Staff Software Engineer - Files Platform

Addepar is hiring a Staff Software Engineer for its Files Platform team, which builds the enterprise file management platform for wealth management firms. The role focuses on backend services and distributed, event-driven systems for secure file storage, access control, permissions synchronization, and third-party integrations, while also exploring AI-powered file capabilities.

Responsibilities:

• Architect, implement, and maintain backend services that manage file storage, permissions synchronization, and third-party integrations at enterprise scale — writing well-designed, testable code
• Design and build event-driven systems for real-time permission propagation across Addepar's financial graph and external storage providers, meeting compliance revocation SLAs
• Collaborate effectively with product managers, engineers, security, and compliance partners on projects involving sensitive data access controls
• Contribute to migration efforts (e.g., FileVault to Box, webhook consolidation, folder structure evolution) ensuring zero-downtime rollouts for production firms
• Mentor other engineers on the team and promote engineering best practices and principles
• Explore and build AI-powered capabilities for intelligent file processing, automated metadata extraction, and content-aware workflows
• Evaluate emerging third-party file platform capabilities to expand Addepar's file management offerings

Requirements:

• 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
• 7+ years of professional backend software engineering experience
• B.S., or M.S. in Computer Science or similar technical field of study
• 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
• Experience with building scalable cloud infrastructure on AWS
• Working with File System vendors