Software Engineer II - Build Scalable Microservices

Socket.dev; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 127,000 - 141,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses and RSUs

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401(k)

FSAs

Commuter program

Pet insurance

Job summary

Compass is building a unified platform to streamline real estate transactions, including Title & Escrow, Insurance, Mortgage, and Home Warranty workflows. You will design and maintain robust backend microservices while supporting frontend work to deliver cohesive features.

The role emphasizes secure, testable code, strong collaboration in Agile teams, and opportunities to mentor interns while expanding platform capabilities across a national footprint.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of software engineering experience.
• Proficient in backend languages such as Go, Node.js, Python, or Java.
• Experience with frontend tech (TypeScript/React) and full-stack delivery.

Responsibilities

• Develop Core Backend Services powering Title & Escrow, Insurance, Mortgage, and Home Warranty workflows.
• Contribute across the stack including frontend components to enable end-to-end features.
• Deliver features end-to-end with secure, stable, testable code.
• Improve observability, monitoring, and reliability of services.
• Mentor peers and collaborate in Agile, code reviews, and planning.

Skills

Backend development

Go

Node.js

Python

Java

Frontend development

TypeScript

React

APIs (gRPC/REST)

AWS/cloud

CI/CD

Testing

AI-assisted development

Education

BS in Computer Science

Tools

Kafka

CI/CD tooling

Cloud technologies

Job description

Compass is building a unified platform to streamline real estate transactions, including Title & Escrow, Insurance, Mortgage, and Home Warranty workflows. You will design and maintain robust backend microservices while supporting frontend work to deliver cohesive features.

The role emphasizes secure, testable code, strong collaboration in Agile teams, and opportunities to mentor interns while expanding platform capabilities across a national footprint.