Senior Backend Engineer — Document Verification Platform

Socure; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Socure is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to develop critical server-side components for identity verification. Your role will involve building scalable backend services for document processing and integration with machine learning models. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience and proficiency in backend programming languages.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, improve code quality, and own backend architecture decisions, ensuring high availability and performance. A compensation range of $180K - $200K is offered.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience building and shipping modern backend services or distributed systems at scale.
• Proven track record of delivering production backend software in fast-paced environments.
• Advanced proficiency in backend programming languages (e.g., GoLang, Java, Scala).
• Experience building scalable, high-availability microservices and RESTful APIs.
• Excellent communication skills to articulate technical concepts across disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain scalable backend services for identity document processing.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement new document verification features.
• Drive improvements in code quality, testing coverage, and performance optimization.
• Own backend architecture decisions and advocate for best practices.
• Optimize system performance based on production metrics.

Skills

Backend programming languages (GoLang, Java, Scala)

Distributed systems experience

Microservices and API development

Performance optimization

Collaboration with cross-functional teams

Education

5+ years of experience in backend services

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS cloud platform

Job description

Socure is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to develop critical server-side components for identity verification. Your role will involve building scalable backend services for document processing and integration with machine learning models. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience and proficiency in backend programming languages.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, improve code quality, and own backend architecture decisions, ensuring high availability and performance. A compensation range of $180K - $200K is offered.