Senior Backend Architect: Distributed Systems & Cloud

Socket.dev

United States

Remote

USD 180,000 - 240,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Job summary

Socket.dev seeks a Principal Software Developer Senior to define and drive backend and full-stack engineering practices across the organization, delivering scalable, secure distributed systems for government customers.

You will mentor engineers, establish API design and data modeling standards, lead large-scale modernization efforts, and collaborate with product managers to balance technical feasibility with mission needs.

Qualifications

10+ years of related experience.
US citizenship is required.
Experience leading and delivering distributed systems at scale.
Experience architecting microservice architectures.
Ability to align technical direction with business goals.

Responsibilities

Define and drive backend and full-stack engineering practices and architectures.
Lead scalable, secure distributed systems for government customers.
Serve as technical authority for system design and data architecture.
Design modern service architectures, data pipelines, and infrastructure patterns.
Deliver features for core services including customer intake and information dissemination.
Collaborate with product managers to balance feasibility with business needs.
Mentor engineers and define career paths for backend specialization.
Influence architectural decisions across teams and drive infrastructure initiatives.
Work across full stack when needed to solve problems end-to-end.