Adams Street Partners (“Adams Street”) is a global private markets investment manager that has nearly $76 billion* in assets under management. The firm is 100% employee-owned, which fosters a positive and unique culture of collaboration, intellectual rigor, integrity, and a commitment to professional development. For the eighth year in a row, Adams Street was named one of Pension & Investments’ Best Places to Work in Money Management in 2025.
Employees operate as a single global team, integrating the expertise of the firm’s investment professionals across five strategies: primary investments, secondary investments, growth equity, private credit, and co-investments. Adams Street is considered a private markets pioneer and was inducted into the Private Equity Hall of Fame in 2000.
The firm was founded more than 50 years ago, and clients include leading public and corporate pension plans, foundations, endowments, insurance companies, registered investment advisors, and high net worth individuals worldwide.
Adams Street has offices in Abu Dhabi, Austin, Beijing, Boston, Chicago, Hong Kong, London, Munich, Menlo Park, New York, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo and Toronto.
*As of June 30, 2026. Adams Street Partners’ methodology to calculate Assets Under Management (AUM) is based on fund net asset value (NAV), plus unfunded commitments, plus leverage, but excluding the effect of subscription lines of credit. The prior AUM methodology was based on investor commitments minus commitments to fully liquidated underlying partnerships. Such change in methodology was effective July 2026; however, for periods shown prior to December 31, 2025, Adams Street continues to use the previous methodology. This updated methodology more closely aligns with (i) the amount of assets managed on behalf of investors and (ii) the amount of capital available to make direct and/or partnership investments. Amounts stated by investment advisers in regulatory filings (“regulatory AUM”) have a prescribed methodology, which may, in some circumstances, differ from the methodology such adviser uses for other purposes, including marketing efforts. Additional information is available upon request.
Duties: Develop software applications focused on investment accounting and operations. Collaborate with software-development team members and business stakeholders to ensure technical solutions align with stated business objectives. Plan, track, and personally execute project deliverables to meet aggressive deadlines while upholding enterprise quality standards. Gather detailed requirements, lead and participate in architectural design sessions, and document solution approaches. Design, develop, implement, and unit-test full-stack software features using JavaScript/Angular front ends and C#/ASP.NET back ends, including RESTful APIs and SQL data stores. Perform peer reviews and enforce coding standards to maintain consistency, security, and maintainability across the codebase. Troubleshoot, triage, and resolve complex technical issues affecting critical business workflows. Report project status, risks, and effort estimations to technology leadership and business sponsors. Identify and implement opportunities to improve development processes, CI/CD pipelines, and application performance.
Requirements: Requires Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field of study, and 5 years of experience in any job title/occupation/position involving full stack development. Experience specified must include 5 years of experience with each of the following: JavaScript and Angular for web-application development; C#, ASP.NET (MVC and Web Forms), and WCF services; SQL development, performance tuning, and database design; designing, building and consuming REST/SOAP APIs; systems-integration projects involving heterogeneous platforms; automated unit testing frameworks, continuous-integration and continuous-deployment (CI/CD) pipelines; application performance profiling and optimization; financial services, specifically asset or investment management or private-equity environments; and interfacing with business users, gathering and clarifying requirements and communicating complex technical concepts verbally and in writing. Telecommuting is permitted up to 2 days per week.
We offer a competitive U.S. benefits package designed to support health, financial security, and work-life balance. Highlights include medical, dental, and vision coverage; a 401(k) with immediate vesting and employer match; profit sharing; flexible spending accounts (FSA); and paid parental leave, including adoption. Employees also receive generous paid time off, commuter benefits, employer-paid short- and long-term disability and life insurance, and access to additional voluntary benefits.
Employer: Adams Street Partners, LLC
Work Location: One North Wacker Drive, Suite 2700, Chicago, IL 60606
Hours: M-F, 40 hours/week
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field
- 5 years of experience in full-stack development
- 5 years of experience with JavaScript and Angular for web application development
- 5 years of experience with C#, ASP.NET MVC, ASP.NET Web Forms, and WCF services
- 5 years of experience with SQL development, performance tuning, and database design
- 5 years of experience designing, building, and consuming REST and SOAP APIs
- 5 years of experience with systems-integration projects involving heterogeneous platforms
- 5 years of experience with automated unit testing frameworks and CI/CD pipelines
- 5 years of experience with application performance profiling and optimization
- 5 years of experience in financial services, specifically asset management, investment management, or private-equity environments
- 5 years of experience interfacing with business users, gathering and clarifying requirements, and communicating complex technical concepts
What We Do
Adams Street Partners is a global private markets investment manager with investments in more than thirty countries across five continents. Drawing on over 50 years of private markets experience, proprietary intelligence, and trusted relationships, Adams Street strives to generate actionable investment insights across market cycles. Adams Street is 100% employee-owned and manages $58 billion in assets under management. Adams Street has offices in Austin, Beijing, Boston, Chicago, London, Menlo Park, Munich, New York, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, and Tokyo
