At Minerva, we’re transforming compliance through cutting-edge AI. Our platform automates anti-money laundering (AML) screening and investigations, enabling financial institutions and fintechs to streamline their workflows, reduce false positives, and focus on what truly matters: mitigating risk.
As a Senior Backend Developer I, you will play a crucial role in designing, developing, and maintaining our backend systems. You will have the opportunity to work on new and exciting projects, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and contribute to the overall success of our company. This position is ideal for a fast learner with a solid foundation in computer science fundamentals who is looking to take on new challenges and responsibilities.
What You'll Do
Collaborate with your team members, product and engineering leaders to design robust, scalable, and maintainable backend systems.
Analyze technical problems and business requirements, identify solutions, and effectively communicate your ideas to the team.
Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code.
Identify and adopt software development best practices and processes that make sense for your development team; stay on top of updates, new releases, alternative software; recognize and continuously reduce technical debt.
Monitor and optimize backend performance and ensure the scalability and reliability of our systems.
Drive detailed project definition, technical design, cross-functional alignment, estimation, in addition to task break-down, delivery, monitoring, and maintenance.
Take an active role in growing the team, partner with your manager to improve the processes that support team development and efficiency.
What We Look For
5+ years of experience as a backend or full-slack software developer.
Solid CS fundamentals, proficiency in Go, TypeScript (must-have skills).
Experience with C++ is a plus.
Strong understanding of backend best practices and concepts, patterns, data structures, databases like Mongo, Firebase, Snowflake, observability best practices, experience with Datadog.
Experience building real-time, scalable web services, APIs, API integrations, ETL.
Familiarity with deploying infrastructure components on AWS, k8s.
Passion for working with cross-functional teams including Product, Design, and Business.
An enjoyment of new challenges, flexibility and ability to adapt to new, unforeseen situations, startup experience.
A strong sense of pride and ownership in your work!
What We Offer
Competitive salary and benefits package.
Flexible working hours and remote work opportunities.
Opportunities for professional development and learning.
A collaborative, innovative, and fun work environment.
The chance to make a significant impact on the company's growth and direction.
About Minerva
Minerva is a proactive anti-money laundering (AML) platform for leading financial organizations. Minerva helps compliance teams stop bad actors at the door with predictive intelligence so that the good guys can stay one step ahead (https://gominerva.com). Founded by former anti-money laundering execs with a passion for making real progress against financial crimes and driving innovation using academic methods in machine learning. Backed by some of the best VC firms, we’re looking for people who share in our mission with a similar passion for what they do, to help us in our journey to help stop the flow of illicit funds.
Minerva’s culture is built on saying what we mean, meaning what we say and being impeccable with our word. We are responsible for our words and actions and its impact on others. There is no room for disrespect and discrimination but infinite room for diversity and daring. We like our policies, processes, and procedures tight and to the point. We always ask ‘what problem are we trying to solve before we create solutions?’. Our value is measured by the efficiency and efficacy with which our clients can identify and disrupt financial predators.
You’ll be joining a product-led, remote-first startup team where your work has a direct impact on businesses across the globe.
Minerva is an equal opportunity employer: we take each and every application seriously and consider all applicants with the same level of care and attention. We’re open-minded, and happy to consider highly motivated applicants who can learn quickly and have a demonstrable track record of success.
Benefits
The salary band for this role is $130-150K
We offer competitive overall compensation which includes base annual salaries, benefits, and employee stock options.
We believe strongly in ensuring that our team benefits together with the growth of the company, and will reward those who take these first steps with us to scale the company toward our larger vision.
Unlimited vacation (4 weeks minimum) and time off when you need to recharge.
100% Remote, but available coworking access in our Toronto space or in a co-working space convenient for you.
A small, dynamic team with plenty of autonomy to drive meaningful impact.
Opportunity to make a significant difference in the fight against financial crime.
