Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Java)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Equity Compensation

Bonus Incentive Compensation

Job summary

Procore Technologies is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Backend to lead backend initiatives within the Financial Platform and Insights Division, focusing on scalable, resilient systems and AI-enhanced software for a global customer base.

You’ll design distributed services using Java and Ruby, manage data streams with Apache Kafka, optimize PostgreSQL, and build interactive frontend components with React, in a hybrid Austin, TX role with immediate start.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years backend development using Java with OOP fundamentals.
• Experience designing event-driven distributed systems with Kafka.
• Proficiency with PostgreSQL indexing, query optimization, and schema design.
• Experience building React/TypeScript apps is a plus.
• Experience with AI capabilities or integrating AI in workflows.
• Strong knowledge of microservice architecture, RESTful APIs, and TDD.
• Pragmatic, curious mindset balancing performance and business goals.

Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and scale distributed backend services using Java and Ruby.
• Design, implement, and maintain high-throughput data streams with Kafka.
• Optimize PostgreSQL databases through schema design and tuning.
• Develop and integrate AI-enabled backend features and workflows.
• Build interactive frontend components with React.
• Collaborate with product, design, and architecture teams on services.
• Own production delivery including deployment, observability, and tracing.
• Write robust code following Test-Driven Development (TDD).

Skills

Java

Ruby

Apache Kafka

PostgreSQL

React

TypeScript

AI capabilities

Microservices

RESTful API design

Test-Driven Development

OO fundamentals

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Kafka

PostgreSQL

React

TypeScript

Job description

We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer, Backend to join Procore’s Financial Platform and Insights Division. In this role, you’ll own and lead critical backend initiatives, evolve high-throughput distributed architectures, and elevate Procore’s core engineering ecosystem. The primary goal of this role is to scale resilient financial management systems and drive AI-enhanced software solutions for our global customer base.

As a Staff Software Engineer, you’ll partner with Product Managers, Systems Architects, and Engineering Leadership to design scalable services, manage event-driven data streams, and build seamless React user interfaces. Use your expertise in distributed systems, backend development with Java and Ruby, and AI-driven software development to deliver high-impact software that directly influences how communities around the world build schools, hospitals, and homes. Shape the future of construction financial technology—

This position reports into the Engineering Manager and will be a hybrid role of 2 days per week in our Austin, TX office. We’re looking for someone to join us immediately.

What you’ll do:

• 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.

What we’re looking for:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical work experience.

• 5+ years of experience in backend development using Object-Oriented Programming fundamentals in 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.

Additional Information

Base Pay Range:

140,960.00 - 193,820.00 USD Annual

This role may also be eligible for Equity Compensation and/or Bonus Incentive Compensation. Procore is committed to offering competitive, fair, and commensurate compensation. Actual compensation will be based on a candidate’s job-related skills, experience, education or training, and location.

_ This position requires access to technology, software, and data that is controlled or restricted under U.S. law, regulation, executive order, or government contract. _

For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:

Procore will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in accordance with the requirements of applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act.

A criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment: 1. appropriately managing, accessing, and handling confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information, as well as accessing Procore’s information technology systems and platforms; 2. interacting with and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external customers, stakeholders, and/or colleagues; and 3. exercising sound judgment.