Backend Software Engineer

Posted 14 Hours Ago
Santa Clara, CA
Mid level
Cloud • Software • Analytics
The Role
The Backend Software Engineer will design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs to support business applications for Fraud Prevention and Anti-money Laundering. Responsibilities include collaborating with stakeholders, optimizing performance, ensuring code quality, and participating in agile processes.
Summary Generated by Built In

At NICE, we don’t limit our challenges. We challenge our limits. Always. We’re ambitious. We’re game changers. And we play to win. We set the highest standards and execute beyond them. And if you’re like us, we can offer you the ultimate career opportunity that will light a fire within you.

So, what’s the role all about?

As a Backend Software Engineer, you will play a key role in building and enhancing robust backend systems that support critical business applications for Fraud Prevention and Anti-money Laundering. The ideal candidate is experienced, self-driven, and has a strong grasp of modern backend technologies.

How will you make an impact?  

  • Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs
  • Collaborate with frontend developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to build scalable solutions
  • Ensure high-quality code through testing, code reviews, and adherence to best practices
  • Optimize application performance and troubleshoot issues
  • Participate in an agile development environment, attending daily stand-ups and contributing to sprint planning

Have you got what it takes?

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or related field
  • 3+ years of experience in backend development
  • Strong proficiency in Java and relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.)
  • Working knowledge of Python
  • Experience developing and consuming RESTful APIs
  • Familiarity with message queues such as Kafka or RabbitMQ
  • Proven ability to work in an agile development environment
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and tools like Jenkins, Docker, or Kubernetes
  • Experience using AWS cloud infrastructure

You will have an advantage if you also have:

  • Experience developing LLM-based applications
  • Familiarity with vector databases (such as pgvector, ChromaDB etc)
  • Experience with Github Copilot

What’s in it for you?

Join an ever-growing, market disrupting, global company where the teams – comprised of the best of the best – work in a fast-paced, collaborative, and creative environment! As the market leader, every day at NICE is a chance to learn and grow, and there are endless internal career opportunities across multiple roles, disciplines, domains, and locations. If you are passionate, innovative, and excited to constantly raise the bar, you may just be our next NICEr!

Enjoy NICE-FLEX!

At NICE, we work according to the NICE-FLEX hybrid model, which enables maximum flexibility: 2 days working from the office and 3 days of remote work, each week. Naturally, office days focus on face-to-face meetings, where teamwork and collaborative thinking generate innovation, new ideas, and a vibrant, interactive atmosphere.

About NICE Actimize:

NICE Actimize is the largest and broadest provider of financial crime, risk, and compliance solutions for regional and global financial institutions, as well as government regulators. Consistently ranked as number one in the space, NICE Actimize experts apply innovative technology to protect institutions and safeguard consumers’ and investors’ assets by identifying financial crime, preventing fraud, and providing regulatory compliance.

Requisition ID: 5198
Reporting into:
Manager, Engineering, Actimize
Role Type: Individual Contributor


About NICE

NICE Ltd. (NASDAQ: NICE) software products are used by 25,000+ global businesses, including 85 of the Fortune 100 corporations, to deliver extraordinary customer experiences, fight financial crime and ensure public safety. Every day, NICE software manages more than 120 million customer interactions and monitors 3+ billion financial transactions.

Known as an innovation powerhouse that excels in AI, cloud and digital, NICE is consistently recognized as the market leader in its domains, with over 8,500 employees across 30+ countries.

NICE is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, neurotype, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other category protected by law.


Top Skills

Java
Python
The Company
HQ: Hoboken, NJ
10,130 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 1986

What We Do

NICE (Nasdaq: NICE) is the worldwide leading provider of both cloud and on-premises enterprise software solutions that empower organizations to make smarter decisions based on advanced analytics of structured and unstructured data. NICE helps organizations of all sizes deliver better customer service, ensure compliance, combat fraud and safeguard citizens. Over 25,000 organizations in more than 150 countries, including over 85 of the Fortune 100 companies, are using NICE solutions. www.nice.com.

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