Staff Back End Engineer (Platform)

Join Altruist, a fast-growing fintech company, as a Staff Back End Engineer. In this role, you will develop and scale robust backend systems, create tooling for all product teams, and collaborate with engineering leadership and cross-functional teams. You will have the autonomy to design and implement projects while working closely with a team. The position offers competitive compensation, equity, health benefits, and a commitment to inclusivity.

About Altruist

• 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

Responsibilities

• Concevoir, construire et mettre à l'échelle des services backend RESTful en utilisant Java, Spring Boot et Postgres.
• Collaborer étroitement avec les équipes de direction technique, les chefs de produit et les équipes interfonctionnelles pour résoudre des problèmes techniques complexes.
• Mentorer et guider les équipes dans la mise en œuvre de pratiques de codage sécurisées pour garantir que le code est à la fois performant et résilient.

Requirements

• Strong knowledge of SQL (Postgres, MySQL)
• 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
• Practiced Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery, pipelines in Gitlab a plus

Preferred

• Experience with cloud infrastructure, particularly AWS
• Familiarity with tooling such as Debezium, Temporal, and Open Telemetry
• Knowledge of brokerage platforms and financial services industry

Pay

USD 200,000 - 240,000