Senior Software Engineer, Identification

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. Build and operate end-to-end fraud detection systems behind Identification APIs .

Posted 9/16/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $152,000 - $205,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in backend development with a focus on building and optimizing scalable APIs and real-time data processing systems. Proficient in observability practices and capable of mentoring junior engineers while managing operational stability and incident response.

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Backend DevelopmentGo ProgrammingReal-Time Data ProcessingDockerKubernetes

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Hard Skills

Backend DevelopmentGo ProgrammingSQLMicroservicesReal-Time Data ProcessingShell ScriptingPerformance TuningCapacity PlanningObservability ToolingCI/CD

Soft Skills

MentoringIndependent WorkStakeholder Communication

Tools & Technologies

DockerKubernetesTerraformCloudFormationDatadogDynamoDBRedisElasticsearchGit

Certifications & Qualifications

BS/MS in Computer Science

Industry Keywords

Fraud Detection SystemsAPI ServicesIncident ResponseOperational Toil ReductionBlameless Postmortems

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

DockerDynamoDBElasticSearchKubernetesMicroservicesRedisShell ScriptingSQLTerraformGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and operate end-to-end fraud detection systems behind Identification APIs
Design, build, and optimize backend systems for real-time data processing and web services
Own SLIs and SLOs for Core API services and use error budgets to balance delivery and stability
Build observability through metrics, structured logging, distributed tracing, and alerts
Participate in on-call rotation, respond to incidents, and lead blameless postmortems
Reduce operational toil through automation and complete incident action items
Perform capacity planning, load testing, and performance tuning
Partner with cross-functional teams on integrations
Mentor other engineers

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years in backend development, including meaningful time operating systems in production
Strong experience with Go, scalable APIs, real-time data processing, and microservices
Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, or CloudFormation
Fluency with observability tooling such as Datadog
On-call experience handling live incidents and documenting incident resolution
Strong SQL and experience with DynamoDB, Redis, or Elasticsearch
Proficiency with Git, shell scripting, and CI/CD
Fluency in English
Ability to work independently in ambiguous environments with direct stakeholder contact
Eagerness to mentor junior engineers
BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience
Bonus: experience with analytical storage systems, queueing and streaming systems, performance profiling, cost optimization, vector databases, ML-adjacent product engineering, concurrent programming, or internet security and privacy mechanisms
Must be authorized to work from their home location; Fingerprint does not sponsor visas

Benefits

Comp & perks

100% remote work
Equitable on-call coverage with minimal off-hours disruption
Inclusive work environment
Visa sponsorship is not provided