Senior Software Engineer

The role

You will lead the design and implementation of distributed systems. You will work on scalable backend services, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product teams.

What you will do

• Architect, develop, test, and debug scalable backend services for distributed systems.
• Lead and deliver on key non-functional requirements, including scalability, availability, performance, and security.
• Design, author, and maintain comprehensive unit, integration, and functional tests.
• Create and contribute to technical documentation.
• Break down complex projects into clear, actionable tasks.
• Mentor and support team members with code reviews and technical guidance.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers, designers, and engineers.
• Continuously improve engineering processes, tools, and practices within an agile environment.

Required qualifications

• 5–8 years of professional software engineering experience with strong Golang proficiency.
• Solid programming fundamentals.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Expertise in system design.
• Deep understanding of concurrency, multi-threading, and distributed computing concepts.
• Experience building microservice architectures and developing RESTful APIs.
• Demonstrated analytical and reasoning skills.
• A growth mindset and a genuine desire to learn, improve, and help build leading-edge backend systems.

Nice to have

• Experience working with high-throughput, low-latency systems is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS/GCP), NoSQL databases, big data analytics, or machine learning services is a plus.

Before you apply

• Permanent right to work in the UK is required.
• Socure does not provide visa sponsorship for this role.
• Candidates must be based in London or within a commutable distance, with the ability to attend the office as needed.

About the company

Socure is building the identity trust infrastructure for the digital economy. They verify identities in real time to stop fraud.