POSITION SUMMARY
The Senior Backend Software Engineer serves as a pivotal technical leader within the team, holding responsibility for managing backend subsystems or services. This position involves a commitment to ensuring the scalability, performance, and security of backend solutions. Additionally, the engineer plays a vital role in mentoring several engineers and fostering the adoption of best practices across the team. This role will work on a number of projects/initiatives including a current focus on internal AI related projects.
This role is located on-site in Appleton, WI.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Essential Job Responsibilities:
- Spearhead the design and implementation of subsystems or backend services, with a strong emphasis on architecture, data models, and API contracts.
- Work to ensure that backend components align with scalability, performance, and security standards.
- Offer guidance and mentorship to engineers, fostering an environment of technical growth and high-quality outcomes.
- Actively identify opportunities to manage technical debt, proposing thoughtful refactoring and modernization strategies.
- Advocate for the adoption of engineering best practices, including CI/CD automation and secure coding methodologies.
Additional Job Responsibilities:
- Live our values of High Performance, Caring Relationships, Strategic Foresight, and Entrepreneurial Spirit
- Find A Better Way by championing continuous improvement and quality control efforts to identify opportunities to innovate and improve efficiency, accuracy, and standardization
- Continuously learn and develop self professionally
- Support corporate efforts for safety, government compliance, and all other company policies & procedures
- Perform other related duties as required and assigned
QUALIFICATIONS
Required:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field.
- 5+ years of backend software engineering experience.
- Proven experience in .NET Core, C#, distributed systems, and RESTful services.
- Strong understanding of backend performance optimization and scalability.
- Demonstrated experience mentoring engineers and leading technical discussions.
Preferred:
- Familiarity with domain-driven design and event-driven architecture.
- Experience with NoSQL databases and message brokers (Kafka, RabbitMQ).
- Exposure to enterprise-grade monitoring, observability, and security practices.



DIVISION:
Corporate


U.S. Venture will not offer sponsorship for employment status (including, but not limited to, H-1B, TN, E-3, F1, CPT, OPT, STEM OPT, visa status and other employment‑based nonimmigrant visas) for this position. Accordingly, all applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full‑time basis and must not require U.S. Venture’s sponsorship to continue to work legally in the United States. In general, U.S. Venture does not sponsor candidates for nonimmigrant visas or permanent residency except when there is a specific business need.
U.S. Venture will not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of an executed recruitment Master Service Agreement, there will be no obligation to any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without an agreement, U.S. Venture shall reserve the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, shall be deemed the property of U.S. Venture.
U.S. Venture, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or other protected characteristic. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may call Human Resources at (920) 739-6101.


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