Staff Back End Engineer, Altruist

Clearing

$181-226k

+ Stock Options

SQL

AWS

Kubernetes

Python

Java

Redis

Postgres

Airflow

Cassandra

MySQL

HBase

SpringBoot

REST API

Senior and Expert level

Los Angeles

3+ days a week in office (Culver City, CA )

All-in-one platform for financial advisors and their clients

Job no longer available

All-in-one platform for financial advisors and their clients

501-1000 employees

FintechB2BInvestingFinancial ServicesSaaS

Job no longer available

$181-226k

+ Stock Options

SQL

AWS

Kubernetes

Python

Java

Redis

Postgres

Airflow

Cassandra

MySQL

HBase

SpringBoot

REST API

Senior and Expert level

Los Angeles

3+ days a week in office (Culver City, CA )

501-1000 employees

FintechB2BInvestingFinancial ServicesSaaS

Company mission

To make financial advice better, more affordable, and more accessible.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Experience - 6+ years experience building scalable RESTful back-end services in a highly distributed & resilient architecture (Java experience heavily preferred)
1+ years experience developing scalable back-office money movement systems (ACH, clearing, settlements)
Strong grasp over database technologies using SQL and NoSQL databases like Postgres, MySQL, HBase/Cassandra, Redis
Education - Ideally looking for a B.A. / B.S. degree in relevant fields such as Computer Science, Mathematics, other relevant Engineering degrees or equivalent professional experience
Technical aptitude - You’re technologically savvy and can easily get up to speed on modern tech stacks (Java, Spring Boot, AWS, Postgres, Kubernetes, Python, Airflow)
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

Desirable

Strong domain knowledge of Clearing or Brokerage platforms and financial services

What the job involves

Altruist is in the midst of an exceptional growth phase and we’re excited to hire a Staff Back End Engineer to join our growing Clearing team
The Clearing team's mission is to streamline operations and empower a better wealth management experience with robust, scalable, and secure solutions
As a Staff Back End Engineer, you will work closely with engineering leaders, product, and other cross-functional teams to prioritize and deliver product requirements
Work closely with the Engineering Manager, leads, engineers, product and business teams
Analyze and solve complex problems spanning multiple user personas and workflows
Focus on building and scaling systems
Deliver RESTful APIs with microservices
Integrate data from multiple custodians, aggregating, modeling, and loading the data into a transactional and warehouse system
Solve complex problems within an event-based environment
Work on complex calculations in a consistent and accurate manner

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

Top investors

67% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3)

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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