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Socure is hiring a Staff Backend Engineer to provide technical leadership for complex, scalable, secure distributed systems used in identity-fraud prevention. The role owns architecture, implementation, reviews, and delivery of large cross-team engineering initiatives while mentoring other engineers. Candidates need 8–12 years of software engineering experience, expert programming ability, and deep strength in system design, performance, and reliability. This is a high-ownership role in a fast-moving environment that emphasizes customer outcomes, engineering quality, and continuous improvement.
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I would start by defining latency, availability, consistency, and fraud-risk requirements. I would use stateless horizontally scalable services behind load balancing, durable asynchronous queues for noncritical processing, replicated data stores with clear consistency boundaries, and rate limiting or backpressure to protect dependencies. I would also establish observability, capacity testing, multi-region recovery objectives, and graceful-degradation paths.
I would explain how I clarified outcomes and constraints with stakeholders, wrote an architecture proposal, decomposed the work into milestones, and assigned clear ownership across engineers. I would highlight risk management, design reviews, progress communication, and measurable results such as improved reliability, lower latency, or reduced operational burden.
I evaluate options against expected scale, operational cost, team ownership, security, and reversibility. I prefer the simplest solution that meets current requirements while preserving clear extension points, and I document tradeoffs in an ADR or design document. For irreversible or high-risk choices, I seek early review and validate assumptions with prototypes or load tests.
I would define SLIs and SLOs, instrument key request paths, and use error budgets to prioritize reliability work. Core practices include timeouts, retries with jitter, idempotency, circuit breakers, dead-letter handling, dependency isolation, safe deployments, and regular incident reviews that result in concrete preventive actions.
I combine timely, actionable code and design feedback with collaborative problem solving. I tailor guidance to the engineer's experience, explain the reasoning behind standards, and create opportunities for ownership such as leading a design review or incident follow-up. I also ensure expectations are explicit and recognize progress as engineers build independence.
Why Socure?
Socure is building the identity trust infrastructure for the digital economy — verifying 100% of good identities in real time and stopping fraud before it starts. The mission is big, the problems are complex, and the impact is felt by businesses, governments, and millions of people every day.
We hire people who want that level of responsibility. People who move fast, think critically, act like owners, and care deeply about solving customer problems with precision. If you want predictability or narrow scope, this won’t be your place. If you want to help build the future of identity with a team that holds a high bar for itself — keep reading.
About the Role
Socure is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Staff Backend Engineer to join our dynamic engineering team within the Technology Center of Excellence. In this critical role, you will be a technical leader, driving the design, development, and deployment of innovative software solutions that help eliminate identity fraud. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, mentor junior engineers, and ensure the delivery of high-quality, scalable, and secure products. At Socure, we value teamwork, outcome-driven development, and a commitment to best-in-class technology experiences.
What you will do:
In this role, you will provide technical leadership by designing and implementing complex core components and distributed systems, while architecting solutions for scalability, security, modularity, and long-term maintainability. You will conduct code and architecture reviews to ensure alignment with Socure’s standards and industry best practices. As a Staff Backend Engineer you will 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. You will also play a key role in team collaboration and mentorship by providing technical guidance, supporting system design efforts, and fostering a culture of engineering excellence and continuous improvement. Additionally, you will contribute to innovation and impact by proactively proposing new projects, identifying opportunities to enhance platform performance, reliability, and developer productivity, and helping evolve Socure’s engineering practices and standards.
What you bring:
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
Socure is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity in all its forms within our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
If you need an accommodation during any stage of the application or hiring process—including interview or onboarding support—please reach out to your Socure recruiting partner directly.
Socure is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity in all its forms within our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
If you need an accommodation during any stage of the application or hiring process—including interview or onboarding support—please reach out to your Socure recruiting partner directly.
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