At ALT, we envision a world where anything is an investable asset. Using trading cards, we’re establishing a proof of concept to create financial products that traditional financial institutions don’t support or recognize as collateral.
To date, we’ve raised over $100 million from thought leaders at the intersection of culture, community, and capital. Some of our investors include Alexis Ohanian’s fund Seven Seven Six, the founders of Stripe, Coinbase co-founder Fred Ehrsam, BlackRock co-founder Sue Wagner, the co-founders of AngelList, First Round Capital, and BoxGroup. We’re also backed by professional athletes including Tom Brady, Candace Parker, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Alex Morgan, Kevin Durant, and Marlon Humphrey.
ALT is a dedicated equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse workforce. We celebrate our differences and strive to create an inclusive environment for all. We are focused on fostering a culture of empowerment which starts with providing our employees with the resources needed to reach their full potential.
What we are looking for:
In this role, you'll get to opportunity to leverage your technical expertise, leadership, and problem solving skills to solve some of the hardest problems at Alt. Our ideal candidate has a deep understanding of building scalable backend systems, a strong sense of ownership, and enjoys challenges. The payments team is the backbone of the Alt platform, making transactions flow and investing in alternative assets possible. The team’s scope covers the infrastructure, user experience and integrations for all money movement at Alt. As we continue growing, we’re looking to make a number of substantial improvements to our systems including scale & reliability, increased payment options, and fraud mitigation. We give our engineers a lot of individual responsibility and autonomy, so your ability to make good trade-offs and exercise good judgment is essential.
What you bring to the table:
You're a team player that finds ways to make the people around you better
Ability to turn business and product ideas into engineering solutions
You’re an excellent problem solver with strong ownership, and can ship features fast
Excellent product instincts. You always think about the end user before making technical decisions
5+ years of software development experience, preferably in a high growth startup environment
Experience programming in Python, Postgres, Javascript, AWS or similar technologies
Comfortable working across the stack from infrastructure to frontend
Experience with payments and distributed systems is a plus
What you will get from us:
Ground floor opportunity as an early member of the Alt team; you’ll directly shape the direction of our company. The opportunities for growth are truly limitless.
An inclusive company culture that is being built intentionally to foster an environment that supports and engages talent in their current and future endeavors.
$200/month work-from-home stipend
$100/month wellness stipend
WeWork office Stipend
401(k) retirement benefits
Flexible vacation policy
Generous paid parental leave
Competitive healthcare benefits, including HSA, for you and your dependent(s)
Alt's compensation package includes a competitive base salary benchmarked against real-time market data, as well as equity for all full-time roles. We want all full-time employees to be invested in Alt and to be able to take advantage of that investment, so our equity grants include a 10-year exercise window. The base salary range for this role is: $160,000 - $200,000. Offers may vary from the amount listed based on geography, candidate experience and expertise, and other factors.
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