Senior Software Engineer — Payments

Job overview

The Senior Software Engineer — Payments role follows a hybrid in-office model, with at least two days per week in the office; the listing location is New York, NY. Compensation starts at $200,000 annually, with the actual amount varying by background, experience, and location. The role supports Nova, AngelList's banking and payments network for private markets. The engineer owns core financial infrastructure from design through operation, including systems for money movement, identity, and compliance. The work supports reliable transfers between funds and investors and helps maintain the accuracy, security, and auditability of the platform.

What you'll do

• Design, build, and operate ledger, bank and payment integrations for ACH and wires, KYC, and secure PII systems
• own systems through rollout and on-call operation
• model financial and identity domains in relational data
• build service contracts and APIs
• improve correctness, auditability, security, and reliability
• review designs and code, mentor engineers, and collaborate with Product and Compliance/Risk teams.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior software engineer

payments

backend systems

financial infrastructure

ledger

ach and wires

kyc

ruby on rails

hybrid

new york ny

angellist

$200k+ annually

on-call operation

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Benefits and equity package
• additional Total Rewards details are provided during recruitment.

Why this role

The Nova Foundations team owns the ledger, bank and payment integrations, KYC, and secure PII storage across money movement, risk, and compliance.

About the employer

AngelList is hiring for this role. Industry: Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services. Sector: 51.