Software Engineer II

🕒 December 4, 2025

🌽 Illinois – Remote

🌽 Illinois – Remote

💵 $140k - $160k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

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Socure

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2012

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

🔐 Security

💸 Finance

💰 $450M Series E on 2021-11

Artificial Intelligence • Security • Finance

Socure is a leading platform for digital identity verification and trust. Utilizing advanced predictive analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning technologies, Socure leverages vast online and offline data intelligence including email, phone, address, IP, and device information to verify identities in real-time. Their solutions address challenges in onboarding, login authentication, account takeover prevention, and contact center operations. Socure's AI-powered platform excels in combating identity fraud, ensuring compliance, and enhancing user experiences across various industries such as financial services, eCommerce, online gaming, and crypto.

📋 Description

• Develop and maintain scalable backend services: Design, build, and support robust, scalable, and secure backend services and APIs for identity document processing and verification. Ensure systems are reliable and performant at high scale. • Cross-functional collaboration: Partner closely with Product, Data Science/Machine Learning, and Infrastructure teams to deliver new document verification features. Translate product requirements and ML model outputs into efficient backend solutions within an agile environment. • Improve code quality and practices: Champion best practices in coding, code review, testing coverage, performance optimizations, security, and CI/CD for DocV backend systems, driving enhancements in reliability and maintainability. • Own backend architecture: Take ownership of backend architectural decisions, championing best practices in API design, microservice architecture, and secure data handling. Design systems for scalability, resiliency, and seamless integration with other Socure services. • Optimize performance and reliability: Analyze production metrics and real-world usage data to continuously refine system performance, scalability, and reliability. Identify bottlenecks and proactively lead initiatives to optimize response times and uptime. • Integrate ML/CV capabilities: Collaborate with data scientists to integrate machine learning and computer vision components into the DocV backend pipeline. Ensure the successful deployment and utilization of document verification models and decision logic. • Collaborate with frontend/mobile teams: Work closely with frontend and mobile engineers to define clear API contracts, deliver a seamless end-to-end user experience, and support effective use of backend services. Assist with integration troubleshooting as needed.

🎯 Requirements

• 3+ years of experience building and shipping modern backend services or distributed systems at scale, with a proven track record of delivering backend software in fast-paced environments. • Strong proficiency with backend programming languages (especially Golang) and frameworks for building APIs and microservices. Hands-on experience developing gRPC and RESTful APIs and implementing server-side business logic. • Proven experience designing and developing scalable, high-availability microservices and APIs in cloud environments, with an understanding of fault tolerance and low latency requirements. • Solid understanding of backend performance optimization and security best practices, especially when handling sensitive data (PII). Skilled in profiling services, optimizing queries, and securing data in transit and at rest. • Track record of collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams, including frontend engineers, data scientists, and product stakeholders. Excellent communication skills to articulate technical concepts and requirements across disciplines.

🏖️ Benefits

• Offers Equity • Offers Bonus