Software Engineer, Back-End

LogicGate

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Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
Chicago, IL
Salary
$105,000–$130,000 / yr
Posted
14 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $188k
This role $118k
$91k most similar roles pay here $240k

This role pays less than 88% of similar roles. Most pay $156,750–$219,425 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $118k versus about $188k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About LogicGate

LogicGate is the leading AI GRC platform for the Enterprise, helping governance, risk, and compliance teams limit surprises, strengthen resilience, augment program performance, and confidently quantify impact and business value.

LogicGate currently has 9 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $105,000–$125,000 across 8 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Software Engineer, Back-End

Software Engineer: Back-End will join the platform team to build robust backend services, APIs, and data layers for the Risk Cloud. Working autonomously within a specific domain, the engineer will design stable solutions, develop features using Java, Kotlin, and Spring Boot, and manage production releases. Responsibilities include writing unit and integration tests with JUnit, performing systematic debugging of distributed logs, and managing data across PostgreSQL, Neo4j, Redis, and RabbitMQ. The role requires expertise in REST API design, schema migrations, and utilizing AI coding assistants like GitHub Copilot or Cursor. Candidates must be proficient in JVM languages and capable of navigating complex microservices architectures. This position addresses the technical challenges of providing a centralized view of risk and compliance within an enterprise-grade governance, risk, and compliance platform.

What does a Software Engineer earn in Illinois?

Median $192050 from 87 postings across 24 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Design and build backend features and REST APIs using Java, Kotlin, and Spring Boot.
  • Write clean code and develop comprehensive unit and integration tests using JUnit.
  • Independently diagnose and resolve production issues by analyzing distributed logs and request flows.
  • Act as a subject matter expert for specific platform components like workflow engines or reporting services.
  • Author technical documentation including API contracts, data models, and Confluence runbooks.
  • Manage and optimize data flow across microservices using PostgreSQL, Neo4j, Redis, and RabbitMQ.
  • Participate in peer code reviews to ensure compliance with team conventions and quality standards.

What we're looking for

  • Must have 3–5 years of professional backend, platform, or systems engineering experience in a high-growth environment.
  • Must have strong development experience with Java, Kotlin, or comparable enterprise JVM languages.
  • Must have practical experience using frameworks like Spring Boot.
  • Must have solid experience building and maintaining production-grade REST APIs with a focus on versioning and contract stability.
  • Must have practical experience with relational databases like PostgreSQL, including complex queries and schema migrations.
  • Must be able to independently debug distributed backend services using tools like Datadog, GitLab Ultimate, Sonarqube, and Wiz.
  • Must have experience using AI coding assistants such as Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Codex, or Claude Code in a standard workflow.

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