Software Engineer: Backend

LogicGate
Chicago
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 105,000 - 130,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 3-5 yearsSkills: ["Ownership","Debugging","Collaboration","Communication","Quality focus"]

Build robust backend services, APIs, and data layers for the Risk Cloud platform. You’ll design and ship production-ready REST APIs, own a domain as an SME, and independently debug distributed workloads using logs and monitoring. The role includes writing unit/integration tests, managing data flows across microservices with PostgreSQL, Neo4j, Redis, and RabbitMQ, and collaborating in Agile sprints with product, QA, and frontend teams.

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Software Engineer: Backend

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Job Summary

Build robust backend services, APIs, and data layers for the Risk Cloud platform. You’ll design and ship production-ready REST APIs, own a domain as an SME, and independently debug distributed workloads using logs and monitoring. The role includes writing unit/integration tests, managing data flows across microservices with PostgreSQL, Neo4j, Redis, and RabbitMQ, and collaborating in Agile sprints with product, QA, and frontend teams.
Location: Chicago
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design and build backend features and robust REST APIs across the Risk Cloud platform from requirements through release.
  • •Write unit and integration tests to support a stable testing and deployment lifecycle.
  • •Diagnose and resolve issues in your owned service area using distributed logs, analytics, and monitoring.
  • •Own a defined domain as an SME, designing for maintainability and scalability.
  • •Collaborate cross-functionally in Agile sprints and participate in technical reviews, code reviews, and documentation creation.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 105,000 - 130,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Paid LeaveHealth InsuranceSummer Fridays

Key Requirements

  • •3–5 years of professional backend, platform, or systems engineering experience in a high-growth environment.
  • •Strong development in Java or Kotlin with practical Spring Boot experience.
  • •Experience building and owning production-grade REST APIs, including API versioning and contract stability.
  • •Hands-on database experience with PostgreSQL (complex queries, schema migrations, and performance analysis).
  • •Ability to independently debug distributed backend services using logs/monitoring (e.g., Datadog) and security tooling (e.g., GitLab Ultimate, SonarQube, Wiz), plus practical use of AI coding assistants.
Experience:3-5 yearsSaaSMicroservices
Skills:OwnershipDebuggingCollaborationCommunicationQuality focus
Languages:English
Tech Stack:JavaKotlinSpring BootRESTJUnitPostgreSQLNeo4jRedisRabbitMQDatadogGitLab UltimateSonarQubeWizCursorGitHub CopilotCodexClaude CodeConfluence

Company Brief

LogicGate
Provides a cloud-native governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) platform that helps organizations automate risk management, streamline compliance workflows, and centralize controls and reporting to improve decision-making and reduce operational risk.
Industry: RegTech
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Headquarters: Chicago, United States
Founded: 2013
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