Software Engineer - Platform

Job description

**What we're doing** Owning a home is a foundational part of building financial security and wealth in America. However, the tools and technology that support homeownership are antiquated, dependent on things like fax machines, handwritten documentation, and hours of manual review. We're here to change it. Vesta was founded to rebuild the mortgage LOS from the ground up. Our founding belief is that the future of mortgage lending will be a fully automated process. Today, our AI augmented platform makes that a reality. Our mission has been to build a platform where AI isn’t just an add-on, but the core engine that transforms how a loan is actually manufactured. **Who we are** Our founding team is no stranger to the complexities of the financial industry. As early employees at Blend, they spent years together focused on creating modern cloud infrastructure for banks. Now, with Vesta, they are transforming the mortgage industry by creating the most flexible, open, and automated origination experience, benefitting financial institutions and their customers. And, we're not alone. We've raised $55M from top tier investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Bain Capital Ventures, Conversion Capital, Zigg Capital, and Index Ventures. We believe that our team is our greatest competitive advantage and take pride in having a team of exceptional humans. As a team, we value humility, empathy, self-awareness, and an orientation towards action. If this sounds like you and you're excited by the idea of getting in at the ground level to be part of building the infrastructure that will power the future of the finance industry, we would love to hear from you! **Who you are** Vesta is building out its early engineering team with well-rounded, resourceful engineers who want to create a product literally from the ground up. An ideal candidate for this role is a senior+ engineer that has deep experience scaling distributed systems, is not afraid to work on any part of the stack, and is excited about the breadth of responsibility and autonomy. You are someone who people can depend on to get things done and take responsibility for your commitments. You love working alongside smart and talented people who are execution oriented. **About your role** Your work will likely span our entire codebase, but your primary focus will be on scaling and maturing our platform to handle the entire mortgage market. In addition to development, you'll be responsible for helping set the guidelines and frameworks for our engineering organization in the years ahead, including both technical tooling and organizational growth. Working at an early-stage startup means there is a strong sense of ownership across the team. While we support flexible schedules and trust people to manage their time, there will be moments when mission-critical work requires extra effort outside of typical working hours. We’re looking for teammates who are comfortable with that reality and who care deeply about the success of the product and the team. The responsibilities of this role are open-ended, but we're looking for someone with deep experience in at least one, but ideally all of the following: - Comfortable working in an early-stage startup environment where mission-critical work may occasionally require effort outside typical working hours. - Deep experience scaling distributed systems with complex data dependencies - Performance engineering in any of the following domains: AWS, Kubernetes, Kafka, PostgreSQL or similar relational database, Redis, Elasticsearch - Strong proficiency with C# or other statically typed languages such as Kotlin, Go, or Java. - Familiarity with observability tools (Datadog) and infrastructure as code (Terraform) **Perks & Benefits** - Robust medical, vision, & dental coverage (~100% of employee premiums are 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 Home & Wellness Benefits - Monthly cell & wifi stipend - Monthly Doordash benefits - Open & encouraged flexible time off - Company offsites to get to know the team! Our cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $200,000 - $275,000. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate experience and expertise and may vary from the amounts listed above. At Vesta, we believe that the only way we can tackle the challenging problems in front of us is by having diverse perspectives and an environment that promotes inclusivity. We’re committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, gender, gender identity, parental or pregnancy status, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or veteran status. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. As part of our onboarding process, we participate in the E-Verify program.