Staff Backend Software Engineer

Salary: £69,000 - 109,000 per year

Requirements:

• We require extensive experience in software development, including building backend services in a professional environment.
• We require deep and expert knowledge of software design patterns, API design, and the software development lifecycle.
• We require proven ability to influence technical direction and make significant contributions to the architecture of complex, distributed systems.
• We require understanding of REST, service-based architecture, and distributed systems.
• We require strong analytical and problem-solving abilities and the ability to learn quickly.
• We require a curious approach to digging into requirements and handling complexity.
• We require a track record of mentoring other engineers and collaborating effectively within a team of senior peers.
• We require experience building services with Java, SQL, and AWS.
• Elasticsearch experience is a nice-to-have.
• We require demonstrable knowledge of using AI in a professional engineering environment.
• We value interest or experience in the financial industry or wealth management in particular.
• Applicants must have and maintain the right to work in the United Kingdom from the first day of employment, and visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

Responsibilities:

• We design, develop, and implement robust API services to support our rapidly growing European customer base.
• We lead architecture designs and product roadmap creation.
• We research and drive the adoption of new technologies and best practices to drive innovation.
• We analyse complex systems, understand requirements, determine optimal approaches, and drive change.
• We mentor, coach, and empower other engineers, contributing to an inclusive and high-performing team culture.
• We contribute to code reviews and technical designs.
• We debug and troubleshoot issues across the entire application stack.
• We collaborate effectively with other engineers, product managers, and stakeholders.
• We work as part of a high-performing, cross-functional team.
• We help scale platform capabilities across diverse clients, regions, and geographies.
• We build resilient, multi-region solutions that improve system performance and user experience.
• We ensure architecture complies with European and international financial regulatory standards.
• We provide technical leadership to improve how global clients connect with and leverage financial data.

Technologies:

• AI
• API
• AWS
• Backend
• ElasticSearch
• Support
• Java
• REST
• SQL
• Cloud

More:

We are Addepar, a global data and AI platform that empowers investment professionals to turn complex financial information into actionable intelligence. We unify portfolio, market, and client data in a total portfolio view and deliver AI-powered insights within investment and client workflows. More than 1,400 firms in nearly 60 countries use our platform to manage and advise on nearly $9 trillion in assets. Our open platform integrates with nearly 650 software, data, and consulting partners to support end-to-end investment operations across firms of all sizes and complexity. We support clients worldwide with offices in New York City, Salt Lake City, London, Edinburgh, Pune, Dubai, Geneva, Singapore, and São Paulo. This role is for a Staff Backend Software Engineer in Edinburgh on our Product Platform team, which builds foundational components and cross-functional capabilities for our ecosystem. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to fostering a welcoming environment where inclusion and belonging are shared responsibilities.

last updated 39 week of 2026