Procore Technologies
Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Java)
US - Texas - Austin · Senior
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$14,499 more — $155,459 — moves this role to Level IV and 4 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $155,459 would place this position at wage Level IV. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Software Developers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Software Developers (15-1252) · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- Shape the future of construction financial technology-apply today!
- This position reports into the Engineering Manager and will be a hybrid role of 2 days per week in our Austin, TX office.
- This position requires access to technology, software, and data that is controlled or restricted under U.S. law, regulation, executive order, or government contract.
Responsibilities
- Architect, build, and scale resilient distributed services and backend infrastructure using Java and Ruby.
- Design, implement, and maintain high-throughput data streams and message queues using Apache Kafka.
- Optimize PostgreSQL databases through complex schema design, query performance tuning, and transactional data modeling.
- Develop and integrate intelligent backend features and workflows leveraging modern AI technologies.
- Build and maintain interactive, high-performing frontend application components using React.
- Collaborate with cross-functional product, design, and architecture teams to drive a modern service-oriented architecture.
- Drive full operational ownership of production services, including deployment, observability, monitoring, and distributed tracing.
- Proven experience designing, building, and operating event-driven distributed systems with Apache Kafka.
- In this role, you'll own and lead critical backend initiatives, evolve high-throughput distributed architectures, and elevate Procore's core engineering ecosystem.
- The primary goal of this role is to scale resilient financial management systems and drive AI-enhanced software solutions for our global customer base.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical work experience.
- 5+ years of experience in backend development using Object-Oriented Programming fundamentals in Java.
- Deep technical proficiency in PostgreSQL, including indexing strategies, query optimization, and schema design.
- Pragmatic, curious mindset with a strong ability to evaluate trade-offs between performance, scalability, and business goals.
Compensation
- 140,960.00 - 193,820.00 USD Annual
- This role may also be eligible for Equity Compensation and/or Bonus Incentive Compensation.
- Procore is committed to offering competitive, fair, and commensurate compensation.
- Actual compensation will be based on a candidate's job-related skills, experience, education or training, and location.
Benefits
- This role may also be eligible for Equity Compensation and/or Bonus Incentive Compensation.
Company info
- We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer, Backend to join Procore's Financial Platform and Insights Division.
- We're looking for someone to join us immediately.
- What we're looking for:
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