Position Details

Type Full-Time

Experience senior

Exp. Years 5+ years

Education Not specified

Category Software Engineering

About this role

Senior Backend Engineer for the Document Verification (DocV) team, building scalable server-side components for identity document processing and verification at Socure.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and maintain scalable backend services
Collaborate with Product/ML/Infra
Improve code quality and CI/CD
Own backend architecture
Optimize performance and reliability

Technical Overview

Focus on backend services, APIs, and microservices using GoLang/Java/Scala with gRPC/REST. Cloud and containerization with AWS, Docker, Kubernetes; integration of ML/CV model outputs (OCR, face matching) into backend decisioning.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior backend engineer with 5+ years of backend experience and strong proficiency in GoLang, Java, and Scala. They should be comfortable building scalable backend services for document verification, integrating ML/CV components, and operating within a cloud-based, security-minded environment.

Must-Have Skills

5+ years of backend experienceBackend programming languages (GoLangJavaScala)gRPCRESTful APIsmicroservicesCloud experience (AWS)Security best practicesCI/CD

Nice-to-Have Skills

Identity verificationfraud preventionML/CV integrationGCP experienceDocker/KubernetesKafkaSparkStreaming data frameworks

Tools & Platforms

Amazon Web ServicesAWSDockerKubernetesKafkaSparkCI/CDGit

Required Skills

Backend developmentGoLangJavaScalagRPCRESTful APIsmicroservicesAWSDockerKubernetesCI/CDKafkaSparkOCRidentity verificationDocument VerificationML integrationsecurityPII

Hard Skills

GoLangJavaScalagRPCRESTful APIsmicroservicesAWSAmazon Web ServicesDockerKubernetesCI/CDKafkaSparkOCRidentity verificationDocument VerificationMachine Learning

Soft Skills

CommunicationCollaborationProblem-solvingOwnershipAttention to detailAdaptabilityFast learning

Industry & Role

Industry Fintech

Job Function Develop and maintain backend systems for identity document verification at scale

Role Subtype Senior backend engineer

Tech Domains Java, Kubernetes, Docker, Amazon Web Services, SQL / PostgreSQL, Linux

Keywords for Your Resume

DocVDocument Verificationidentity verificationSenior Software Engineer - BackendbackendGoLangJavaScalagRPCRESTful APIsmicroservicesAWSAmazon Web ServicesDockerKubernetesCI/CDKafkaSparkOCRML integrationsecurityPIIgolangjavagrpcrestful apisaws

Deal Breakers

5+ years backend experience, Proficiency in GoLang/Java/Scala, Experience with gRPC or RESTful APIs

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