Software Engineer - II

The role

You will build and enhance core server-side components for the Document Verification team. This includes developing microservices and APIs for document capture, processing, and verification by integrating with machine learning models.

What you will do

• Design, build, and support scalable and secure backend services and APIs.
• Partner with Product, Data Science/Machine Learning, and Infrastructure teams.
• Champion best practices in coding, code review, testing, performance, security, and CI/CD.
• Take ownership of backend architectural decisions and API design.
• Analyze production metrics to refine system performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Integrate machine learning and computer vision components into the backend pipeline.
• Work with frontend and mobile engineers to define API contracts and support integration.

Required qualifications

• 3+ years of experience building and shipping modern backend services or distributed systems at scale.
• Strong proficiency with backend programming languages, especially Golang.
• Experience developing gRPC and RESTful APIs and implementing server-side business logic.
• Experience designing and developing scalable, high-availability microservices and APIs in cloud environments.
• Understanding of fault tolerance and low latency requirements.
• Solid understanding of backend performance optimization and security best practices for 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.

About the company

Socure is building the identity trust infrastructure for the digital economy by verifying identities in real time and stopping fraud.