Senior Software Engineer

Overview

Job Title: Senior Back End Engineer

Location: Minneapolis, MN

Job Type: Full-time on site

Experience: 5 years

About Payva:

Payva is building the financial engine that powers the creator economy — connecting digital entrepreneurs and their audiences through smart, transparent financial tools. We move fast, think big, and build things that go live weekly, not quarterly.

We’re looking for a Senior Backend Engineer who thrives in an environment where ownership is the default, iteration is constant, and your code directly impacts thousands of creators.

You’ll be at the core of Payva’s financial systems — designing, building, and scaling the backend infrastructure that keeps the creator economy moving. Your work will power the flow of data and money across integrations, payments, and insights.

• Architect and build backend systems that handle credit pulls, payments orchestration, payouts, digital wallets, and financial analytics
  .
• Design and optimize GraphQL and RESTful APIs to connect Payva’s platform with external financial partners and internal services.
• Develop tools that give creators visibility into customer payments, default rates, projected MRR
  , and other key business metrics.
• Ensure systems are secure, compliant, and scalable
  , supporting rapid product growth.
• Collaborate with product, data, and infrastructure teams to deliver high-impact features that ship fast and perform flawlessly.
• Continuously improve data flow, error handling, and performance across Payva’s AWS-powered backend.
• Lead by example in writing clean, maintainable code and mentoring other engineers.

• 5 years of backend engineering experience in production environments.
• Strong command of JavaScript/Type Script ,
  Node.js
  , and NestJS
  .
• Proven experience building and scaling APIs (Graph
  
  QL and RESTful).
• Proficiency in Postgres
  , with strong understanding of data modeling and optimization.
• Solid knowledge of AWS services — especially EC2, RDS, Event Bridge, Cloud Watch, and CDK
  .
• Experience with payments systems
  , financial APIs
  , or fintech integrations is highly preferred.
• Familiarity with CI/CD workflows, Git Lab, Git Hub, and modern deployment pipelines.
• A pragmatic mindset — you balance speed and quality to ship code that matters.

• Experience with event-driven or microservices architectures.
• Exposure to KYC/KYB
  , credit underwriting
  , or ledger systems
  .
• Strong debugging, profiling, and performance optimization skills.
• Prior work on creator platforms or financial insights products.

We’re a fast growing, early stage company where you’ll have real ownership over the technology that defines how creators build their businesses. You’ll work with a sharp, driven team that believes in execution, iteration, and continuous improvement.

This isn’t a place to hide behind process — it’s a place to build.