Senior Backend Software Engineer Job Syracuse area,New York USA,Software Development

As a Senior Software Engineer:
Platform, you will design and scale the foundational APIs and backend services powering Logic Gate's Risk Cloud platform
As enterprise GRC demands expand, you will tackle critical system bottlenecks, optimize cloud data stores, and ensure high-availability multi-tenant reliability
Working in Java/Kotlin, Spring Boot, and AWS, you will solve complex architectural challenges while elevating technical standards across the engineering chapter
In this role, your technical leadership will directly ensure our platform remains scalable, resilient, and performant
System & Data Architecture:
Design and build high-throughput backend services, core platform APIs, and distributed data stores using Java, Kotlin, Spring Boot, Neo4j, Redis, PostgreSQL, and RabbitMQ to expand multi-tenant Risk Cloud capabilities
Quality & Continuous Delivery:
Write robust unit, integration, and service-level tests while partnering with Dev Ops to evolve cloud infrastructure and automated CI/CD pipelines (AWS, Terraform, Docker, Git Lab CI)
Observability & Optimization:
Monitor operational metrics, tracing, and alerts in Datadog to proactively diagnose system bottlenecks, optimize database query performance, and ensure platform health
Cross-Functional Leadership:
Facilitate technical design reviews, decompose complex epics alongside Product and Design teams, and mentor engineers across squads to elevate code quality and execution
AI Workflow Efficiency:
Leverage AI coding assistants, LLMs, and modern developer automation tools to streamline engineering workflows, refactor legacy patterns, and accelerate feature delivery velocity

Benefits

47 days off starting your first year, including paid volunteer time
12 weeks parental leave
$1,000 annual educational stipend
Ongoing learning and development
Stock options and annual performance bonus opportunities

Requirements

AI Literacy & Agentic Tooling:
Demonstrated curiosity and practical experience leveraging modern AI coding tools, LLMs, or AI agents (e.g., custom developer tools, agentic workflows, or automated assistants) to enhance problem-solving, code quality, and engineering velocity
Testing & Quality First:
Deep commitment to modern testing practices across the testing pyramid, treating test automation as an essential component of shipping software
Distributed Work & Team Engagement:
Thrives in a remote, highly collaborative engineering culture with willingness to attend occasional department onsites and company events
Data & Storage Proficiency:
Strong hands-on experience with relational or non-relational databases, caching mechanisms, and asynchronous message brokers (e.g., PostgreSQL, Neo4j, Redis, RabbitMQ)
Distributed & Cloud Systems:
Proven track record of designing, deploying, and maintaining high-scale distributed systems and RESTful APIs in an AWS cloud-native environment
Backend Expertise: 5+ years of professional software engineering experience developing enterprise backend systems using Java, Kotlin, or comparable JVM languages with Spring Boot
Logic Gate Tech Stack:
Direct hands-on experience with Logic Gate's tech stack:
Java, Kotlin, Python, Spring Boot, Neo4j, Redis, RabbitMQ, Docker, Terraform, and Git Lab CI
Architecture Knowledge:
Familiarity with graph database modeling, event-driven architectures, or multi-tenant SaaS application design
Full-Stack & SDLC Leadership:
Brings a holistic perspective to the software development life cycle - combining deep backend expertise with a desire to work across the stack, optimize CI/CD pipelines, and apply infrastructure-as-code (IaC) best practices