Staff Trust & Safety Engineer

About the position Altruist is transforming the multi-trillion dollar wealth management industry by building an AI platform for wealth professionals. We partner with financial advisors nationwide, empowering them to grow, optimize time and resources, and deliver superior outcomes for their clients. We're looking for exceptional talent to help us achieve our mission of making financial advice better, more affordable, and accessible to all. If you're passionate about challenging the status quo and want to do the most important work of your life, 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 exciting phase and we’re excited to hire a Staff Trust & Safety Engineer to join our growing Security team. Your expertise will ensure our products are secure. Your impact You will be partnering with our Fraud team to ensure Altruist is the most trusted broker dealer in the industry and minimize financial losses to our end users, RIAs, and company (in that order). You will design end client authentication systems partnering with product and engineering

Responsibilities

• partnering with our Fraud team to ensure Altruist is the most trusted broker dealer in the industry and minimize financial losses to our end users, RIAs, and company
• design end client authentication systems partnering with product and engineering

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience working in fraud, security or anti-abuse
• Experience leading large scale initiatives in fraud and security
• Experience partnering with Product to build security, risk and fraud into the Product Development Life Cycle
• Industry recognized expert in fraud
• Expertise in threat intelligence, dark web research and understanding the latest fraud and security trends.
• Experience in responding to large scale security and fraud events.
• Ability to build, support and design systems that function at scale
• You are comfortable being a one person team
• A B.A. / B.S. degree in relevant fields such as Computer Science or relevant experience
• You’re technologically savvy and can easily get up to speed on modern tech stacks. You use AI to its maximum extent to solve hard problems faster and quicker than others.
• The pride you put into every aspect of your work is unparalleled and undeniable
• Intentional dialogue is a superpower. You listen as well as you share your perspective with others.
• We’re inspired by your unwavering determination to achieve success, no matter the adversity you face along the way.
• 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.
• Identifying the problem is simply not enough. You’re instinctually creative with your approach in finding solutions to roadblocks.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience designing fraud resilient products in the financial services industry
• World class knowledge of fraud topics such as: account take over, credential stuffing, financial fraud (such as ACH)
• Deep understanding of malware targeting financial institutions

Benefits

• A hybrid work schedule for most positions to promote strong, in-person collaboration.
• Stunning, amenity-filled office spaces in Culver City, CA, San Francisco, CA, and Dallas, TX. Our offices are intentionally designed for comfort, collaboration, and productivity.
• Competitive pay and equity for eligible positions.
• Premium healthcare, dental, and vision insurance plans (HMO and PPO).
• 401k savings plan with a 4% match and immediate vesting.
• 16 week paid parental leave after one year of employment.
• Professional growth and development opportunities including an employee mobility program and an annual L&D budget allocation for each employee.
• Company perks program (includes discounts on pet insurance, fitness, cell phone plans, and travel, etc.).
• Financial guidance program (includes counseling on navigating debt, tracking personal spend, saving and planning goals, home-purchasing preparedness, etc.).
• One month work from anywhere policy (with the exception of a few countries).
• Total compensation includes a competitive benefits package, along with equity in the form of Stock Options (ISOs) for eligible roles.

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