Senior Java Backend Engineer — Revenue Recovery Platform

Socket.dev; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 167,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Socket.dev seeks a Senior Backend Software Engineer to build scalable Java services for automated restaurant revenue recovery and to lead backend work with architecture ownership, uptime, and tooling improvements. You will contribute to customer-facing status experiences and ensure reliable production systems.

Based in Seattle, this full-time role emphasizes distributed-systems expertise, strong ownership, and collaboration with product, data, operations, and support teams to deliver durable

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of software engineering experience, primarily building with Java.
• Undergraduate degree in computer science or another STEM discipline.
• Experience at a leading technology company such as Google, Amazon, Meta, Uber, Lyft, or comparable tech company.
• Strong distributed-systems and system-design experience.
• A record of sustained ownership and follow-through in prior roles.
• Experience building, testing, and operating reliable production systems.

Responsibilities

• Build scalable Java backend services for data ingestion, decisioning, filing, tracking, and resolution workflows.
• Contribute to frontend status and outcome experiences that make the product's work clear to customers.
• Design systems for reliable automation, integrations, and operational scale.
• Improve architecture, testing, observability, uptime, and system performance.
• Run experiments and build measurement that clarifies win rates and recovered revenue.
• Partner with product, data, operations, and support teams to deliver durable customer outcomes.

Skills

Java

Distributed systems

System design

Ownership

Production systems

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science

Job description

Socket.dev seeks a Senior Backend Software Engineer to build scalable Java services for automated restaurant revenue recovery and to lead backend work with architecture ownership, uptime, and tooling improvements. You will contribute to customer-facing status experiences and ensure reliable production systems.

Based in Seattle, this full-time role emphasizes distributed-systems expertise, strong ownership, and collaboration with product, data, operations, and support teams to deliver durable