Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Senior Backend EngineerPayva — North Loop, Minneapolis, MN | Full-TimeAbout PayvaPayva is a fintech on a mission to build the financial infrastructure layer for creator-led commerce. We originate short-duration consumer installment products for high-ticket digital goods, powering checkout experiences for merchants in the creator economy.We're a small, tight-knit engineering team based in the North Loop, and we genuinely love what we're building. We work hard, we care deeply about getting things right, and we have a lot of fun doing it. If you want to be somewhere where your work matters, your opinion is heard, and Fridays actually feel good, this is that place.The roleWe're looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to help build and scale the systems that power Payva's lending platform. This is not a maintenance role. You'll be architecting and owning core backend services, from API design and data modeling to reliability, performance, and the integrations that tie our product together.You'll work directly with our CTO and alongside a team of engineers who take quality seriously and actually enjoy showing up to work.What you'll ownCore API design, development, and maintenance across Payva's backend servicesData modeling, schema design, and ownership of our primary application databasesService reliability, observability, and performance across the stackThird-party integrations supporting our lending, merchant, and operational workflowsInternal tooling and admin infrastructure used by our operations and servicing teamsParticipating in architecture decisions that shape how Payva scalesWhat we are looking for Deep experience with modern TypeScript backend developmentStrong fundamentals in API design, data modeling, and distributed systemsSolid instincts around reliability, observability, and failure handlingExperience working with relational databases at scale — schema design, query performance, migrationsComfort working in a fast-moving product environment with real ownershipSelf-directed and collaborative — you can drive a complex project independently and work well with the people around youLow ego, high outputNice to haveExperience at an early-stage startup or high-growth product companyFamiliarity with fintech, lending, or regulated product environmentsBackground in building internal tooling, admin systems, or ops-facing infrastructureExperience with event-driven architectures, background job systems, or async workflowsWhy PayvaReal ownership — you'll ship systems that matter and see the impact directlyA genuinely fun, energetic team in one of Minneapolis's best neighborhoodsDirect access to leadership and a short feedback loop between decision and executionWe're mostly in-office at our North Loop space (engineers work from home one day a week) — we think the best work happens when great people are in the same roomCompetitive compensation