary) + bonus + equity + benefits.

Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process. Additionally, these ranges reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or 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

• Architect, implement, and maintain engineering solutions to solve complex problems; write well-designed, testable code.
• Lead individual project priorities, deadlines, and solutions.
• Collaborate effectively with product managers, engineers, and partners on projects.
• Active support of business needs during US hours.Act as an engineering representative to the client and product support and steer communications from engineering standpoints.
• Communicate technical ideas and set direction on projects with a focus on solving business challenges.
• Mentor other engineers on the team.
• Participate in the design and development of a strategic product for Addepar.
• Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code that's also scalable and extensible

Who You Are

• B.S., or M.S. in Computer Science or similar technical field of study (or equivalent practical experience).
• 8+ years of software engineering experience.
• Expert-level proficiency in backend development, with a focus on Java.
• Experience with databases, SQL, NoSQL, OLAP, and/or data lake architectures
• 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
• Expertise in cloud platforms, preferably AWS
• Comfortable working in a cloud context, with automated infrastructure and service-oriented architecture
• You have a track record of amplifying your impact by mentoring other engineers
• A strong ownership mentality and drive to solve the most important problems.
• Experience with Java, Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, and related technologies is preferred

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.