Staff Backend Software Engineer

<div class="content-intro"><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Who We Are</strong></span></p> <p>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 1,500 firms in 60 countries use Addepar to manage and advise on nearly $10 trillion in assets. Its open platform integrates with 650 software, data and consulting partners to power end-to-end investment operations across firms of all sizes and levels of complexity. Addepar supports clients worldwide with offices in New York City, Salt Lake City, São Paulo, London, Edinburgh, Geneva, Warsaw, Dubai, Pune and Singapore.</p></div><h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>The Role</strong></span></h4> <p>We are looking for a Staff Backend Software Engineer in Edinburgh to join the Product Platform team, which builds foundational components and cross-functional capabilities for our ecosystem.</p> <p>In this role, you will lead the design and implementation of critical API services powering our financial data ecosystem while modernizing our architecture to fuel European expansion.</p> <p>Key responsibilities and strategic impact include:</p> <ul> <li>Scaling platform capabilities across diverse clients, regions, and geographies.</li> <li>Building resilient, multi-region solutions that boost system performance and elevate user experience.</li> <li>Ensuring architecture complies with European and international financial regulatory standards.</li> <li>Providing key technical leadership to transform how global clients connect with and leverage financial data.</li> </ul> <p>Applicants must have, and maintain, the right to work in the United Kingdom from the first day of employment. Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this role.</p> <h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>What You’ll Do</strong></span></h4> <ul> <li>Design, develop, and implement robust API services to support our rapidly growing European customer base.</li> <li>Lead architecture designs and product roadmap creation.</li> <li>Research and drive the adoption of new technologies and best practices to drive innovation.</li> <li>Analyse and dive deep into a complex and powerful ecosystem, understanding requirements, determining optimal approaches and driving change.</li> <li>Mentor, coach, and empower other engineers, contributing to an inclusive and high-performing team culture.</li> <li>Amplify