Back End Engineer (Java, API)

About The Company

Altruist is revolutionizing the multi-trillion dollar wealth management industry by developing an advanced AI-driven platform tailored for financial professionals. Our mission is to empower financial advisors nationwide by providing innovative tools that help them grow their practices, optimize their time and resources, and deliver superior outcomes to their clients. We are committed to making financial advice more accessible, affordable, and effective, fostering a future where everyone has access to high-quality financial guidance. Our company culture is built on core values such as kindness, brilliance, and grit. We believe in listening to understand, embracing diverse perspectives, taking ownership of our work, and staying resilient in the face of challenges. These principles guide us as we build impactful solutions and foster an environment of continuous growth and collaboration.

About The Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Staff Back End Engineer to join our growing Trading team. This remote role is open to candidates located in Chicago, IL, or New York, NY, with occasional travel to Los Angeles and San Francisco. As a key member of our engineering team, you will lead initiatives to develop and optimize our trading infrastructure, ensuring high performance, scalability, and reliability. You will act as a technical leader, mentoring junior engineers and driving best practices across the organization. This role offers the opportunity to work on complex, high-stakes systems that impact millions of users. You will analyze and solve intricate problems across multiple workflows, build scalable data pipelines, and develop customer-centric applications. Your expertise will directly influence the efficiency and robustness of our trading platform, contributing to our mission of transforming wealth management through innovative technology.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on building scalable and precise distributed systems
• 2+ years of recent experience developing low latency trading systems at scale
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
• Proficiency with modern tech stacks such as Java, Spring Boot, Microservices architecture, AWS, Postgres, and Kubernetes
• Strong ownership mentality with pride in delivering high-quality work
• Excellent communication skills, capable of engaging in intentional dialogue and knowledge sharing
• Demonstrated resilience and determination to overcome challenges and achieve goals
• Confidence coupled with humility, with a strong foundation of technical knowledge and openness to new ideas
• Creative problem-solving skills with a proactive approach to identifying and resolving issues

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor engineering team members, promoting best practices and technical excellence
• Analyze complex problems across multiple user workflows and develop effective solutions
• Design, build, and scale backend services and user-facing web applications
• Create and optimize scalable data pipelines and ELT processes for efficient data management
• Develop new data integrations based on detailed requirements and specifications
• Perform data analysis to identify and resolve data discrepancies and issues
• Ensure the reliability, performance, and security of trading systems and infrastructure
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align technical solutions with business objectives
• Stay updated on industry trends and incorporate innovative technologies to improve platform capabilities

Benefits

• Competitive salary range of $200,000 - $285,000 USD, commensurate with experience
• Equity in the form of Stock Options (ISOs) for eligible roles
• Comprehensive health insurance plans including premium dental and vision coverage
• 401(k) savings plan with a 4% company match and immediate vesting
• Paid parental leave of 16 weeks after one year of employment
• Professional development opportunities, including an employee mobility program and annual learning & development budget
• Access to modern, amenity-rich office spaces in Culver City, CA, San Francisco, CA, and Dallas, TX
• Flexible work arrangements, including a one-month work-from-anywhere policy
• Additional perks such as discounts on pet insurance, fitness memberships, cell phone plans, and travel
• Financial guidance programs to support personal financial planning and home purchasing