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[Remote] Staff Back End Engineer, Trading

Remote · Portugal Full-time

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Altruist is transforming the multi-trillion dollar wealth management industry by building an AI platform for wealth professionals. They are seeking a Staff Back End Engineer to join their Trading team, responsible for mentoring engineers, solving complex problems, and building scalable applications.

Responsibilities

  • Act as a leader and steward of engineering best practices, helping to mentor other engineers and develop impactful solutions
  • Analyze and solve complex problems spanning multiple user personas and workflows
  • Focus on building and scaling services and user facing web applications
  • Build customer centric scalable and performant applications and features
  • Develop and maintain scalable data pipelines and ELT processes
  • Build new data integrations based on established requirements
  • Perform data analysis to investigate and resolve data issues

Skills

  • 8+ years of software engineering experience building precise and scalable distributed systems with best engineering practices
  • 2+ years of recent experience building low latency trading systems at scale
  • Ideally looking for a B.A. / B.S. degree in relevant fields such as Computer Science or similar Engineering/Mathematics degrees
  • You're technologically savvy and can easily get up to speed on modern tech stacks (Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, AWS, Postgres, Kubernetes)
  • The pride you put into every aspect of your work is unparalleled and undeniable
  • Intentional dialogue is a superpower. You listen as well as you share your perspective with others
  • We're inspired by your unwavering determination to achieve success, no matter the adversity you face along way
  • 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
  • Identifying the problem is simply not enough. You're instinctually creative with your approach in finding solutions to roadblocks

Benefits

  • A hybrid work schedule for most positions to promote strong, in-person collaboration.
  • Stunning, amenity-filled office spaces in Culver City, CA, San Francisco, CA, and Dallas, TX. Our offices are intentionally designed for comfort, collaboration, and productivity.
  • Competitive pay and equity for eligible positions.
  • Premium healthcare, dental, and vision insurance plans (HMO and PPO).
  • 401k savings plan with a 4% match and immediate vesting.
  • 16 week paid parental leave after one year of employment.
  • Professional growth and development opportunities including an employee mobility program and an annual L&D budget allocation for each employee.
  • Company perks program (includes discounts on pet insurance, fitness, cell phone plans, and travel, etc.).
  • Financial guidance program (includes counseling on navigating debt, tracking personal spend, saving and planning goals, home-purchasing preparedness, etc.).
  • One month work from anywhere policy (with the exception of a few countries).

Company Overview

  • Altruist is a modern custodian that offers a digital investment platform for financial advisors to manage their clients' investments. It was founded in 2018, and is headquartered in Culver City, California, USA, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is https://altruist.com.
  • Company H1B Sponsorship

  • Altruist has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 3 in 2026, 26 in 2025, 17 in 2024, 9 in 2023, 20 in 2022, 6 in 2021, 4 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.
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