Full-Time

Senior Data Engineer

Posted on 4/9/2025

Altruist

Altruist

501-1,000 employees

Platform for Registered Investment Advisors' operations

Compensation Overview

$203k - $249k/yr

+ Equity + Benefits Package

Senior, Expert

Company Historically Provides H1B Sponsorship

San Francisco, CA, USA

Hybrid work schedule for most positions to promote strong, in-person collaboration and a healthy work-life-balance.

Category
Data Engineering
Data & Analytics
Required Skills
Python
Airflow
NoSQL
Data Science
Apache Spark
Java
Postgres
AWS
Elasticsearch
Jenkins
Redis
Hadoop
Data Analysis
Snowflake
Requirements
  • 8+ years of experience working with data lakes and data warehouses (such as Snowflake); at an established financial services or fintech organization.
  • Familiarity with one or more object oriented programming languages (Python or Java preferred).
  • Extensive experience working with highly sensitive data at a custodian, asset manager, clearing firm, or similar company.
  • Strong data modeling and data analysis skills with prior experience working with relational and NoSQL databases.
  • Experience with Data Orchestration tools such as Airflow.
  • Experience with Data Replication tools such as Debezium and Airbyte.
  • Experience with Data Management tools such as DBT.
  • Experience integrating with AWS Cloud Services.
  • Experience with big data tools such as EMR, Hadoop, Spark etc.
  • Experience with CI/CD Tools such as Jenkins and Gitlab.
Responsibilities
  • Develop and maintain scalable data pipelines and ELT processes.
  • Build new data integrations based on established requirements.
  • Collaborate with product and business teams to build and enhance core data models.
  • Perform data analysis to investigate and resolve data issues.
  • Manage data replication, data tooling and support integrations for Redis, ElasticSearch, Postgres and Snowflake databases.
  • Provide support to product teams to understand available data marts, how to integrate with the data platform, and evangelize data best practices.
Desired Qualifications
  • 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.

Altruist offers a platform for Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs) to streamline their operations and enhance client experiences. Its features include live chat support, commission-free fractional share trading, a model marketplace, and an automated rebalancer, allowing RIAs to serve more clients efficiently. Unlike competitors, Altruist provides these services for free and monetizes through a vertically-integrated custodian service. The company's goal is to empower RIAs to grow their businesses while improving client interactions.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

Series F

Total Funding

$601.5M

Headquarters

Culver City, California

Founded

2018

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Altruist raised $152 million in Series F funding, boosting growth potential.
  • The company serves over 4,700 advisors, tripling assets under management consecutively.
  • Demand for digital transformation in financial services aligns with Altruist's offerings.

What critics are saying

  • Increased competition from Robinhood may pressure Altruist's pricing and services.
  • Dominance of Charles Schwab and Fidelity poses a challenge in capturing market share.
  • Rapid expansion may strain Altruist's operational capabilities and customer service.

What makes Altruist unique

  • Altruist offers a simplified tech stack for efficient RIA management.
  • The platform includes commission-free fractional share trading and automated rebalancer.
  • Altruist provides original content for insightful, actionable information for financial advisors.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Company Match

Hybrid Work Options

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Paid Parental Leave

Stock Options

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

5%

1 year growth

1%

2 year growth

0%
Fintech News Singapore
Apr 23rd, 2025
GIC Leads US$152 Million Series F in U.S. Custodian Altruist

Altruist, a US-based custodian platform for registered investment advisors (RIAs), has raised US$152 million in a Series F funding round led by Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC.

Business Wire
Apr 22nd, 2025
Altruist Secures $152M Series F Funding

Altruist, a modern custodian for RIAs, raised $152 million in Series F funding led by GIC, valuing the company at approximately $1.9 billion. Other participants included Salesforce Ventures and Baillie Gifford. The funding follows a year of significant growth, with Altruist launching new products and expanding its executive team. The company now serves over 4,700 advisors and has tripled assets under management for two consecutive years.

Axios
Apr 22nd, 2025
Altruist Raises $152M, Nears $2B Valuation

Altruist, a custodian and software company for investment advisers, raised $152 million in Series F funding led by GIC, valuing it at $1.9 billion. This follows Robinhood's acquisition of custodian TradePMR for $300 million last year. Altruist was previously valued at $1.5 billion in May 2024. The RIA custody space, dominated by Charles Schwab and Fidelity, is seeing new entrants aiming to capture market share with innovative tech and lower fees.

Wealth Management
Mar 14th, 2025
WealthStack Roundup: Altruist Fills CTO Vacancy

RIA custodian upstart Altruist this week announced the hiring of Silicon Valley insider Sumanth Sukumar as its chief technology officer.

Business Wire
Mar 12th, 2025
Former Coinbase and Uber Executive Joins Altruist as CTO to Cement Tech Advantage

To establish a hub for engineering innovation and strengthen its technology leadership, Altruist is expanding its presence with an office in San Francisco.

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