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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 49 days Altruist's roles stay open a median of 74 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 10% of Altruist's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Altruist
- high 77 stale, 0 reposted of 81 open
- Hiring momentum
- 98 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-24
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Altruist's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Altruist.
About this role
As a Staff Back End Engineer at Altruist, you will focus on developing and scaling backend systems, creating tooling for product teams, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to solve technical challenges. Your responsibilities will include designing and building RESTful services using Java and Spring Boot, implementing resilient architectures in AWS and Kubernetes, and mentoring teams on secure coding practices. The role emphasizes autonomy in project design and implementation while contributing to shared infrastructure.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Altruist as an employer.
What you need
- 3+ years of experience building scalable backend services at a B2B financial services, fintech, or SaaS organization
- Proficiency with Java, Spring Boot, and REST APIs
- Expertise in microservices architecture and distributed systems
- Strong knowledge of SQL (Postgres, MySQL)
- Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools: Docker, Kubernetes and Helm
- Understanding of performant and reliable systems
Nice to have
- Expertise with AI (Claude) best practices
- Experience with cloud infrastructure, particularly AWS
- Practiced Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery, pipelines in Gitlab
- Familiarity with tooling such as Debezium, Temporal, and Open Telemetry
- Knowledge of brokerage platforms and financial services industry
What you get
- Competitive total compensation
- 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.)
Worth weighing
- Hybrid work model with three in-office days per week
- Salary range provided, but no specific details on how compensation is determined beyond general factors
- Role may require adapting to a fast-paced and changing environment due to the company's growth phase
Summarised from Altruist's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Altruist on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-24. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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