Senior Backend Manager, Socure
DocV
$220-250k
+ Bonus and equity
Digital ID verification & fraud protection
Open for applications
Digital ID verification & fraud protection
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$220-250k
+ Bonus and equity
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To verify 100% of good identities in real-time and completely eliminate identity fraud on the internet.
Role
Who you are
- This role is ideal for a technically strong, execution-driven leader who thrives at the intersection of architecture, delivery, and people leadership—someone who can raise the bar on performance, reliability, and security while partnering closely with Product, Data Science, Infrastructure, and Security to turn complex problems into production-grade solutions
- 8+ years of backend software engineering experience, with at least 3 years in a technical leadership or engineering management role
- Proven experience designing and operating large-scale, distributed systems
- Strong expertise with cloud platforms (AWS or GCP), APIs, and microservices
- Experience supporting ML-driven services in production
- Strong communication skills and the ability to influence technical direction across teams
What the job involves
- Socure’s Document Verification (DocV) backend platform sits at the core of our identity trust infrastructure, powering real-time document analysis, machine learning inference, and high-confidence decisioning at massive scale
- We’re looking for a Senior Engineering Manager to lead the DocV Backend Engineering team and shape the systems that millions of identity decisions rely on every day
- Lead and develop a backend engineering team (6–8 engineers), fostering a culture of ownership, accountability, and technical excellence
- Own execution of backend initiatives aligned with the DocV product roadmap and business objectives
- Drive architectural decisions for distributed systems, APIs, and data pipelines supporting document ingestion, ML inference, and real-time decisioning
- Partner with Data Science teams to productionize computer vision and machine learning models in scalable, observable production environments
- Ensure backend systems meet strict requirements for latency, throughput, availability, and fault tolerance
- Establish and uphold best practices for code quality, testing, observability, security, and privacy compliance
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Frontend, Mobile, Infrastructure, Security, and Product teams to deliver end-to-end features
- Anticipate scaling, reliability, and operational challenges and proactively drive solutions that reduce risk and execution friction
Application process
- Deadline to Apply: November 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM GMT
Our take
Socure is an identity platform that aims to improve customer identification for digital transactions. The company is part of a growing market, with rivals in this competitive space including Signifyd, Riskified, AppsFlyer, ClearSale, Kount, SEON, and Fraud Fighters.
The engine delivered by Socure encompasses Know Your Customer (KYC), identity fraud detection, and document verification. With it, companies can scale rapidly by onboarding more good customers and preventing online fraud. Additionally, underbanked consumers who have been excluded from online services by outdated ID verification can gain access to critical benefits and services online.
Socure has rapidly escalated in popularity and reached a valuation well over $1 billion. Though not immune from the economic downturn of late, which resulted in two high-profile rounds of lay-offs, the company has secured considerable additional funds that will strengthen its financial position as it moves to capitalise on the ever-growing importance of identity verification and trust.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-22% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Nov 2021
$450m
SERIES E
Mar 2021
$100m
SERIES D
Total funding: $646.6m
Company benefits
- Health: Comprehensive medical coverage, including vision, dental, and FSA
- Parental Leave: Generous leave allowance for parents-to-be
- 401k: Pre-tax savings for retirement
- Life Insurance: Protect your family in case of emergency
- PTO: Take as much time as you need, when you need it
- 100% Remote: Work from anywhere anytime, whatever suits your lifestyle
- WFH Allowance: Generous reimbursement program to maximize your WFH setup
- Deskpass: Work in an office environment whenever you feel the need
- Mental Health Provider: Connect with clinicians when you need it
- Learning & Development: Self-education allowance & free career coaching
- Employee Assistance Program "EAP": Lifestyle resources available as well as additional mental health resources
- Fertility Provider: Family planning solutions for those interested
- Personal Legal Support: Significant discounts with RocketLawyer
Company HQ
Incline Village, NV
Leadership
Johnny Ayers
(Founder & CEO)Founder & General Partner of Switch Hit Ventures. Having been a Senior Consultant at IBM, they became COO and Board Member of Endeavor Up. Since then, was an Advisor at Pager and later founded Socure in 2012.
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