Addepar is hiring a

Sr. Engineering Manager - Precompute Platform

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Who We Are

Addepar is a global technology and data company that helps investment professionals provide the most informed, precise guidance for their clients. Hundreds of thousands of users have entrusted Addepar to empower smarter investment decisions and better advice over the last decade. With client presence in more than 45 countries, Addepar’s platform aggregates portfolio, market and client data for over $6 trillion in assets. Addepar’s open platform integrates with more than 100 software, data and services partners to deliver a complete solution for a wide range of firms and use cases. Addepar embraces a global flexible workforce model with offices in Silicon Valley, New York City, Salt Lake City, Chicago, London, Edinburgh and Pune.

The Role

The Precompute Platform team is core to achieving Addepar's transition to using next generation tools and processes for data and analytics with a scalable global operating model. The team's mission is to empower analysts, researchers, and other internal teams to performantly generate data and analytics artifacts.

We require a hands-on engineering manager who will bring to bear their expertise, leadership, and platform management skills to enable this important team to continue to fulfill its role.

What You’ll Do

  • Work in partnership with product managers and technology partners to identify requirements and priorities, and map out solutions for challenging technology and workflow problems.
  • Gain foundational knowledge of core Addepar systems, including the Addepar Data Lakehouse. Use these insights to work with counterparts within the business analysis teams. Drive new and innovative opportunities to improve the Business Analyst experience.
  • Reduce complexity through the adoption of strategic data architecture and workflows
  • Improve efficiency by transitioning to an engineering focus, through partnership with global operations teams.
  • Unlock data value through the enablement of data governance outcomes

Who You Are 

  • Several years of relevant work experience and education that shows proficiency in people management and product planning for data and analytics in a financial context.
  • A hands-on engineering leader with demonstrated experience in vector-based data processing in Python using libraries such as NumPy, PyArrow, and PySpark.
  • A confident and positive outlook with low ego; high degree of ingenuity, resourcefulness, and problem-solving skills.
  • Comfortable working in a cloud context, with automated infrastructure and service oriented architecture.
  • Practical knowledge of agile practices with an outlook that prioritizes experimentation and iteration combined with an ability to guide teams toward activities and processes that facilitate optimal outcomes.
  • Experience with Data Governance initiatives and a track-record of improving data outcomes

Our engineering stack has PySpark on Databricks at its core; while experience in these technologies is preferred, there is flexibility to cross-train if coming from another similar context.

Our Values 

  • Act Like an Owner - Think and operate with intention, purpose and care. Own outcomes.
  • Build Together - Collaborate to unlock the best solutions. Deliver lasting value. 
  • Champion Our Clients - Exceed client expectations. Our clients’ success is our success. 
  • Drive Innovation - Be bold and unconstrained in problem solving. Transform the industry. 
  • Embrace Learning - Engage our community to broaden our perspective. Bring a growth mindset. 

In addition to our core values, Addepar is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We seek to bring together diverse ideas, experiences, skill sets, perspectives, backgrounds and identities to drive innovative solutions. We commit to promoting a welcoming environment where inclusion and belonging are held as a shared responsibility.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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