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.
At Socure, we are building mission-critical systems to shape the future of digital trust. As a Staff Backend Engineer specializing in Golang, you will serve as a key technical leader, driving the design, scalability, and reliability of our backend platforms. Leveraging over a decade of engineering experience and deep expertise in cloud-native architectures, you will influence product strategy, set technical direction, and mentor engineers—all while remaining hands-on with complex backend challenges.
This role is perfect for engineers who thrive in high-growth, product-driven environments, possess a strong passion for distributed systems, and aspire to make a direct impact on Socure’s secure, scalable, and resilient infrastructure.
ResponsibilitiesArchitect and design scalable, resilient, high-performance backend systems using AWS cloud-native services.
Develop and deploy production-grade Golang solutions that are efficient, secure, and maintainable.
Lead technical initiatives through mentorship, code reviews, and strong engineering best practices.
Design and implement APIs and microservices, including RESTful and event-driven architectures.
Improve system reliability through observability, monitoring, and incident-response frameworks.
Solve complex challenges in performance, scalability, and distributed systems.
10+ years of software engineering experience, including 5+ years of hands-on Golang development.
Strong expertise in AWS and architecting large-scale, distributed systems using services like ECS/EKS, Lambda, DynamoDB, and RDS.
Deep experience with microservices, event-driven architectures, and modern containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
Proven technical leadership through mentoring, guiding teams, and driving large-scale initiatives.
Solid focus on reliability, observability, secure coding practices, and CI/CD/DevOps workflows.
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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