Senior Software Engineer, Grading Ops (Backend)

Collectors; Santa Ana (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Collectors is hiring a Senior Software Engineer for Grading Operations in Santa Ana, CA. You will help build and evolve the internal software that powers grading and authentication, including backend services, event-driven pipelines, and integrated systems across platforms.

The role emphasizes strong C#/.NET backend work with frontend contributions, cloud-native deployments, and high-volume processing. Collaboration with Product, Tech, and Operations is essential for delivering scalable,

Qualifications

• 5+ years building production software with backend focus.
• 3+ years experience in C# and .NET.
• Experience designing RESTful APIs and service integrations.
• Experience with cloud, containers, and CI/CD.
• Strong SQL/relational database skills.
• Experience with AWS, Vue.js, and modern frontend.
• Familiar with Agile/Scrum methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Build backend services, APIs, and data models for grading and authentication.
• Design event-driven and asynchronous systems for high-volume workflows.
• Contribute to frontend development using JavaScript, TypeScript, and Vue.js.
• Collaborate with Product, Tech, and Operations to translate requirements into designs.
• Troubleshoot data, integration, service, and UI issues in a large codebase.
• Share in on-call rotation and contribute to documentation.

Skills

C# / .NET

RESTful APIs

Frontend development

AI tooling

Cloud computing

CI/CD

Databases (SQL/NoSQL)

Testing & QA

Agile/Scrum

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Vue.js

Terraform

CloudWatch

Datadog

ECS

Job description

Collectors is hiring a Senior Software Engineer for Grading Operations in Santa Ana, CA. You will help build and evolve the internal software that powers grading and authentication, including backend services, event-driven pipelines, and integrated systems across platforms.

The role emphasizes strong C#/.NET backend work with frontend contributions, cloud-native deployments, and high-volume processing. Collaboration with Product, Tech, and Operations is essential for delivering scalable,