Vest · 17 hours ago
Senior Backend Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
7+ years expVest Financial is a rapidly growing investment management firm specializing in Target Outcome Strategies. They are seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to build and evolve internal tools that power portfolio management operations, focusing on developing applications that handle critical financial data and workflows.
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Responsibilities
Build and evolve the internal tools that power our portfolio management operations
Develop Python/Flask/SQLAlchemy applications that handle critical financial data and workflows
Optimize complex SQL queries and database interactions
Contribute technical expertise to data architecture decisions
Collaborate closely with portfolio management and infrastructure teams to build robust, scalable backend services
Qualification
Required
7-10 years of backend engineering experience building production systems
Strong technical foundation in Python, Flask, and SQLAlchemy with a track record of shipping production applications
Deep SQL expertise—you're comfortable writing complex queries, optimizing performance, and designing efficient database schemas
Ability to tackle challenging technical problems independently and drive solutions to completion
Pragmatic decision-making—you know when to refactor versus when to ship, and when to optimize versus when good-enough is right
Data engineering mindset—experience with data pipelines, data lakes, or ETL processes is highly valued
Collaborative approach—you work effectively with non-engineering stakeholders and can translate business needs into technical solutions
Experience working in fast-paced environments where you balance building new capabilities with maintaining existing systems
5 years - Python development in production environments
1 year - Flask (or similar web framework) application development
2 years - SQLAlchemy or equivalent ORM experience
3 years - SQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL, or similar) with query optimization a plus
Database design and schema evolution
Preferred
Data engineering experience (data lakes, data modeling, data pipeline architecture)
Experience with data migrations or system consolidations
Excel/VBA proficiency
Financial services or trading systems background
OMS or portfolio management system experience
Understanding of compliance requirements in regulated environments
Benefits
401(k) with matching contribution
Competitive medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
Remote-first company
Flexible PTO
Paid parental leave
Quarterly performance bonuses
Company
Vest
$50+ Billion* Milestone Achieved | Target Outcome Investments® Pioneers Most investments target speculative returns with uncertain risk over uncertain timeframes.
11-50 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$1.47M2016-01-25Acquired
2015-06-01Series Unknown· $0.75M
2015-03-22Seed· $0.72M
Leadership Team
Karan Sood
Chief Executive Officer
Jeff Chang
President & Co-Founder
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