Senior Backend Engineer (Java) — AI & Kafka Platforms

Procore Technologies, Inc.; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 141,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity Compensation

Bonus Incentive Compensation

Job summary

Procore Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Backend to lead critical backend initiatives within the Financial Platform and Insights Division. You will design scalable services in Java and Ruby, work with Kafka, PostgreSQL, and AI-enabled features, and ship high‑quality frontend components in React.

The role is hybrid with 2 days/week in our Austin, TX office, starting immediately. Join a team focused on resilient systems for a global customer base and partner with product,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical work experience.
• 5+ years of backend development using Java.
• Proven experience designing, building, and operating event-driven distributed systems with Apache Kafka.
• Deep technical proficiency in PostgreSQL, including indexing strategies, query optimization, and schema design.
• Proven experience building interactive web applications using React and modern JavaScript or TypeScript is a plus.
• Demonstrated experience building software with AI capabilities or integrating AI technologies into development workflows.
• Strong knowledge of microservice architecture, RESTful API design, and Test-Driven Development (TDD).
• Pragmatic, curious mindset with a strong ability to evaluate trade-offs between performance, scalability, and business goals.

Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and scale resilient distributed services and backend infrastructure using Java and Ruby.
• Design, implement, and maintain high-throughput data streams and message queues using Apache Kafka.
• Optimize PostgreSQL databases through complex schema design, query performance tuning, and transactional data modeling.
• Develop and integrate intelligent backend features and workflows leveraging modern AI technologies.
• Build and maintain interactive, high-performing frontend application components using React.
• Collaborate with cross-functional product, design, and architecture teams to drive a modern service-oriented architecture.
• Drive full operational ownership of production services, including deployment, observability, monitoring, and distributed tracing.
• Write robust, well-tested code following Test-Driven Development (TDD) principles to ensure system reliability.

Skills

Java backend

Ruby backend

PostgreSQL

Kafka

React

REST APIs

TDD

Microservices

Distributed systems

AI integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Apache Kafka

PostgreSQL

Job description

Procore Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Backend to lead critical backend initiatives within the Financial Platform and Insights Division. You will design scalable services in Java and Ruby, work with Kafka, PostgreSQL, and AI-enabled features, and ship high‑quality frontend components in React.

The role is hybrid with 2 days/week in our Austin, TX office, starting immediately. Join a team focused on resilient systems for a global customer base and partner with product,