This role requires someone to work Eastern working hours.
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
System Architecture: Drive the technical direction and architect highly scalable, resilient Java/Spring Boot (or Quarkus) microservices.
Trade Orchestration: Design the next-generation trade order life cycle logic, ensuring ultra-reliable broker connectivity and accurate allocations.
Data & Messaging: Architect enterprise-grade, event-driven systems and scalable data solutions on AWS using Kafka.
Integrations: Scale inbound/outbound connectivity across FIX, REST, and File-based interfaces for highly performant data exchange.
Engineering Excellence: Shape the engineering culture by mentoring teams, elevating Agile SDLC standards.
Strategic Collaboration: Partner with cross-functional leaders to translate complex business requirements into actionable, scalable technical roadmaps.
Who You Are
Education: B.S., or M.S. in Computer Science or similar technical field of study (or equivalent practical experience)
Experience: 8+ years of experience architecting and building complex backend distributed systems at scale.
Technical Stack: Expert in Java, Spring Boot, JVM tuning, and concurrency (Quarkus experience is a plus).
Cloud & Data: Advanced expertise in AWS cloud-native architectures, and messaging platforms like Kafka
Database Knowledge: Experience with databases, SQL, NoSQL, and data architectures
Modern Workflows: A champion for developer productivity, automation, and the adoption of AI-assisted development tools.
Leadership & Ownership: An technical leader with a strong ownership mentality, capable of driving cross-team initiatives.
Communication: Exceptional ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and foster a collaborative, experimental culture.
[Preferred] Experience in Trading or Financial Services domains
[Preferred] Practical knowledge of the FIX protocol
[Preferred] Familiarity with frontend technologies (React) to support UI-related backend requirements
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 this role within the United States.
Compensation for this role includes 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.
Base Salary Range
$134,000—$209,000 USD
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.
PHISHING SCAM WARNING: Addepar is among several companies recently made aware of a phishing scam involving con artists posing as hiring managers recruiting via email, text and social media. The imposters are creating misleading email accounts, conducting remote “interviews,” and making fake job offers in order to collect personal and financial information from unsuspecting individuals. Please be aware that no job offers will be made from Addepar without a formal interview process. Additionally, Addepar will not ask you to purchase equipment or supplies as part of your onboarding process. If you have any questions, please reach out to ta-operations@addepar.com.
