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Socure

Staff Backend Engineer

Staff Backend Engineer leads design and implementation of scalable distributed systems to combat identity fraud, mentors engineers, and drives complex projects. Requires 8-12 years experience, bachelor's degree, and expertise in system design and performance optimization.

225k – 265kCarson City, NVBackend EngineeringRemote8+ YOE
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About the role

What you will do

  • Provide technical leadership by designing and implementing complex core components and distributed systems, while architecting solutions for scalability, security, modularity, and long-term maintainability.
  • Conduct code and architecture reviews to ensure alignment with Socure’s standards and industry best practices.
  • Drive the planning, execution, and delivery of large, complex initiatives, coordinating work across a small team of engineers and effectively managing scope, timelines, and resources.
  • Provide technical guidance, support system design efforts, and foster a culture of engineering excellence and continuous improvement.
  • Proactively propose new projects, identify opportunities to enhance platform performance, reliability, and developer productivity, and help evolve Socure’s engineering practices and standards.

What you bring

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
  • 8–12 years of professional software engineering experience
  • Proven experience leading complex, large-scale engineering projects
  • Expert-level programming skills and mastery of software engineering principles
  • Strong experience designing and building scalable, distributed systems
  • Ability to develop complex systems while guiding architectural decisions for a team
  • Deep understanding of system design, performance optimization, and reliability

Skills

Distributed SystemsSystem DesignJavaPythonGoAWSKubernetesPostgresKafkaRedis

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