Principal Software Engineer - Core Platform

As a Principal Software Engineer - Core Platform at Addepar, you'll drive the evolution of our Core Product Platform, creating a technical vision that aligns with our business strategies and goals. Your key responsibilities will include defining architectural patterns, collaborating with engineering leads on platform architecture, and guiding the team through large parallel client implementations.

Addepar requires candidates for the Principal Software Engineer - Core Platform position to have a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent commercial experience. Previous experience in finance is highly advantageous, and we're specifically looking for someone who is collaborative, proactive, and an agent of change.

The current salary range for the Principal Software Engineer - Core Platform position at Addepar is between $203,000 and $382,000, along with a bonus, equity, and a comprehensive benefits package. The actual starting pay will depend on the candidate's qualifications, experience, and specific location.

At Addepar, we are committed to promoting an inclusive workplace culture where diverse ideas and perspectives are valued. For the Principal Software Engineer - Core Platform role, we ensure that every team member feels a sense of belonging and can engage with various backgrounds and identities to foster innovative solutions.

As a Principal Software Engineer - Core Platform at Addepar, you'll be a pivotal member of our Core Product Engineering Team, providing you with numerous opportunities for professional growth. You’ll lead significant architectural decisions and steer the direction of our technology, gaining experience that can pave the way for career advancement within the broader engineering team and the company.

In your response, share specific examples from your prior roles where you successfully transitioned a monolithic application to microservices. Highlight your ability to break down workloads, improve scalability, and enhance system reliability, providing tangible benefits to users.

When discussing your approach to technical decision-making, mention your method of evaluating both business and technical aspects to ensure alignment. You could also provide an example where your decision positively impacted project outcomes.

Focus on specific collaboration practices you’ve implemented in the past, such as regular team check-ins, brainstorming sessions, and knowledge-sharing activities. Emphasize how these strategies helped in achieving project goals and fostering a positive team environment.

Discuss the ways you keep yourself updated, be it through online courses, attending webinars, or participating in tech meet-ups. Mention specific technologies you're passionate about and how they align with Addepar's goals.

Be prepared to narrate a specific situation where you successfully identified a complex issue and the steps you took to resolve it. Detail your thought process, the strategies you implemented, and the eventual outcomes.

When answering, mention architectural patterns like microservices, serverless computing, or event-driven architecture. Explain why you prefer them and provide real-world examples of how they benefit system scalability and maintainability.

Choose a project where you were in a leadership role, highlighting how you motivated the team, managed timelines, and ensured project objectives were met. Discuss what you learned from the experience.

Include a systematic approach, such as analyzing technology performance, cost, compatibility, and user satisfaction. Share a past experience where your evaluation led to successful technology adoption.

Speak about the importance of fostering a culture that encourages creativity and experimentation. Use examples from previous experiences where your innovations led to enhanced efficiency or solved existing problems.

Discuss how you see feedback as a learning opportunity. Share a time when received constructive criticism changed your approach and led to a positive outcome, demonstrating your commitment to personal and professional growth.