Senior Backend Developer

Sumsub

. Design, develop, and maintain backend services that are used across multiple product teams .

Posted 4/21/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed SystemsJava

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, develop, and maintain backend services that are used across multiple product teams
Build reliable, scalable solutions for high-load systems and distributed environments
Work with event-driven architectures and asynchronous integrations
Collaborate with other engineers to define technical standards and improve shared components
Take ownership of features and services from design to production
Participate in improving system performance, stability, and observability

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong experience with backend development (Java, databases, distributed systems)
Confident in system design and building scalable, production-ready solutions
Able to work independently and take full ownership of complex tasks
Understand performance, reliability, and best practices for backend services
Experience working in a product-driven engineering team
Comfortable collaborating with other teams and contributing to shared codebases

Benefits

Comp & perks

Remote-first, trust-based culture. Work from the place that works best for you.
True flexibility. We do not fix you to a 9-to-5 schedule.
Extra time off. Your birthday is a holiday here. Add to that 10 personal days each year, seven sick days without paperwork, and extra time to enjoy Christmas and New Year.
Work that matters. Our mission is to build a digital world that is secure, accessible and inclusive for everyone.
Compensation. We offer fair and transparent pay, benchmarked to the market.
Truly global. We work across continents and time zones, with teammates and customers from all over the world.
Growth built in. Clear goals, open feedback and personal development plans.
Team offsites. Trips are fully covered, so you can meet, collaborate, and recharge together.
Getting you set up. We make sure you have access to the tools and hardware you need to do your work well.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Javadatabasesdistributed systemsbackend developmentsystem designscalable solutionsproduction-ready solutionsperformance optimizationreliability best practicesevent-driven architectures

Soft Skills

independenceownershipcollaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingteamworkadaptabilitytechnical standards definitioncontribution to shared codebasesimprovement mindset