Director of Platform & Infrastructure

Vesta; Myrtle Point (OR); Remote; USD 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A next-generation mortgage technology company in Myrtle Point, Oregon is seeking a Platform leader to define long-term technical strategy and manage engineering teams. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in building distributed systems, leadership skills, and a strong background in tech architectures. A competitive salary and remote-first culture are offered along with robust benefits.

Benefits

Robust medical, vision, & dental coverage

401(K) plan offering

16 weeks fully paid parental leave

Remote-first culture

Generous Work From Anywhere & Wellness Benefits

Monthly cell & wifi stipend

Open & encouraged flexible time off

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience building and operating highly scalable distributed systems and relational databases.
• 3+ years of experience leading, mentoring, and growing platform or infrastructure engineering teams.
• Experience building complex B2B enterprise software.

Responsibilities

• Managing and growing a team of platform and infrastructure engineers.
• Define and execute on a platform roadmap.
• Own the security and compliance posture for all platform services.

Skills

Building and scaling distributed system architectures

C# / .NET platform

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

Kafka

OpenSearch / ElasticSearch

Redis / Valkey

AWS

Education

Degree in Computer Science or equivalent

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 is the next-generation system of record to power the multi-trillion mortgage market. We believe that we are overdue for a core transformation – that in order to build a fully automated process and fully digital customer journeys, lenders will have to adopt a system of record platform that is modern, open, and orchestrated by best-in-class software workflows.

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

You are the technical leader your colleagues seek out when complex technical challenges arise. Whether it’s a difficult architectural decision, intricate performance tuning, or designing robust solutions for scalability, you consistently demonstrate exceptional judgment and technical depth. You take pride in creating scalable systems and hold yourself and your team accountable to an exceptionally high bar for correctness and reliability. You\'re pragmatic and understand the importance of balancing technical excellence with real-world business constraints.

You believe exceptional systems are built through teamwork, and you\'re passionate about building and mentoring an organization grounded in engineering best practices for scalability, reliability, and maintainability.

About your role

As the Platform leader, you\'ll work closely with our CTO to define Vesta\'s long term technical strategy for supporting current and future business needs with respect to scalability, reliability, and performance. You’ll also be responsible for maintaining a high engineering security posture in a highly regulated environment, as well as providing customer-facing capabilities in the Vesta Public API.

The ideal candidate will have

• A degree in Computer Science or equivalent with a strong understanding of computer science fundamentals.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience building and operating highly scalable distributed systems and relational databases, with significant time spent directly optimizing system performance, reliability, and scalability.
• 3+ years of experience leading, mentoring, and growing platform or infrastructure engineering teams.
• Experience building complex B2B enterprise software.

Experience and expertise in many of the following:

• Building and scaling distributed system architectures
• C# / .NET platform / EF Core or similar strongly statically typed language (Java, Kotlin, Scala, etc.)
• Kubernetes
• PostgreSQL
• Kafka
• OpenSearch / ElasticSearch
• Redis / Valkey
• AWS

Your responsibilities will include

• Managing, coaching, and growing a team of platform and infrastructure engineers
• Define and execute on a platform roadmap for maintaining the scalability and reliability needs of Vesta
• Define and evangelize best practices and technical standards to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of other product engineering teams
• Lead forecasting and budgeting for ensuring proper capacity planning to support the business’ needs
• Own the security and compliance posture for all platform and infrastructure services, including audits, risk assessments, and regulatory requirements (e.g. SOC 2)
• Manage the development and maintenance of the Vesta Public API
• Being an advocate for engineering excellence

Benefits and Perks

• 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!

Our cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $200,000 - $300,000/yr. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate experience and expertise and may vary from the amounts listed.

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.