Senior Software Developer, API at Spokeo

Position Senior Software Developer, API
Posted 30 Mar 2026
Expired 29 Apr 2026
Company Spokeo
Location United States | US
Job Type Full Time

Job Description:

Latest job information from Spokeo for the position of Senior Software Developer, API. If the Senior Software Developer, API vacancy in United States matches your qualifications, please submit your latest application or CV directly through the updated Jobkos job portal.

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About Spokeo

Spokeo is a people intelligence platform that helps over 18 million monthly visitors reconnect with friends, reunite with families, and build trust in new relationships. Thousands of companies also trust Spokeo’s 60 billion public records to improve customer research, help verify information, and prevent fraud.

Founded in 2006, Spokeo has built a dedicated, remote-first team with an average tenure of 6.9 years. It has earned recognition from Comparably as a Best Company for Compensation, Employee Happiness, Perks and Benefits, Support for Women, Work-Life Balance, and CEO Leadership.

About this Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced senior API engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable, reliable APIs and distributed systems. This role focuses on developing high-performance services, integrating with external platforms (including AI-powered services where applicable), and ensuring robust data processing and system reliability.

You will work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver backend solutions that support product features, optimize system performance, and enable seamless integration across services. The ideal candidate has strong software engineering fundamentals, experience with API design, and a solid understanding of distributed systems and data workflows.

What you’ll do:

  • Write clean, performant code for our backend RESTful APIs to ensure data flows from our 3rd-party vendors.
  • Support data access across multiple databases to sustain our critical infrastructure.
  • Collaborate with product owners, QA, and DevOps across Scrum teams to deliver solutions for our users.
  • Create and maintain API usage documentation and flow diagrams.

Skills you have:

  • Required - A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a similar field.
  • Required - 7+ years of development experience in web applications and/or backend APIs
  • Required - 3+ years of search-related products or features using either OpenSearch or ElasticSearch.
  • Required - 2+ years using SQL and NoSQL technologies
  • Required - Experience implementing and troubleshooting high-usage, high-throughput systems.
  • Required - Experience optimizing application performance and database queries.
  • Required - Experience developing with cloud services, AWS recommended.
  • Preferred - A good understanding of data integration and ETL processes, with experience working with APIs and data ingestion.
  • Preferred - Familiarity with big data processing frameworks and related technologies such as Spark, Hadoop, Airflow, and Data Lakes.
  • Preferred - 2+ years of development experience with Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, or Node.js.

Working at Spokeo

Spokeo offers a bonus program, equity plans, and 401K. Once a year, we do a discretionary, merit-based salary increase. Additional benefits include 100% medical/dental/vision coverage and unlimited employee PTO.

Spokeo extends written offers to candidates who successfully complete their selection process. Spokeo’s offers include a base salary, participation in a company bonus program, stock options, and comprehensive benefits. A final offer will depend on several factors, including, but not limited to, marketplace competition, job leveling, the candidate’s experience, skills, etc.

Privacy Notice for Candidates:

Spokeo is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status. Spokeo fosters a business culture where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best products, and be relevant in a rapidly changing world.

Recruiters or staffing agencies: Spokeo is not obligated to compensate any external recruiter or search firm that presents a candidate or their resume or profile to a Spokeo employee without 1) a current, fully executed agreement on file, and 2) being assigned to the open position (as a search) via our applicant tracking solution.

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Job Info:

  • Company: Spokeo
  • Position: Senior Software Developer, API
  • Work Location: United States
  • Country: US

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