Security Engineer - Intern

Who We Are

Addepar’s purpose is to maximize the positive impact of the world’s capital. More than 700 of the world’s leading financial services firms trust Addepar to unlock the power and possibility of informed, data driven investing and advice. These family offices, wealth managers, banks and institutions use Addepar’s purpose-built SaaS platform and associated Marketplace to deliver exceptional value to their clients in a modern, scalable and secure way. 

Our clients use Addepar to manage and advise on more than $3.5 trillion in assets, and we’ve been adding more than $15 billion per week for many consecutive quarters, making us one of the fastest growing companies in fintech. Our board and investors are some of the best in the business: D1 Capital, WestCap, 8VC and Valor Equity Partners have led our last few rounds. 

We’re now expanding Addepar’s business around the globe, with clients in more than 25 countries. We’re constantly doubling down on tech- and data-fueled innovation, and our product and platform roadmap is more ambitious today than ever. We place our clients at the center of everything we do, and see a virtually unlimited set of opportunities to expand our client footprint and deepen the value we can unlock by building together. 

Addepar is a Forbes Fintech 50 company and an honored member of the CB Insights Fintech 250. Addepar embraces a global flexible workforce model with offices in Silicon Valley, New York City, Salt Lake City and Edinburgh, Scotland.

*Marketplace and brokerage services provided by Acervus Securities, Inc., an SEC registered broker‑dealer and member FINRA / SIPC.

The Role

We are currently seeking a Security Engineer Intern to join our Security Engineering Team! Addepar’s SecEng team works across the organization to defend our assets and ensure the confidentiality and integrity of our data. A member of the SecEng team at Addepar has a broad range of responsibilities, spread across AppSec, CloudSec, offensive security, and vulnerability management. We are looking for an intern who is passionate about security, a self-starter, thrives in a collaborative environment, and is a true hacker at heart.

What You’ll Do

• Help to implement Addepar's industry-leading technical standards, security tooling, and infrastructure to support key security programs.
• Perform or shadow a variety of internal assessments, consisting mostly of penetration tests of web applications and APIs, internal and external infrastructure, cloud configuration, and much more.
• Support the team with large-scale security projects, such as helping with Secure SDLC, vulnerability management lifecycle, and authentication flows.

Who You Are

• A true love of security with a desire to be a part of a high-tempo and supportive team who can help you learn on the job.
• Baseline knowledge of networking (OSI Model), cloud security, and application security.
• Ability to build strong relationships and work across the org with other teams at Addepar.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and organizational skills, along with the ability to deliver to time-sensitive guidelines.
• Proficient in one or more programming languages, including at least one scripting language.
• Experience with CTFs (e.g., Hack The Box or Pentester Lab) is a major plus, as are certifications like OSCP (or similar).
• Must be currently enrolled in a post-secondary educational institution (university must be located in the US or Canada) & must be returning to school after internship.
• Available to intern for the full 12 weeks.

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.

To ensure the health and safety of all Addepeeps and our prospective candidates, we have instituted a virtual interview and onboarding experience.