Staff Backend Architect, Distributed Systems Lead

Socure; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Socure is seeking a Staff Backend Engineer to lead the design, development, and deployment of scalable software that helps prevent identity fraud in real‑time. You will mentor engineers, drive architecture reviews, and work with cross‑functional teams to deliver high‑quality systems.

You will design core components, guide architectural decisions, and coordinate large initiatives while maintaining reliability and security.

Qualifications

• 8–12 years of professional software engineering experience.
• Proven experience leading large-scale engineering projects.
• Expert-level programming and distributed systems design.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement core components and distributed systems for scalability and security.
• Lead planning and delivery of large initiatives across a small team.
• Mentor junior engineers and review code and architecture.
• Proactively propose projects to improve platform performance and reliability.

Skills

Programming expertise

Distributed systems

Technical leadership

System design

Performance optimization

Reliability

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS or equivalent

Job description

Socure is seeking a Staff Backend Engineer to lead the design, development, and deployment of scalable software that helps prevent identity fraud in real‑time. You will mentor engineers, drive architecture reviews, and work with cross‑functional teams to deliver high‑quality systems.

You will design core components, guide architectural decisions, and coordinate large initiatives while maintaining reliability and security.