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Staff Back End Engineer, Platform

Altruist · Los Angeles, CA

Posted about 2 months ago

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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 develop and scale robust backend systems, focusing on creating tooling for product teams. Your role involves designing RESTful services using Java and Spring Boot, implementing architectures for distributed systems in AWS and Kubernetes, and mentoring teams on secure coding practices. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to solve technical challenges and ensure high-quality code through automated testing.

Our read on this posting3.2out of 5
benefits
4/5
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 salary mentioned for the role
  • Role involves significant autonomy, which may require a high level of self-direction

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Listed by Altruist on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-24. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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