Software Engineer -II

United States Digital Space LLC; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Software Engineer II to join our global engineering team and build scalable backend systems powering identity verification and fraud prevention.

The role focuses on designing and owning backend services, REST APIs, and microservices, with a strong emphasis on performance, reliability, and end-to-end feature ownership. Candidates expect 2–4 years of backend experience and proficiency in Go or Java.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of backend software engineering experience.
• Strong coding skills in Go, Java, or a similar backend language.
• Experience with REST APIs, microservices, SQL/NoSQL databases, and event-driven systems.

Responsibilities

• Build and own backend services, REST APIs, and microservices from design through production.
• Develop scalable, secure, and maintainable application-layer systems.
• Work on distributed systems, asynchronous workflows, messaging, retries, and fault tolerance.
• Partner with Product, Infrastructure, Data Science/ML, and Engineering teams.
• Improve performance, reliability, observability, and engineering standards.
• Participate in technical design, code reviews, testing, CI/CD, and production troubleshooting.

Skills

Go/Java

Distributed systems

REST APIs

SQL/NoSQL

Messaging systems

CI/CD

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Communication

Ownership mindset

Tools

Kafka

SQS

RabbitMQ

Job description

Why the company?the company is building the identity trust infrastructure for the digital economy - verifying 100% of good identities in real time and stopping fraud before it starts. The mission is big, the problems are complex, and the impact is felt by businesses, governments, and millions of people every day.

We hire people who want that level of responsibility. People who move fast, think critically, act like owners, and care deeply about solving customer problems with precision. If you want predictability or narrow scope, this won't be your place. If you want to help build the future of identity with a team that holds a high bar for itself - keep reading.

We are looking for a Software Engineer II to join the company's global engineering team and build scalable, reliable backend systems that power our identity verification and fraud prevention products.

What You'll Do

Build and own backend services, REST APIs, and microservices from design through production.

• Develop scalable, secure, and maintainable application-layer systems.

• Work on distributed systems, asynchronous workflows, messaging, retries, and fault tolerance.

• Partner with Product, Infrastructure, Data Science/ML, and Engineering teams.

• Improve performance, reliability, observability, and engineering standards.

• Participate in technical design, code reviews, testing, CI/CD, and production troubleshooting.

What We're Looking For

2-4 years of backend software engineering experience.

• Strong coding skills in Go, Java, or a similar backend language.

• Solid computer science fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems.

• Experience with REST APIs, microservices, SQL/NoSQL databases, and event-driven systems.

• Familiarity with AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka/SQS/RabbitMQ, and CI/CD.

• Strong ownership mindset and ability to take features/services end-to-end.

• Good communication skills and ability to explain technical decisions and trade-offs clearly.

We value engineers who are strong in application-layer backend development, learn quickly, and enjoy solving complex problems with direct customer and business impact.

the company is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity in all its forms within our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. If you need an accommodation during any stage of the application or hiring process—including interview or onboarding support-please reach out to your the company recruiting partner directly.

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