Senior Backend Engineer

Alpha Search Advisors; United States; On-site; Full time

Job description

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Software Engineer to join our dynamic engineering team within the Technology Center of Excellence. In this critical role, you will be a technical leader, driving the design, development, and deployment of innovative software solutions that help eliminate identity fraud. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, mentor junior engineers, and ensure the delivery of high-quality, scalable, and secure products. We value teamwork, outcome-driven development, and a commitment to best-in-class technology experiences.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and debug components for distributed systems that operate at large scale and high speed
• Own and drive nonfunctional requirements such as scalability, availability, and security
• Develop and maintain unit and integration tests, achieving robust code and functional coverage
• Produce enterprise-class documentation for internal and external collaboration
• Break down complex tasks into manageable components, plan, and execute effectively
• Collaborate with team members to elevate technology standards and consistently apply best practices
• Participate actively in an agile environment to deliver high-quality software solutions

Job Requirements

• 5-7 years of significant hands‑on coding experience with Golang, preferably in a product development environment
• Strong programming and design fundamentals, with excellent problem‑solving and coding skills
• Exceptional analytical and reasoning abilities, with a talent for visualizing processes and outcomes
• Passion for continuous learning and growth while building high‑performance systems, with a solid understanding of concurrency and multi‑threading
• Experience architecting microservices and developing RESTful APIs
• Prior experience with high‑throughput, low‑latency storage, cloud computing, NoSQL databases, big data analytics, machine learning services, or large‑scale systems is a plus