About this opportunity
Payva lists this Senior Software Engineer, Backend opportunity in minneapolis, Minnesota. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Payva — North Loop, Minneapolis, MN | Full-Time
About Payva
Payva 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 role
We'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 own
Core API design, development, and maintenance across Payva's backend services
Data modeling, schema design, and ownership of our primary application databases
Service reliability, observability, and performance across the stack
Third‑party integrations supporting our lending, merchant, and operational workflows
Internal tooling and admin infrastructure used by our operations and servicing teams
Participating in architecture decisions that shape how Payva scales
What we are looking for
Deep experience with modern TypeScript backend development
Strong fundamentals in API design, data modeling, and distributed systems
Solid instincts around reliability, observability, and failure handling
Experience working with relational databases at scale — schema design, query performance, migrations
Comfort working in a fast‑moving product environment with real ownership
Self‑directed and collaborative — you can drive a complex project independently and work well with the people around you
Low ego, high output
Nice to have
Experience at an early‑stage startup or high‑growth product company
Familiarity with fintech, lending, or regulated product environments
Background in building internal tooling, admin systems, or ops‑facing infrastructure
Experience with event‑driven architectures, background job systems, or async workflows
Why Payva
Real ownership — you'll ship systems that matter and see the impact directly
A genuinely fun, energetic team in one of Minneapolis's best neighborhoods
Direct access to leadership and a short feedback loop between decision and execution
We'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 room
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Worksite address
minneapolis, MN, 55400, US
Who can apply
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