Software Engineer - Backend

CaseGuard

$95K — $115K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience
  • 2+ years of backend experience with REST APIs
  • Strong understanding of object-oriented programming (OOP) and critical thinking
  • Experience with relational databases and SQL, including schema design and transactions
  • Familiarity with Redis or other distributed caching solutions
  • Proven ability to model business logic into databases
  • Comfortable working independently on complex problems

Responsibilities

  • Model business domains into relational/NoSQL data structures
  • Design and build scalable REST APIs for microservices using ASP.NET Core (C#)
  • Develop file-processing workers optimized for CPU, memory, and throughput
  • Architect AWS infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
  • Engage in architectural discussions and contribute to system design decisions

Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • Stock options
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401K retirement plan
  • Paid vacation
  • Ten paid holidays per year
  • Friendly and learning-focused work environment
Full Job Description
Software Engineer - Backend

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly independent and proactive Software Engineer to join our backend team and play a critical role in building REST API microservices from scratch using ASP.NET Core (C#) and building cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) in AWS. In this role, you will contribute to collaborative file redacting tool with exciting features like live editing, image processing and more

What you will do:
  • Model business domains into relational/NoSQL data structures
  • Design and build scalable REST APIs for our microservices using ASP.NET Core (C#).
  • Build heavy file-processing workers optimized for CPU/memory/throughput
  • Design AWS infrastructure with IaC
  • Participate in architectural discussions and contribute to decisions for system design and service structure.

Qualifications (Required):
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experiences
  • 2+ years backend experience with REST APIs
  • Strong OOP fundamentals and critical thinking under ambiguity
  • Experience with relational databases and SQL, including schema design, indexes, and transactions.
  • Experience with Redis or distributed caching.
  • A track record of modeling business logic into databases
  • Comfort working independently on complex, underspecified problems

Qualifications (It's a plus):
  • Strong understanding of distributed systems, scalability, and fault-tolerance patterns.
  • Familiarity with API design patterns such as Clean Architecture.
  • Experience processing PDFs, images, videos, or other large binary files.
  • Hands-on experience with AWS services (e.g., EC2, EKS, S3, Lambda, RDS, DynamoDB).
  • Practical knowledge of IaC tools (e.g., AWS CDK, Terraform, CloudFormation).
  • Experience with containerization tools (e.g., Docker) and orchestration platforms (e.g., Kubernetes).
  • Familiarity with event-driven architectures and message queues (e.g., SNS, SQS, EventBridge).
  • Knowledge of asynchronous programming and multi-threading in C#.
  • Relevant AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified Developer)
Benefits:
  • Competitive Salary
  • Stock Option
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • 401K
  • Paid Vacation
  • Ten paid holidays per year
  • Friendly and Learning environment

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