Vest is a cloud hosted platform that makes sophisticated investment strategies simple and visual, letting users reach their financial goals while taking the minimum amount of risk. We are looking for an exceptional engineer who can take responsibility and drive innovation, challenging a massive industry to do better and delighting users. You are smart and result oriented – we will empower you to get things done.
Responsibility and Skills
We prioritize ability to learn, solve problems and build well-structured solutions over specific technical experience.
Currently we are working with: Python, Django, modern Javascript, Webpack and Vue/Angular, PostgreSQL, Redis and AWS/Heroku
You will be responsible for :
• Own the architecture and technology decisions for a complex, scalable, cloud-hosted fintech platform.
• Work with the junior developers, mentoring and discussing solution
• Help define, prioritize and build new features
• And most importantly, together with the rest of the team, deliver a great product to our users.
You have :
• Solid grasp of software engineering: OOP, functional programing, complexity analysis etc.
• Several years of experience in challenging software development
• Excellent communication skills
And of course, a big plus for knowledge of finance and investing.
Why join Us
You believe it’s a good thing to bring the powerful investment tools used by hedge funds and institutions to a wider audience.
We are a small growing company, you will have real impact, real equity and lots of fun.
This job comes with several perks and benefits