Director, Engineering

Who We Are

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 1,400 firms in nearly 60 countries use Addepar to manage and advise on nearly $9 trillion in assets. Its open platform integrates with nearly 650 software, data and consulting partners to power end-to-end investment operations across firms of all sizes and complexity. Addepar supports clients worldwide with offices in New York City, Salt Lake City, London, Edinburgh, Pune, Dubai, Geneva, Singapore and São Paulo. 

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.

Global: Applicants must have legal authorization to work in the country where this role is based on the first day of employment. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

The Role

We are currently seeking a Director of Engineering for our Institutions Engineering Team. You will assume engineering leadership over our investor solutions and research product suite and take ownership of technology delivery across our Institutional segment and sophisticated investor product offerings. 

You’ll lead a multi-disciplinary team of software engineers, platform architects, and engineering managers. The ideal candidate brings experience in Asset Management solutions, strong technical depth in scalable cloud-native systems and proven leadership in executing complex product roadmaps.

What You’ll Do

Strategic Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing engineering organization dedicated to the Institutional segment
• Establish clear engineering goals, operational metrics, and delivery standards aligned with company objectives and create a high-performing engineering culture
• Collaborate with Engineering, Product and Design leadership to drive Addepar strategy across all of our engineering organizations
• Drive the technical vision, co-ordination and delivery across all products and solutions within our Institutional segment

Technology & Product Delivery

• Partner closely with Product Management, Design, and GTM to define, prioritize, and execute product roadmaps
• Implement robust Agile software development practices to ensure predictable, high-quality, and timely releases
• Guide architectural decisions to ensure scalable, secure, and resilient system design suitable for institutional security and compliance standards
• Champion engineering best practices, including automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and robust monitoring/observability platforms

Who You Are

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
• 8+ years of engineering leadership experience with a track record of managing managers, architects, and software engineers.
• 5+ years in Asset Management / Institutional Investing technology, including financial risk frameworks
• Proven experience delivering enterprise software platforms with stringent security, regulatory, and uptime requirements
• Deep familiarity with modern cloud architecture, microservices, API design, data pipelines, and enterprise security frameworks