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Career growth at Opto

Opto is a great place to grow as an engineer.

May 29, 2025 • 2 min read
Growth

A song of ice and fire - how Palantir, Bridgewater, and Addepar influenced Opto

Discover how Opto combines Silicon Valley software engineering with high-finance expertise to create a transformative, truth-seeking approach to …

Apr 28, 2025 • 4 min read
IceAndFire

The man-machine symbiosis

See how abstraction can transform complexity into scalable solutions—and create better products

Apr 14, 2025 • 4 min read
Abstraction

Never miss an A11y bug

How to implement automated accessibility testing using Playwright Axe plugin

Mar 31, 2025 • 4 min read
accessibility

The art of customer conversations

I.e “Tell me why it sucks”

Mar 13, 2025 • 5 min read
chess

Tech debt, for lack of a better term, is good

The art of making trade-offs.

Mar 10, 2025 • 3 min read
Tech Debt

IT at Opto: opportunity (and challenge) in marrying tech and finance

IT at Opto: opportunity (and challenge) in marrying tech and finance

Mar 6, 2025 • 3 min read
trust

Software vendor selection: what to ask and why it matters

Software vendor selection: what to ask and why it matters

Mar 3, 2025 • 4 min read
trust

Translating Opto into English (for engineering types)

Translating Opto into English for engineering types

Feb 25, 2025 • 4 min read
trust

Opto is a startup

Opto reveals its competitive advantage

Feb 18, 2025 • 2 min read
stig

Private investments are broken (an introduction)

Private investments remain an exclusive, inefficient, and outdated $15 trillion market, dominated by insider networks and bureaucratic hurdles. Learn …

Feb 13, 2025 • 4 min read
trust

Cybersecurity: Closing the top service gap for family offices

Family offices face growing cybersecurity challenges, with 40% identifying it as a top service gap in JP Morgan’s 2024 Global Family Office report. …

Feb 12, 2025 • 4 min read
trust

Opto turns up the heat with SF hiring week

Opto targets in-person talent to bootstrap its new San Francisco office

Feb 5, 2025 • 2 min read
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Trust through compliance: a SOC2 journey

Learn how SOC 2 audits build trust, why they’re essential for maintaining investor confidence, and how they demonstrate a commitment to safeguarding …

Jan 21, 2025 • 2 min read
trust

Opto engineering open house

At our new San Francisco office, Opto shared demos and connected with local talent—don’t miss the next event

Jan 10, 2025 • 2 min read
OpenHouse

The power of automation

Learn how automation in private markets has improved formerly highly-manual, inefficient processes

Jan 7, 2025 • 4 min read
Automation

Opto celebrates San Francisco office opening

Opto’s new San Francisco office marks a milestone in our mission to transform private markets

Dec 23, 2024 • 2 min read
Optofy

2024 year in review: The Opto platform

A look at the tools and innovations transforming private markets for wealth managers and their clients

Dec 17, 2024 • 4 min read
2024 year in review: The Opto platform

Keep calm and handle the exception

Learn best practices for Python exception handling to debug efficiently, build robust APIs, and deliver tailored, user-friendly error solutions

Dec 5, 2024 • 5 min read
Python

The art of the demo

Elevate your demo skills to showcase solutions effectively

Nov 26, 2024 • 4 min read
Art

Leading from within - How “Turn the Ship Around” shapes our culture

During an early offsite in Long Beach, our small team gathered to discuss Turn the Ship Around, a book that redefined how we think about leadership

Nov 18, 2024 • 2 min read
submarine

Abstraction is all you need

See how abstraction can transform complexity into scalable solutions—and create better products

Nov 11, 2024 • 5 min read
Abstraction

Python changed my life

How Python shaped my career, modernized a startup’s tech stack, and helped me build a world-class team at Opto

Nov 6, 2024 • 2 min read
Python