Job Description
Mitek(NASDAQ: MITK) is a global leader in digital & biometric identity authentication, fraud prevention, and mobile deposit solutions. Our verified identity platform and advanced image capture solutions are built on the latest advancements in biometric recognition, artificial intelligence, computer vision and machine learning, and trusted by over 7,500 organizations worldwide. We are headquartered in San Diego, California, with operations in the United Kingdom, Spain, France, Mexico, and the Netherlands. Visit us at www.miteksystems.com.
At Mitek, we believe that teams are more resilient, effective, and innovative when they benefit from a wide range of ideas, lived experiences, and perspectives. The strength of our organization is deeply rooted in the people who power it.
We know that a workforce reflecting the richness of our communities and customers helps us better serve their needs. These lived experiences influence our decisions, shape our products, services, and help us grow with intention. When it comes to talent, our goal is clear: to discover exceptional individuals and to ensure they discover us. We prioritize drive, skill, experience, and ambition in everything we do for our clients.
We are Virtual 1st! Whether you choose to work remotely from your home office or in-person from one of Mitek’s offices, our practices, processes and tools are designed to enable your success. At Mitek, the Future of Work is about flexibility and preference wherever and whenever we are working.
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be part of a high-performing team building Mitek’s next-generation cloud platform. You will collaborate closely with Software Engineers, Data Engineers, CloudOps, DevOps, and Product Managers to deliver scalable, production-ready cloud solutions.
This role focuses on designing and delivering hybrid cloud and containerized platform solutions with API frameworks including REST, gRPC, GraphQL, etc. Software will primarily be developed in Golang and Python and deployed across modern cloud platforms.
What You Will Do (Essential Responsibilities):
- Design, develop, deploy, and maintain production-ready, scalable API services
- Build platform solutions using microservices and containerized architectures
- Write and maintain unit, integration, and performance tests
- Develop and maintain internal and public API documentation
- Collaborate with engineering, product, and operations teams across the full development lifecycle
- Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies (stand-ups, planning, refinement, retrospectives)
- Support deployment, monitoring, and operational readiness of services in production
Who You Are (Soft Skills):
- Collaborative and team-oriented, working effectively with Software Engineers, Data Engineers, CloudOps/DevOps, and Product Managers to deliver high-quality cloud solutions.
- Clear and proactive communicator, able to explain technical concepts, raise risks early, and keep stakeholders aligned across the development lifecycle.
- Product-minded and customer-focused, balancing engineering excellence with real-world usability, reliability, and business impact.
- Ownership-driven, taking accountability for building production-ready services and supporting them through deployment, monitoring, and operational readiness.
- Comfortable in fast-moving environments, adapting quickly to evolving requirements while maintaining strong delivery discipline.
- Strong problem-solver, able to debug complex distributed systems issues and make sound technical decisions under ambiguity.
- Quality-focused, with a mindset of building maintainable, well-tested software through automation, unit/integration testing, and performance validation.
- Agile and delivery-oriented, actively contributing in Scrum ceremonies and continuously improving team execution and technical outcomes.
- Documentation-conscious, valuing well-structured internal and external API documentation to enable smooth adoption and long-term maintainability.
- Operationally aware, understanding that “done” means stable in production, observable, and ready to support at scale.
What You Need (Qualifications)
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field with a formal software engineering background, or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of professional software development experience
- Strong experience with Python and/or Golang
- Experience developing and deploying solutions on AWS or comparable cloud platforms
- Experience building cloud and/or standalone APIs
- Experience with distributed systems, microservices, and/or data-intensive architectures
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and continuous delivery practices
- Experience deploying applications using Docker
- Solid understanding of Agile development methodologies
- Experience writing automated unit and integration tests
- Strong collaboration and communication skills; ability to work with evolving requirements
What would be nice (preferred skills & experience):
- 1+ year of production experience in Golang
- Experience with Apache Airflow or other orchestration tools
- Database experience, preferably PostgreSQL
- Experience with AWS services such as:
- EC2, RDS, S3, VPC, PubSub, API Gateway, KMS
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, AWS CDK)
- Experience with gRPC and Protocol Buffers
- Familiarity with event-driven architectures
- Experience with image processing or machine learning systems
- Front-end experience with React/Redux
- Experience with additional languages such as Java, Bash, Groovy or C++
$125,000 - $190,000 a year
- The base salary offer will be determined based on the candidate’s experience and performance during the recruitment process.
- We also offer a 10% bonus and $35,000 in equity.
- For the right candidate, we are flexible and may consider hiring at the Principal level.
We take pride in enabling career growth in an environment of innovation and teamwork. Our commitment to all Mitekians is to do meaningful work that matters. Our culture is defined by delivering our best to our customers by providing high value solutions and impactful outcomes, by continuously challenging convention, and by caring for each other through collaboration and celebrating our successes. We are committed to creating competitive, equitable compensation & benefits programs and career development opportunities.
Benefit offerings –may vary based on geographic location
Wellness: Universal, supplemental, and private healthcare plan choices based on country specifics
Financial future: retirement/pension plan contributions, MTK stock plan participation
Income protection: life event & disability coverage
Paid time off: generous annual leave, company holidays, volunteer time off
Learning: e-learning license, tuition reimbursement, hackathons
Home office setup allowance
Additional/optional benefits: pet insurance, identity theft protection, legal assistance
We sincerely appreciate your interest in Mitek. We know your time is valuable and look forward to the potential of speaking with you further!
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
