Staff Back End Engineer (Platform)

• Altruist is in the midst of an exceptional growth phase and we’re excited to hire a high performing Backend Engineer to join our growing Platform team
• In this role, you will focus on developing and scaling robust backend systems and creating tooling used across all product teams
• You will collaborate closely with engineering leadership, product managers, and cross-functional teams to solve challenging technical problems and deliver exceptional solutions
• You will contribute to services for shared infrastructure that benefit all of Altruist
• The role provides a lot of autonomy for design and implementation of projects to allow for maximum independence while working together with a team
• Design, build, and scale RESTful backend services using Java, Spring Boot, and Postgres
• Implement architectures to create highly distributed and resilient systems in our AWS and Kubernetes based environment
• Mentor and guide teams in implementing secure coding practices to ensure code is both performant and resilient against security vulnerabilities
• Employ automated testing practices to ensure high-quality code

Benefits

• Grow your career: Altruist is a thoughtful, fast-growing company that values high achievers
• Our success is your success: Be rewarded for doing great work - competitive compensation and equity for all team members
• Take care of yourself: Health, dental, and vision coverage, available on your first day
• You’re welcome here: Altruist is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We’re committed to inclusivity
• Work-life integration: We work hard and respect everyone’s whole selves

• Strong knowledge of SQL (Postgres, MySQL)
• Ownership - The pride you put into every aspect of your work is unparalleled and undeniable
• Resilience - We’re inspired by your unwavering determination to achieve success, no matter the adversity you face along the way
• Technical aptitude - You’re technologically savvy and can easily get up to speed on modern tech stacks (i.e. Kubernetes, Kafka, Temporal, and Snowflake)
• Proficiency with Java, Spring Boot, and REST APIs
• Understand the importance of performant and reliable systems
• Superb communication - Intentional dialogue is a superpower. You listen as well as you share your perspective with others
• Assurance - Your confidence is brilliant, yet ego-less. You possess a strong knowledge base, the ability to discover the unknown, and are open to differing perspectives
• Education - Ideally looking for a B.A. / B.S. degree in relevant fields such as Computer Science or Software Engineering but experience and understanding are just as important
• Experience - 3+ years of experience building scalable backend services at a B2B financial services, fintech, or SaaS organization
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools: Docker, Kubernetes and Helm
• Expertise in microservices architecture and distributed systems
• Creative problem solving - Identifying the problem is simply not enough. You’re instinctually creative with your approach in finding solutions to roadblocks
• Expertise with AI (Claude) best practices
• Experience with cloud infrastructure, particularly AWS
• Practiced Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery, pipelines in Gitlab a plus
• Familiarity with tooling such as Debezium, Temporal, and Open Telemetry
• Knowledge of brokerage platforms and financial services industry