Backend Engineer for AI‑Powered Fintech Platform

Vesta; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

401K plan

Remote-first

Work from Anywhere

Cell/wifi stipend

Doordash benefits

Parental leave

Job summary

Vesta, a US-based startup, is building an AI-driven mortgage origination platform. We seek a product-minded backend engineer to design, build, and operate scalable systems that power customer-facing features, collaborating with product and full-stack engineers.

You will own backend components end-to-end and help shape the architecture as the business grows. This remote-first role offers flexible schedules, a Bay Area hub, and opportunities to work with modern tools like PostgreSQL, AWS, Kafka,

Qualifications

• Experience building production-grade distributed systems.
• Strong backend engineering focus with systems-level expertise.
• Fluent in at least one typed backend language.
• Experience with relational databases and PostgreSQL.
• Comfort with cloud-based production environments (AWS).
• Willingness to travel a few times per year in the US.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate backend systems that power customer-facing features.
• Collaborate with product and frontend teams to scale services.
• Own backend responsibilities end-to-end with autonomy.
• Work in an early-stage startup with flexible hours during critical launches.

Skills

Distributed systems

Backend engineering

Strongly typed languages

PostgreSQL

AWS

Kafka

Redis

Systems design

Autonomy

Travel flexibility

Tools

PostgreSQL

AWS

Kafka

Redis

CI/CD

Cloud environments

Job description

Vesta, a US-based startup, is building an AI-driven mortgage origination platform. We seek a product-minded backend engineer to design, build, and operate scalable systems that power customer-facing features, collaborating with product and full-stack engineers.

You will own backend components end-to-end and help shape the architecture as the business grows. This remote-first role offers flexible schedules, a Bay Area hub, and opportunities to work with modern tools like PostgreSQL, AWS, Kafka,