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.

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.

• 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.