Staff Software Engineer

About the role

The role involves owning the end-to-end lifecycle of critical components within Addepar's Trading suite, specifically the Rebalancing, Order Management System (OMS), and Investment Book of Record (IBOR) platforms. You will architect and deliver scalable, tax-efficient trading solutions that target sophisticated rebalancing strategies across equities, mutual funds, and fixed income products, ensuring they are executed seamlessly in the market. This position requires driving complex, long-term technical designs from initial concept through full production deployment while maintaining a focus on scalability, resilience, and security. You will leverage deep expertise in software design patterns and distributed systems to solve challenging financial engineering problems and pioneer the adoption of new technologies where appropriate. A key responsibility is to educate and empower other engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, while also acting as a hands-on technical leader collaborating closely with product and design teams. Ultimately, you will deliver exceptional data and AI-powered products that enable investment professionals to turn complex financial information into actionable intelligence for clients managing trillions in assets.

Key facts

What you'll do

• Architect, implement, and maintain engineering solutions to solve complex problems; write well-designed, testable code for the Trading suite.
• Lead individual project priorities, deadlines, and solutions to ensure timely and high-quality delivery of critical trading features.
• Collaborate effectively with product managers, engineers, and partners to align technical implementation with business objectives.
• Active support of business needs during US hours; act as an engineering representative to the client and product support to steer communications from engineering standpoints.
• Communicate technical ideas and set direction on projects with a clear focus on solving business challenges and enabling investment professionals.
• Mentor other engineers on the team to elevate the overall technical capability and code quality of the group.
• Participate in the design and review of system architectures to ensure they meet stringent requirements for performance, scalability, and security.
• Develop and implement robust testing strategies and automation to ensure the reliability and stability of trading platform components.
• Optimize existing codebases and database queries to improve latency, throughput, and resource utilization in production environments.
• Troubleshoot complex production incidents and perform root cause analysis to prevent recurrence and improve system resilience.
• Integrate third-party APIs and services, such as market data feeds and execution brokers, to enable seamless trade execution.
• Define and maintain coding standards, best practices, and technical documentation to support long-term maintainability.
• Collaborate with data science and AI teams to integrate machine learning insights and predictions into trading workflows.
• Contribute to the open platform strategy by building integrations that connect with the extensive network of 650+ software, data, and consulting partners.
• Ensure all solutions comply with regulatory requirements and internal governance policies across global markets.

Requirements

• 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 the first day of employment.
• Must possess a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Must have 8+ years of professional software engineering experience with a strong focus on backend systems.
• Must have 8+ years of hands-on experience writing Java in production environments, demonstrating mastery of the language and its ecosystem.
• Must have a deep understanding of software design patterns and distributed system architectures to design scalable and maintainable solutions.
• Must have extensive experience working with databases, including SQL and NoSQL, and optimizing complex queries for high-performance scenarios.
• Must have a proven track record of building and maintaining high-availability, low-latency trading or financial systems.
• Must be comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment where priorities can shift quickly based on business needs.
• Must be able to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, including product managers, executives, and clients.
• Must be self-motivated, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously without sacrificing quality.

Nice to have

• Experience with cloud platforms and infrastructure as code.
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of financial markets, trading systems, and regulatory frameworks such as MiFID or SEC rules.
• Experience with messaging systems and event-driven architectures.
• Exposure to machine learning platforms and model deployment strategies.

Practical notes

• Hours: Full-time.
• Travel: None.
• Visa: Must be authorized to work without sponsorship.
• Deadlines: Refer to source for application windows.