
Staff Backend Engineer
Socure
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $225,000 - $265,000 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Provide technical leadership by designing and implementing complex core components and distributed systems
- Conduct code and architecture reviews to ensure alignment with Socure’s standards and industry best practices
- Drive the planning, execution, and delivery of large, complex initiatives, coordinating work across a small team of engineers and effectively managing scope, timelines, and resources
- Provide technical guidance, supporting system design efforts, and fostering a culture of engineering excellence and continuous improvement
- Proactively propose new projects, identify opportunities to enhance platform performance, reliability, and developer productivity
- Help evolve Socure’s engineering practices and standards
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- 8–12 years of professional software engineering experience
- Proven experience leading complex, large-scale engineering projects
- Expert-level programming skills and mastery of software engineering principles
- Strong experience designing and building scalable, distributed systems
- Ability to develop complex systems while guiding architectural decisions for a team
- Deep understanding of system design, performance optimization, and reliability
Benefits
- Offers Equity
- Offers Bonus
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
programming skillssoftware engineering principlessystem designperformance optimizationreliabilitydistributed systemsarchitectural decisionsengineering practicestechnical leadershipcode reviews
Soft Skills
technical guidanceteam coordinationscope managementtimeline managementresource managementfostering engineering excellencecontinuous improvementproactive project proposalcommunicationcollaboration
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science