Senior Software Engineer at Vested - Remote Fintech — Columbus
Traveler-Friendly Insight
Timezone Flexibility: This role is fully remote but anchored to the Eastern Time Zone (ET) for standups and collaboration. The company notes team members from Alaska to Europe, suggesting some async flexibility exists — but expect core overlap hours roughly 9am–5pm ET. Digital nomads in Europe (UTC+1 to UTC+2) can likely manage this comfortably, though those in Southeast Asia or Australia would face late-night hours.
Best Nomad Destinations for This Role:
- Lisbon, Portugal (UTC+1): Only 5 hours ahead of ET — very manageable. Monthly costs ~$2,500–$3,500. At $145k–$190k USD, your purchasing power is excellent. Portugal's Digital Nomad Visa (D8) is a strong option for longer stays.
- Medellín, Colombia (UTC-5): Same timezone as ET — ideal for sync calls. Low cost of living (~$1,500–$2,200/month). Colombia offers a Digital Nomad Visa valid up to 2 years.
- Bangkok, Thailand (UTC+7): 11–12 hours ahead of ET — challenging for live standups. Better suited if the team's async tolerance grows. Thailand's LTR Visa targets remote workers earning $80k+.
Perks for Travelers: No explicit coworking or equipment stipend is mentioned. However, quarterly offsites (US-based) suggest periodic travel is part of the culture — something to ask about regarding expense coverage for international team members.
Headquarters: United States
URL: https://vested.co
About the Role
We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer who can define and deliver products that have a real impact on people's financial futures. You'll be joining a small and early-stage engineering team where each engineer has significant ownership and your contributions will directly shape the product and the company's technical direction.
As a senior member of our engineering team, you'll focus on the development and supporting infrastructure of vested.co – our core equity management and stock-option-funding platform.
What You'll Do
- Build impactful features: Design and implement user-facing features that help people understand and manage their equity compensation.
- Own end-to-end delivery: Take projects from concept to production, including system design, implementation, testing, and deployment.
- Shape our technical direction: Contribute to architectural decisions and help establish engineering best practices as we scale.
- Collaborate cross-functionally: Work closely with product, design, and business teams to deliver exceptional user experiences.
- Grow the team: Share your expertise with other engineers and help build a culture of continuous learning. Help us grow and shape our inclusive, friendly, egoless engineering culture.
- Solve complex problems: Tackle challenging technical problems around financial calculations, data integrations, and building reliable systems at scale.
What We're Looking For
- 4+ years of software engineering experience with a track record of shipping production software.
- Full-stack capabilities with strong expertise in modern web technologies. We work with React, Next.js, TypeScript, and MongoDB. You should be experienced building frontend features, designing APIs, and modeling data relationships.
- Product mindset: You care deeply about user experience and enjoy building products that solve real problems.
- Strong communication skills: Ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Ownership mentality: You take pride in your work and see projects through from start to finish.
- Growth mindset: Eager to learn new technologies and domains.
Benefits & Perks
- Meaningful equity, with industry-leading grant terms (naturally)
- Market competitive salary
- 95% paid health insurance for employees and dependents
- 401k match
- Fully remote, distributed workplace
- Generous time away including company holidays, paid time off, sick time, parental leave, and more!
- Quarterly team offsites throughout the country
Expected salary for this role is $145,000 – $190,000 (depending on qualifications and experience).
Location
Fully remote. Standup and collaboration is centered mostly around the Eastern Time Zone, but we have team members from Alaska to Europe.
Ready to Join Us?
If you're excited about making equity ownership accessible to everyone and want to work on challenging technical problems with a real-world impact, we'd love to hear from you.
Our interview process will include an initial meeting to assess mutual interest, a live technical interview, and further opportunities to meet the team and discuss your background.
Please send a brief note expressing your interest as well as your resume to [email protected] with the subject "Senior Software Engineer Application."
Vested is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants equally without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability.
To apply: https://weworkremotely.com/remote-jobs/vested-inc-senior-software-engineer-1
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