Sr. Backend Software Engineer

Job Description

The Role Did you know? Alternative investing has the potential to generate higher returns compared to traditional investments over the long term. AI and Machine Learning are revolutionizing the way alternative investments are managed and analyzed. Investors are using these technologies to gain insights, see opportunities, and optimize their investment strategies. Addepar is building solutions to support our clients' alternatives investment strategies. The alternatives data management product is a serverless, modular and terraformed stack. We're hiring a Senior Software Engineer to design, implement and deliver modern software solutions that ingest and process ML-extracted data. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including data scientists and product managers to build intuitive solutions that revolutionize how clients experience alternatives operations. You will work closely with operations engineering on document-based workflow automation and peer engineering teams to define the tech stack. You will iterate quickly through cycles of testing a new product offering on Addepar. If you've crafted scalable systems, or worked with phenomenal teams on hard problems in financial data, or are just interested in solving really hard technical, critically important problems, come join us! What You’ll Do Architect, implement, and maintain engineering solutions to solve complex problems; write well-designed, testable code. Lead individual project priorities, achievements, and software releases. Collaborate with machine learning engineers to bring ML-extracted data into the backend stack of the application in Python or other languages. Collaborate with product managers and client teams on product requirements iterations, design feasibility and user feedback. Document software functionality, system design, and project plans; this includes clean, readable code with comments. Learn and promote engineering standard methodologies and principles. Who You Are Minimum 5+ years of professional software engineering experience In-depth knowledge of Java OR Python Experience with NoSQL databases Experience with serverless architecture IaC (infrastructure as code), preferably terraform Comfort working with product management on complex features Solutions-oriented, with exceptional analytical and problem solving skills Experience with AWS is a must. Experience with DynamoDB, OpenSearch/Elasticsearch Familiarity with writing, debugging, and optimizing SQL queries Knowledge of front end development a plus. Experience in finance OR wealth tech is a plus. Important Note - This role requires working from our Pune office 3 days a week (Hybrid work model)