Senior Manager- Software Engineering

Socure
London
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 7+ yearsSkills: ["Leadership","Mentoring","Communication","Decision-making","Stakeholder management"]

Hands-on technical leader responsible for architecting scalable, secure backend systems in AWS, guiding design and development, mentoring engineers, and delivering high-impact, cross-team initiatives within a product-driven environment.

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Socure
Socure
4 months ago

Senior Manager- Software Engineering

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Job Summary

Hands-on technical leader responsible for architecting scalable, secure backend systems in AWS, guiding design and development, mentoring engineers, and delivering high-impact, cross-team initiatives within a product-driven environment.
Location: London
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Architect scalable, resilient backend systems and platforms in AWS, prioritizing reliability, security, and cost efficiency.
  • •Contribute hands-on to key initiatives including design reviews, prototyping, coding, performance tuning, and debugging while mentoring engineers and establishing high standards.
  • •Lead cross-team technical initiatives; drive design forums, establish engineering guardrails, and ensure high-quality delivery via code reviews and automation.
  • •Partner with Product, Design, Data Science, and Platform teams to define project scope, milestones, and proactively de-risk execution for iterative releases.
  • •Own design of APIs and microservices, including REST and event-driven patterns, and enforce best practices for versioning, contracts, and backward compatibility.

Key Requirements

  • •7+ years of professional software engineering experience, including ownership of large-scale backend systems in production.
  • •3+ years of hands-on technical leadership (as Tech Lead or Manager) with a track record of leading complex, cross-team projects while contributing to code and design.
  • •5+ years of experience with Golang (preferred) and/or Java, plus strong computer science fundamentals (data structures, concurrency, distributed systems).
  • •Deep understanding of AWS cloud-native architectures and services (e.g., ECS/EKS, Lambda, OpenSearch, DynamoDB, RDS, S3) and resilience patterns.
  • •Proficiency with microservices, API design, and event-driven systems, as well as experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
Experience:7+ yearsDistributed systemsCloudBackend
Skills:LeadershipMentoringCommunicationDecision-makingStakeholder management
Tech Stack:GolangJavaAWSDockerKubernetesOpenSearchDynamoDBRDSS3RESTAPI designMicroservices

Company Brief

Socure
Provides AI-driven digital identity verification and fraud prevention solutions that analyze device, behavioral, and contextual data to detect synthetic identities, stop account takeover, and enable secure onboarding for banks, fintechs, and enterprises.
Industry: Cybersecurity
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: New York, United States
Founded: 2012
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Glassdoor: 4.1
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