Founding Sales Engineer, Hazel AI
Altruist
About this role
Founding Sales Engineer for Hazel (part of Altruist) focused on converting early customer interest into technical buy-in for an AI platform serving financial advisors. The role sits at the intersection of Sales, Product, and Engineering and has a direct impact on revenue and the product roadmap. This is an early-stage position with significant influence on the company’s go-to-market and technical motion.
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About Altruist
altruist.comAltruist is a financial custodian and technology platform built for independent RIAs and wealth managers, positioning itself as a modern, lower‑cost alternative to legacy custodians. It combines custody and brokerage with integrated advisor tools — digital account opening, trading and rebalancing, billing, reporting, and APIs/integrations — so advisors can streamline operations and focus on client advice. Altruist emphasizes simple pricing, developer‑friendly integrations, and client‑facing workflows to reduce administrative friction and speed onboarding.
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About Altruist
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2018
Industry
Technology
Glassdoor Rating
4.2 / 5
Leadership Team
Sarah Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Chen
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Williams
VP of Engineering
David Rodriguez
VP of Product
Jessica Thompson
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Park
VP of Sales
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Salary
$113k – $150k
per year