Forward Deployed Engineer

Summary

Join Addepar as a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) and partner directly with key technical and strategic counterparts at our largest enterprise engagements. You will build custom data integrations, extend platform capabilities, and drive groundbreaking change for our customers. Working in small teams with minimal supervision, you will set priorities, lead client interactions, and be responsible for end-to-end project delivery. Each engagement offers diverse opportunities to solve complex technical challenges and explore new technologies. You will collaborate with engineering and product teams, contributing valuable insights and directly to the core product codebase. Addepar offers a market-based approach to pay, with a salary range of $107,000 - $202,000 (base salary) + bonus + equity + benefits. The FDE role operates as an extension of the platform, focusing on measurable outcomes rather than billable hours.

Requirements

• 2+ years experience as a professional Software Engineer
• Proficiency with one or more object-oriented programming language (Java and/or Python preferred) and/or compiled language (Go, Rust, Scala preferred)
• Experience building systems with Relational or NoSQL database storage
• BS+ in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics or other highly technical field paired with software industry experience
• Ability to lead complex projects, relationships and timelines
• Excels working in a cross disciplinary team/environment

Responsibilities

• Build custom data integrations
• Extend platform capabilities
• Drive ground-breaking change for Addepar's customers
• Set priorities
• Lead client interactions
• Be responsible for the end-to-end delivery of critically important projects
• Solve complex technical challenges
• Explore new and emerging technologies
• Deliver high value customer outcomes
• Take lessons learned and value gathered in the field and turn it into scalable and repeatable long term solutions
• Collaborate with teams across Addepar's engineering and product organization
• Provide valuable insight to inform design strategy
• Contribute directly to the core product code base
• Partner with other members of the FDE team to continuously evaluate the dynamic landscape of opportunities, strategic priorities, and commitments
• Ensure that the team is always focused on solving the most important & impactful problems

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in one or more strongly typed server side programming language (ex: Java, C++)
• Experience with distribution storage & execution frameworks (ex. Arrow, Spark, Flink, Storm)

Benefits

• Bonus
• Equity
• Benefits