Software Engineer

HRCap, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 145,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Equity/RSUs

Sign-on bonus

Annual performance bonus

Job summary

HRCap, Inc. is seeking a Mid-Level Software Engineer for a premier global tech client focused on scalable distributed systems and cloud platforms.

You will drive design, development, and optimization of core architectures, aiming to increase resiliency and throughput. You’ll own services end-to-end, collaborate with Product, Data, and QA teams, and contribute to robust CI/CD pipelines using Go, Java, Python, Kubernetes, AWS/GCP, and Kafka.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• 3–5 years of professional software engineering experience with distributed systems.
• Proficiency in at least one core backend language (Go/Java/C++/Python) and databases, microservices, and cloud constraints.
• Bilingual in English and Korean/ Mandarin/ Japanese is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable distributed systems and microservices.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automated tests.
• Monitor performance, identify latency bottlenecks, and translate metrics into improvements.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Data Engineers, and QA teams to specify requirements and review implementations.

Skills

Distributed systems

Backend development

CI/CD

Code reviews

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

PostgreSQL/MySQL

Kubernetes

AWS/GCP/Azure

Kafka

Job description

Our client is a premier, global big-tech enterprise (1,000+ employees) modernizing high-scale digital infrastructure, distributed cloud ecosystems, and global platform applications. We are seeking an ambitious, highly technical Mid-Level Software Engineer to drive the design, development, and optimization of their core platform architectures. This role is a high-impact career accelerator, focusing on scaling distributed systems, improving system resiliency, and leading cross-functional feature execution.

Why Join Us

• Scale-First Engineering Culture: Work on web-scale systems handling millions of concurrent requests, collaborating with elite engineering leaders across global engineering hubs.
• Autonomy & Feature Ownership: Take full ownership of critical services and backend infrastructure, moving rapidly from system design and architectural drafting to production-ready deployments.
• Modern Distributed Tech Stack: Work daily with premier high-performance technical configurations, cloud architectures, and modern engineering tools (Go, Java, Python, Kubernetes, AWS/GCP, and Kafka).

Responsibilities

• Architecture & Feature Development: Design, build, and maintain highly scalable, fault-tolerant distributed systems and microservices to support evolving global client demands.
• Code Quality & Stewardship: Write clean, well-tested, and maintainable code while establishing, scaling, and documenting robust CI/CD pipelines and automated testing patterns.
• System Optimization & Reliability: Support the infrastructure engineering process by monitoring system performance, identifying latency bottlenecks, and translating operational metrics into efficiency iterations.
• Cross-Functional Alignment: Partner closely with Product Managers, Data Engineers, and QA teams to deliver precise technical specifications and perform comprehensive post-implementation reviews.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical discipline.
• Experience: 3 to 5 years of proven professional software engineering experience building and maintaining large-scale distributed systems or enterprise digital platforms.
• Technical Tooling: High proficiency in at least one core backend language (e.g., Go, Java, C++, or Python) paired with a solid understanding of relational/non-relational databases, microservices architecture, and cloud constraints (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
• Language Skills: Bilingual proficiency in English and either Korean, Mandarin, or Japanese is highly preferred and will be heavily utilized given our deeply integrated global client portfolio.
• Mindset: Highly receptive to rigorous peer code reviews, deeply detail-oriented, and possessing a collaborative, problem-solving approach to eliminating technical debt and engineering friction.
• Location: United States (100% Remote / Work From Home)
• Work Model: Remote
• Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent
• Salary Range: $145,000 – $185,000 base structure + Annual Performance Bonus, Sign-on Bonus, Equity/RSUs & Premium Corporate Health Benefits.