What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Software Engineer - Calcs position at Addepar?
The Role
We are seeking a Backend Software Engineer to join the Calculations team within our Core Product Engineering organization.
Our team is focused on building outstanding user experiences, powerful APIs, and sophisticated analysis and visualization tools for our global customer base of Financial Advisors and Wealth Managers.
We partner closely with a world-class team of designers and product managers, and put the experiences of our customers at the forefront of every initiative.
Our products are rapidly being adopted across the Wealth Management industry, and as we modernize and upgrade our core product, we are also making use of our APIs to build out entirely new products and features. We pride ourselves on delivering robust, secure, and highly usable applications.
The Calculations team builds sophisticated financial math functions into Addepar, with an emphasis on scalability and performance. Our algorithms comprise the foundation of the analytics platform!
What You’ll Do
- Develop and implement new financial concepts our product vision within a multi-functional team as we expand into new geographies
- Enhance the performance and capabilities of the core Addepar calculations engine, analyzing millions of transactions and securities every day
- Create innovative and impactful features that delight our users
- Collaborate on architecture designs, product features, and code reviews
- Own software features from inception through delivery
Who You Are
- 5 years of professional backend software engineering experience
- Experience with server-side languages like Java, Python, or C
- Experience with relational databases (MySQL, Postgres, SQL Server)
- Ability to complete complex projects involving partners across multiple teams
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Bonus: Experience working with memory intensive and high traffic distributed systems
