or apply directly on Altruist's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 6 days Altruist's roles stay open a median of 36 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 10% of Altruist's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Altruist
- high 33 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
- 2026-09-17
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 lead engineering best practices, mentor other engineers, and tackle systemic problems from design through implementation. Your work will focus on enhancing security, scalability, and reliability of the platform, including managing identity and access capabilities and improving database performance. You will collaborate with the Security team to create durable engineering solutions and ensure production reliability.
- benefits
- 4/5
- freshness
- 5/5
- 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
- 6+ years of software engineering experience building precise and scalable distributed systems
- Experience with Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, AWS, Postgres, Kubernetes
- Strong backend engineering background
- Proven track record of building security, scale, or infrastructure solutions
- B.A. / B.S. degree in Computer Science or similar fields
- Superb communication skills
Nice to have
- Full-stack experience with a backend lean
- Domain exposure in fintech, payments, or security-sensitive environments
What you get
- Competitive total compensation
- Premium healthcare, dental, and vision insurance plans
- 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
- Company perks program
Worth weighing
- Hybrid role with an expectation of being in the office three days a week
- Salary range provided, but no specific details on bonuses or total compensation structure
- Focus on building and scaling services may imply a fast-paced environment with high expectations
Summarised from Altruist's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Altruist on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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