Senior Back End Engineer (Platform)

Join Altruist, a fast-growing company in the financial services industry, as a Senior Back End Engineer. In this role, you will develop and scale robust backend systems, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and contribute to shared infrastructure services. You will have autonomy in project design and implementation, and will work with technologies such as Java, Spring Boot, Postgres, AWS, and Kubernetes. Benefits include competitive compensation, health coverage, and a commitment to inclusivity.

• 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.

• Superb communication - Intentional dialogue is a superpower. You listen as well as you share your perspective with others
• Bonus points if you bring
• Resilience - We’re inspired by your unwavering determination to achieve success, no matter the adversity you face along the way
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools: Docker, Kubernetes and Helm
• Understand the importance of performant and reliable systems
• Experience with cloud infrastructure, particularly AWS
• Technical aptitude - You’re technologically savvy and can easily get up to speed on modern tech stacks (i.e. Kubernetes, Kafka, Temporal, and Snowflake)
• Practiced Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery, pipelines in Gitlab a plus
• Expertise with AI (Claude) best practices
• Ownership - The pride you put into every aspect of your work is unparalleled and undeniable
• Knowledge of brokerage platforms and financial services industry
• Proficiency with Java, Spring Boot, and REST APIs
• Familiarity with tooling such as Debezium, Temporal, and Open Telemetry
• 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
• Strong knowledge of SQL (Postgres, MySQL)
• 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
• Experience - 3+ years of experience building scalable backend services at a B2B financial services, fintech, or SaaS organization
• 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