Vesta · 8 hours ago
Software Engineer - Backend
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid Level
$180K/yr - $225K/yrVesta is a company focused on transforming the mortgage industry with their AI-augmented platform. The Software Engineer - Backend will work closely with full-stack engineers to design and operate backend systems that support customer-facing features, ensuring scalability and reliability.
Financial ServicesFinTechSoftware
Responsibilities
You’ll work alongside full-stack engineers, bringing deep backend and systems expertise to ensure the product functionality we build is scalable and reliable
You will be partnering closely with product and engineering teammates to design, build, and operate backend systems that directly support customer-facing features as they grow in complexity and usage
You’ll be expected to take ownership of the backend and systems aspects of product features from early design through production and scale to ensure the product continues to perform reliably as the business grows
Qualification
Required
Experience building and operating production-grade distributed systems that support real product functionality at meaningful scale
Strong backend engineering focus; full-stack experience is welcome, but deep systems and backend expertise is essential
Hands-on experience working with distributed systems and multi-service architectures in a production environment
Ownership of performance, reliability, and scalability work tied directly to product features (e.g., query optimization, indexing, identifying and resolving system bottlenecks)
Fluency in using modern AI tooling as part of your development workflow
Proficiency in at least one strongly typed backend language (C#, Java, Kotlin, Go, or similar)
Hands-on experience with relational databases, preferably PostgreSQL, including schema design and performance tuning
Familiarity with cloud-based production environments (AWS preferred), and experience with technologies such as Kafka, Redis, or similar infrastructure components
Strong systems design instincts, with the ability to reason about scalability, performance, and reliability tradeoffs as product features evolve
Comfortable operating with a high degree of autonomy, owning backend responsibilities end-to-end while collaborating closely with full-stack engineers
Strong bias toward building practical, iterative solutions to real business problems, with minimal process overhead or unnecessary meetings
Willingness to travel a few times per year for team offsites within the United States
Benefits
Robust medical, vision, & dental coverage (~100% of employee premiums covered)
FSA plan offering
401(K) plan offering
Meaningful parental leave - 16 weeks fully paid for all new parents, birthing & non-birthing parents (applies to adoptions as well!)
Remote-first culture with a physical hub in the bay area!
Generous Work From Anywhere & Wellness Benefits
Monthly cell & wifi stipend
Monthly Doordash benefits
Open & encouraged flexible time off
Company offsites to get to know the team!
Company
Vesta
Vesta is building the next generation loan origination system.
Founded in 2020
11-50 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$35MKey Investors
Andreessen Horowitz
2022-01-27Series A· $30M
2021-01-01Seed· $5M
Leadership Team
Devon Yang
Co-Founder
Carrie Howe
Executive Assistant to Chief Executive Officer
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