Senior Back End Engineer (Data)

Join Altruist, a fast-growing company in the financial services industry, as a Senior Back End Engineer (Data). In this role, you will design and build scalable data pipelines and data serving platforms, while advocating for the effective use of AI throughout the software development lifecycle. You will have the opportunity to grow your career, be rewarded for your hard work, and enjoy a range of benefits including health, dental, and vision coverage. Altruist is committed to inclusivity and encourages candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply.

• Design and build high-performance data pipelines to manage the full lifecycle of financial data.
• Create foundational frameworks and platforms that establish AI as a core capability within the company.
• Advocate for and demonstrate the effective use of AI throughout the software development lifecycle.

• We're looking for an AI-native Senior Software Engineer who combines creative thinking with business acumen
• Experience working with database systems, data warehouses, ETL pipelines, and mature data processes at scale
• Proficiency in using AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Cursor, Claude Code) as part of the software development workflow
• Experience with offline data processing and batch pipelines (such as Spark, or similar batch processing frameworks)
• Working knowledge of cloud infrastructure, especially AWS and Kubernetes
• Experience - 4+ years of software engineering experience
• Proficiency in modern programming languages, with a strong focus on Python or Java
• Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Altruist we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role, but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles
• Prior experience with one or more of the following is preferred
• Data Orchestration tools such as Airflow
• Data Warehouse such as Snowflake
• Education - B.A. / B.S. degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
• Data transformation and modeling tools such as dbt
• 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