2 months ago
London, United KingdomStaff+
Responsibilities
- Design and build highly scalable, reliable backend services and APIs.
- Own complex technical problems from architecture through production.
- Collaborate across Engineering, Product, Infrastructure, and Data Science.
- Drive architectural decisions and improve engineering standards and practices.
- Build secure, observable, and resilient distributed systems.
- Mentor engineers and raise the technical bar across the team.
- Solve challenging production and performance problems at scale.
Requirements
- Strong experience building and operating large-scale backend systems.
- Hands-on experience with Golang is preferred; Java or Scala are also relevant.
- Deep understanding of distributed systems, microservices, REST APIs, and AWS.
- Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases.
- Exposure to high-volume data, streaming, or event-driven systems.
- Strong understanding of security, privacy, and data protection.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and comfort working through ambiguity.
- Strong communication skills and ability to influence technical decisions.
- Track record of mentoring engineers and driving impact across teams.
- Permanent right to work in the UK is required; visa sponsorship is not provided.
- Candidates must be based in London or within a commutable distance.
Benefits
- Permanent full-time role based in London or within commuting distance, with office attendance as needed.
- UK work authorization is required; visa sponsorship is not provided.
- Equal opportunity employer with accommodations available during the hiring process.
About Socure
Socure builds an AI-driven digital identity verification and fraud prevention platform used by banks, fintechs, e-commerce, telecom, healthcare, and government agencies to automate KYC/AML, document verification, and risk decisioning. It sells enterprise APIs and workflows for onboarding, authentication, and payments fraud mitigation. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Incline Village, Nevada, Socure is privately held and operates across regulated and high-volume digital markets.