Senior Software Engineer- SRE

Predictive analytics and machine learning power Socure’s groundbreaking technology and fuel our mission to verify 100% of good identities in real time and completely eliminate identity fraud on the internet.

Socure is the world leader in digital identity verification and fraud prevention. Our recent awards include Forbes 2022 America’s Best Startup Employers, The Forbes Cloud 100, The Deloitte Technology Fast 500, and Inc. 5000’s fastest growing companies.

Listen to why some of the world’s top technology investors see the enormous, transformative potential in Socure’s mission and products:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifM9_jPQCv8

Job Summary:

Socure is the leading provider of digital identity verification and fraud prevention solutions, leveraging machine learning and artificial intelligence to provide unparalleled accuracy and security. We are on a mission to eliminate identity fraud and make the digital world safer.

About the Role:

We’re seeking a Senior Software Engineer – SRE to join our growing team and play a key role in driving the reliability, scalability, and performance of our systems. You’ll collaborate cross-functionally with software engineers, technical support, and security teams to build and maintain robust, automated, and resilient infrastructure that powers our critical applications.

As a senior member of the team, you'll contribute to architectural decisions, mentor junior engineers, and lead initiatives to ensure the availability and efficiency of our production environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain scalable infrastructure to support high availability and performance.

• Develop tools and automation to eliminate manual operations and improve system reliability.

• Monitor production systems, respond to incidents, and conduct root cause analyses.

• Collaborate with development teams to implement best practices for deployment, observability, and reliability.

• Drive incident management and participate in an on-call rotation to ensure 24/7 availability.

• Establish and improve SLAs, SLOs, and SLIs to track and enhance system reliability.

• Advocate for a culture of continuous improvement, resilience, and automation.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

• 5+ years of experience in software development or site reliability engineering, ideally in high-scale, high-availability environments.

• Proficiency in Python, Java, or Go, with hands-on experience building tools and automation for infrastructure and operations.

• Deep understanding of microservices architecture, RESTful APIs, and cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.

• Strong knowledge of distributed systems, observability practices, and operational excellence.

• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases, caching layers, and performance optimization.

• Familiarity with container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes, Service Mesh/Istio), CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform).

• Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and a passion for improving system reliability and developer experience.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across engineering and operations teams.

Salary Disclosure:

Base Salary range: $150,000- $165,000

This represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Final offers may vary from the amount listed based on factors including geography, candidate experience and expertise, and other job related factors. Socure's compensation and rewards package for full time roles includes a market competitive salary, equity,  comprehensive benefits, and, for applicable roles, commissions plans or an annual discretionary performance bonus. 

Socure is all about encouraging people to push the boundaries of what’s possible through top-tier performance, innovation, ownership, and shared expertise.

We empower excellence by providing great perks and benefits to both our fully remote employees in North America and our hybrid teams in India.

To learn more, check out Socure’s Career Page: https://www.socure.com/company/careers

Socure is an equal opportunity employer and value diversity of all kinds at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

To learn more about how our work is changing the world, check out these articles and videos:

• Socure is Forbes' 2022 Best Startup Employer: https://bit.ly/3fbNw8S

• Socure Accelerates Onboarding for 50+ Crypto, Neobanks, and More: https://bit.ly/3dwN2K7

• Socure's Impact on Financial Inclusion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6nBc6s1wsU

• Socure's Impact on Fraud Prevention: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M46UG8QyKe4

• Archives & Press Releases: https://learn.socure.com/about/press-release

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