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Altruist

Platform for RIAs with trading tools

Senior Backend Engineer

AI Application Engineering +1Confirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeSan Francisco, CA, USA$200k - $250k

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 6 years of experience, including some experience contributing to production machine-learning systems at scale.
  • Experience building or using ranking systems, recommender systems, generative AI products, or vector databases, search indices, or other data stores for search and retrieval use cases.
  • A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Data Science, or a related field.
  • A deep understanding of data structures, algorithms, and sound software engineering principles.
  • The ability to break down complex problems into simpler constituent parts and apply first-principles thinking when appropriate.

Responsibilities

  • Interact with users to understand the industry, the opportunity, and users' needs and frustrations.
  • Architect robust systems across data, model, and product layers.
  • Build scalable data pipelines to store, sync, and extract large amounts of structured and unstructured information.
  • Optimize search and retrieval infrastructure to parse relevant extracted information and produce grounded, accurate, low-latency responses to user queries.
  • Collaborate with product managers and subject matter experts to build steerable AI systems.
  • Create and maintain evaluation datasets and scoring modules, and integrate them into the deployment pipeline to continuously monitor and improve AI product quality.
  • Proactively identify, unblock, and mitigate risks that could impede timely success.
  • Steward engineering best practices and mentor other engineers.
  • Stay current with developments in machine learning and artificial intelligence and apply them to product development.

Desired Qualifications

  • Familiarity with the statistical and mathematical foundations of machine learning and large language models.

About the Company

Altruist

Platform for RIAs with trading tools

Altruist builds a tech platform for Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs) to run their practice more efficiently. Its core tools include a streamlined tech stack with live chat support, commission-free fractional share trading, a model marketplace, and an automated rebalancer, helping RIAs serve more clients at lower costs. The platform also offers fast onboarding and quick access to investment management information, plus original content for independent advisors. Altruist’s business model offers its services for free to attract a large RIA user base and then monetizes through a vertically-integrated custodian service that reduces overhead for RIAs. The company differentiates itself by combining a free, easy-to-use software suite with integrated custodial services and practical resources, focused specifically on the needs of RIAs. Its goal is to help RIAs grow their business, improve client experiences, and lower operating costs by providing a centralized, cost-effective platform.

Company size
201-500
Company stage
Series F
Total funding
$601.5M
Headquarters
Culver City, CA
Founded
2018

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