Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure

About Altruist

Altruist is the modern custodian built exclusively for independent financial advisors that combines a self-clearing brokerage firm with intuitive software for account opening, trading, reporting, and billing — all in one streamlined solution. Financial advisors across the U.S. have partnered with Altruist to reduce costs, save time, grow their business, and provide better outcomes for their clients. Our mission is to make financial advice better, more affordable, and accessible to everyone — but we can’t do it alone. We’re seeking exceptional talent to join our team. That’s where you come in! 

If you’re passionate about challenging the status quo and making a meaningful impact in the financial advice industry, we’d love to meet you!

But first, our values

Kindness - Kindness doesn’t just equal niceness. We listen to understand. We embrace, and encourage healthy debate and diverse perspectives. We approach conflict openly, honestly, and respectfully.

Brilliance - Humility is the skill we’re most proud of and possessing a growth mindset is always top of mind. We take ownership in everything we touch; regularly using our unique superpowers to reach a common goal as a team. We succeed and fail as one.

Grit - When challenges arise, we stay laser focused on achieving our mission and finding a way forward, even when it’s hard. We are nimble and maintain a sense of urgency, swiftly adapting to change and overcoming obstacles.

The opportunity

Altruist is in the midst of an exceptional growth phase and we’re excited to hire a Senior Software Infrastructure Engineer to join our growing DevOps team. In this role, you’ll demonstrate expertise in managing and scaling complex infrastructure, leading automation initiatives, and implementing advanced SRE practices. With a strong background in Kubernetes, AWS services, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC), you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the reliability, scalability, and security of our systems. This role requires a proactive problem solver who can mentor junior engineers and drive innovative DevOps solutions.

Your impact

• Architect, deploy, and maintain scalable and secure infrastructure with Kubernetes (EKS) and AWS services.
• Lead root cause analysis and implement comprehensive solutions to prevent future incidents.
• Establish advanced monitoring, logging, and alerting systems using tools like Prometheus and DataDog.
• Design and optimize complex CI/CD pipelines with GitLab, ensuring seamless deployment workflows.
• Champion Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) best practices to enhance system resilience.
• Oversee and optimize network configurations, security groups, VPCs, and other cloud networking elements.
• Mentor and guide junior DevOps engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous learning.
• Design and implement disaster recovery strategies, including automated failover mechanisms.
• Drive resource optimization initiatives to improve performance and reduce costs.
• Experience with AWS Enterprise security best practices and frameworks.
• Serve as a senior escalation point during on-call rotations and incident management.

What you bring

• Experience - 7+ years of experience working in DevOps or a related field.
• Mastery of Kubernetes (K8s) ecosystem (Helm, Vault, Docker, CNIs).
• Extensive experience with AWS services such as RDS, CloudWatch, Kafka and advanced networking (Transit Gateways, Load Balancing, DNS).
• Expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and other tools.
• Strong hands-on experience with monitoring tools like Prometheus and DataDog.
• Advanced proficiency in GitLab CI/CD and automating complex pipelines.
• Proficiency in Linux environments, shell scripting, and at least one modern programming language.
• In-depth knowledge of system architecture and distributed systems design.
• Proven experience designing and implementing disaster recovery infrastructure.
• Education - Ideally looking for a B.A. / B.S. degree in relevant fields such as Computer Science.
• Technical aptitude - You’re technologically savvy and can easily get up to speed on modern tech stacks.
• 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.
• Resilienc