Staff Backend Engineer

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership by designing and implementing complex core components and distributed systems
• Architect solutions focused on scalability, security, modularity, and long-term maintainability
• Drive the planning, execution, and delivery of large-scale, complex engineering initiatives
• Conduct code and architecture reviews to ensure alignment with industry best practices and company standards
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance to foster a culture of engineering excellence
• Proactively identify opportunities to enhance platform performance, reliability, and developer productivity

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• 8–12 years of professional software engineering experience
• Proven track record of leading large-scale, complex engineering projects
• Expert-level programming skills and mastery of software engineering principles
• Extensive experience designing and building scalable distributed systems
• Deep understanding of system design, performance optimization, and reliability

About the Company

Socure is building the identity trust infrastructure for the digital economy. We verify 100% of good identities in real time to stop fraud before it starts, providing critical impact for businesses, governments, and millions of people worldwide.