Senior Software Engineer, Altruist
Infrastructure
$170-226k
+ Equity in the form of Stock Options (ISOs)
All-in-one platform for financial advisors and their clients
Open for applications
All-in-one platform for financial advisors and their clients
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$170-226k
+ Equity in the form of Stock Options (ISOs)
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To make financial advice better, more affordable, and more accessible.
Role
Who you are
- If you’re passionate about challenging the status quo and making a meaningful impact in the financial advice industry, we’d love to meet you!
- In this role, you’ll demonstrate expertise in managing and scaling complex infrastructure, leading automation initiatives, and implementing advanced SRE practices
- With a strong background in Kubernetes, AWS services, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC), you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the reliability, scalability, and security of our systems
- This role requires a proactive problem solver who can mentor junior engineers and drive innovative DevOps solution
- Experience - 7+ years of experience working in DevOps or a related field
- Mastery of Kubernetes (K8s) ecosystem (Helm, Vault, Docker, CNIs)
- Extensive experience with AWS services such as RDS, CloudWatch, Kafka and advanced networking (Transit Gateways, Load Balancing, DNS)
- Expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and other tools
- Strong hands-on experience with monitoring tools like Prometheus and DataDog
- Advanced proficiency in GitLab CI/CD and automating complex pipelines
- Proficiency in Linux environments, shell scripting, and at least one modern programming language
- In-depth knowledge of system architecture and distributed systems design
- Proven experience designing and implementing disaster recovery infrastructure
- Education - Ideally looking for a B.A. / B.S. degree in relevant fields such as Computer Science
- Technical aptitude - You’re technologically savvy and can easily get up to speed on modern tech stacks
- Ownership - The pride you put into every aspect of your work is unparalleled and undeniable
- Superb communication - Intentional dialogue is a superpower. You listen as well as you share your perspective with others
- Resilience - We’re inspired by your unwavering determination to achieve success, no matter the adversity you face along the way
- 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
- Creative problem solving - Identifying the problem is simply not enough. You’re instinctually creative with your approach in finding solutions to roadblocks
What the job involves
- Altruist is in the midst of an exceptional growth phase and we’re excited to hire a Senior Software Infrastructure Engineer to join our growing DevOps team
- Architect, deploy, and maintain scalable and secure infrastructure with Kubernetes (EKS) and AWS services
- Lead root cause analysis and implement comprehensive solutions to prevent future incidents
- Establish advanced monitoring, logging, and alerting systems using tools like Prometheus and DataDog
- Design and optimize complex CI/CD pipelines with GitLab, ensuring seamless deployment workflows
- Champion Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) best practices to enhance system resilience
- Oversee and optimize network configurations, security groups, VPCs, and other cloud networking elements
- Mentor and guide junior DevOps engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous learning
- Design and implement disaster recovery strategies, including automated failover mechanisms
- Drive resource optimization initiatives to improve performance and reduce costs
- Experience with AWS Enterprise security best practices and frameworks
- Serve as a senior escalation point during on-call rotations and incident management
Our take
Altruist has created a cloud-based digital investing platform for independent financial advisors (IFAs). In the past, it’s been common for financial advisors selling products on a commission basis to have access to advanced digital systems, but not those working entirely independently.
Altruist brings an all-in-one platform to all IFAs, removing the need to use multiple programs to manage client accounts whilst bringing high quality assets to all investors, regardless of portfolio size.
Advisors can save time, compress costs and ultimately do more for their clients. Altruist operates a pricing model that scales up with the number of required accounts, unlike some competitor products such as Adviser and Intelliflo which charge a flat monthly subscription fee. Off the back of impressive funding, the company is set to expand its service offerings and support a wider range of RIAs as it becomes a truly comprehensive advising solution.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
67% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Apr 2025
$152m
SERIES F
May 2024
$169m
SERIES E
Total funding: $601.5m
Company benefits
- Be rewarded for doing great work: competitive compensation and equity for all team members
- Health, dental, and vision coverage, available on your first day
- Set future you up for success with 4% 401(k) matching
- Flexible time off and work hours to meet your needs
- Modern parental paid leave from day one, including 16-week adoptive, birth or foster paid leave, and 4-week child loss or miscarriage paid leave
Company HQ
McManus, Culver City, CA
Leadership
Jason Wenk
(CEO)Started their career as a Morgan Stanley System Analyst before co-founding Retirement Wealth as CEO in 2005. They also founded FormulaFolios in September 2011, before combining this financial and entrepreneurial experience to found Altruist in September 2018.
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