LogicGate

Software Engineer: Back-End

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Remote, United States or Chicago, IL, USAMid Level / Senior

Base Salary

$105k - $130k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design and build backend features and production REST APIs for the Risk Cloud platform using Java, Kotlin, and Spring Boot.
  • Write unit and integration tests with JUnit and contribute to a stable deployment lifecycle.
  • Diagnose and resolve distributed backend service issues using logs, console data, request tracing, monitoring systems, and customer session analytics.
  • Own a defined platform domain as a subject matter expert and design maintainable, scalable functionality.
  • Participate in technical specification reviews, estimate work, and document API contracts, data models, and Confluence runbooks.
  • Query and optimize PostgreSQL, Neo4j, and Redis data stores and trace data flows through RabbitMQ-based messaging infrastructure.
  • Collaborate with product managers, QA engineers, and frontend developers during Agile sprints.
  • Participate in peer code reviews and contribute to engineering standards and team culture.

Requirements

  • 3–5 years of professional backend, platform, or systems engineering experience in a high-growth environment.
  • Strong experience with Java, Kotlin, or a comparable enterprise JVM language and practical experience with Spring Boot.
  • Experience building, owning, and maintaining production-grade REST APIs, including API versioning and contract stability.
  • Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL, including complex queries, schema migrations, and query performance analysis.
  • Ability to independently debug complex distributed backend services using logs and monitoring systems such as Datadog.
  • Experience using AI coding assistants such as Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Codex, or Claude Code, including effective prompting and verification of generated output.
  • Experience or fluency with Go is preferred.
  • Familiarity with Neo4j, RabbitMQ, or Redis is preferred.
  • Experience building multi-tenant B2B SaaS applications is preferred.
  • Understanding of event-driven architectures, microservices patterns, or containerized applications at production scale is preferred.
  • Experience with security and code-quality tools such as GitLab Ultimate, SonarQube, and Wiz is expected.

Benefits

  • Remote work or hybrid work from Bellevue, WA, or Chicago, IL.
  • Base salary of $105,000–$130,000 per year, variable compensation, equity options, and benefits.
  • Comprehensive regional health, wellness, and lifestyle benefits across the US and UK.
  • Generous paid time off and annual company holidays.
  • Structured mentorship, leadership training, premium learning platforms, and career advancement opportunities.

Tech Stack

DatadogGoJavaJUnitKotlinNeo4jPostgreSQLRabbitMQRedisSonarQubeSpring Boot

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LogicGate

About LogicGate

201-500 employees

LogicGate builds Risk Cloud, a SaaS platform for enterprise Governance, Risk, and Compliance programs, used to manage enterprise, cyber, and third-party risk and automate policy and control workflows. Customers subscribe to modular applications and integrations to centralize risk data, reporting, and audits. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Chicago, the company is privately held.

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