Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Dave is a financial app on a mission to build products that level the financial playing field. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Backend to design and implement backend services that support repayment orchestration and payment processing, directly impacting how members experience Dave.

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement backend services that support repayment orchestration, payment processing, and settlement workflows
• Build scalable APIs and systems that are reliable, observable, and resilient in production
• Partner with product managers, designers, and engineers to translate member and business needs into durable technical solutions
• Improve the long-term health of the codebase through thoughtful refactoring, testing, and architectural improvements
• Participate in code reviews that strengthen engineering craft and help the team maintain consistent standards
• Investigate and resolve production issues while improving monitoring, logging, and system observability

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• 4+ years of backend software engineering experience
• Experience designing and building RESTful APIs and backend services
• Strong understanding of software design patterns, system architecture, and distributed systems fundamentals
• Experience debugging and operating production systems
• Comfort working in collaborative engineering environments with shared ownership of systems
• Experience building payment, fintech, or transaction-based systems
• Familiarity with data-driven systems or machine learning integrations
• Experience working with high-scale backend platforms