Altruist is seeking a Senior Back End Engineer, Data Platform to design and build scalable data pipelines and data serving platforms. The ideal candidate will have experience in software engineering, data pipelines, and service-oriented architecture, and a passion for AI and financial services. This is a hybrid role with a base in San Francisco, CA.
Requirements
- 4+ years of software engineering experience
- Familiarity with one or more object-oriented programming languages, Python or Java preferred
- Experience building applications on top of database systems and working with data warehouses and ETL pipelines
- Working knowledge of cloud infrastructure, especially AWS and Kubernetes
- Proficiency in using AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Cursor, Claude Code) as part of the software development workflow
- 4-8 years of experience working with data pipelines and service-oriented architecture, ideally at a B2B financial services, fintech, or SaaS organization
- Experience with data warehouses such as Snowflake, data orchestration tools such as Airflow, and data transformation and modeling tools such as dbt
- B.A. / B.S. degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
Benefits
- A hybrid work schedule for most positions to promote strong, in-person collaboration and a healthy work-life-balance
- Stunning, amenity-filled office spaces in Culver City, CA, San Francisco, CA, and Dallas, TX
- 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
- 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, entertainment 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)
