Staff Back End Engineer, Platform

Los Angeles, CAfull timeRemote

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senior

$203k–$275k

H1B: yes

Altruist Staff Back End Engineer at Altruist focusing on developing and scaling robust backend systems using Java, Spring Boot, and Postgres. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve technical problems and deliver solutions in an AWS and Kubernetes environment.

Responsibilities

Altruist is in the midst of an exceptional growth phase and we’re excited to hire a high performing Backend Engineer to join our growing Platform team. In this role, you will focus on developing and scaling robust backend systems and creating tooling used across all product teams. You will collaborate closely with engineering leadership, product managers, and cross-functional teams to solve challenging technical problems and deliver exceptional solutions. You will contribute to services for shared infrastructure that benefit all of Altruist. The role provides a lot of autonomy for design and implementation of projects to allow for maximum independence while working together with a team.
Design, build, and scale RESTful backend services using Java, Spring Boot, and Postgres.
Implement architectures to create highly distributed and resilient systems in our AWS and Kubernetes based environment.
Mentor and guide teams in implementing secure coding practices to ensure code is both performant and resilient against security vulnerabilities.
Employ automated testing practices to ensure high-quality code.
Experience - 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
Understand the importance of performant and reliable systems
Education - Ideally looking for a B.A. / B.S. degree in relevant fields such as Computer Science or Software Engineering but experience and understanding are just as important

Qualification

Proficiency with JavaStrong knowledge of SQL (Postgres

Required

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