Senior Software Development Engineer - Shopping Graph

ID.me; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 190,978 - 214,052; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus

Equity

Unlimited paid time off

401(k) with company match

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Job summary

ID.me is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer to join our Shopping Graph Team in Mountain View, CA. You'll design and build our next-generation SaaS Commerce Platform, implementing robust APIs and backend services.

The ideal candidate has over 6 years of experience in backend software engineering, particularly in API development. Benefits include an annual base salary of $190,978–$214,052, plus bonuses and comprehensive health benefits.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in backend software engineering, including API development.
• 5+ years of experience in modern languages such as Java, Ruby, Go, or Python.
• Strong understanding of API design and versioning strategies.

Responsibilities

• Design and build the next-generation SaaS Commerce Platform.
• Build reliable, well-tested backend services supporting both internal applications and external developers.
• Implement and maintain core API endpoints for the Commerce Platform.

Skills

Backend software engineering

API development

Java

Python

Go

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform

AWS

GCP

Prometheus

Datadog

Job description

Company Overview

ID.me is the next-generation digital identity wallet that simplifies how individuals securely prove their identity online. Consumers can verify their identity with ID.me once and seamlessly login across websites without having to create a new login and verify their identity again. Over 152 million users experience streamlined login and identity verification with ID.me at 20 federal agencies, 45 state government agencies, and 70+ healthcare organizations. More than 600+ consumer brands use ID.me to verify communities and user segments to honor service and build more authentic relationships. ID.me’s technology meets the federal standards for consumer authentication set by the Commerce Department and is approved as a NIST 800-63-3 IAL2 / AAL2 credential service provider by the Kantara Initiative. ID.me is committed to “No Identity Left Behind” to enable all people to have a secure digital identity.

All roles are on-site five days per week at one of our offices in McLean, VA; Mountain View, CA; New York City, NY; or Tampa, FL. Certain roles such as field-based sales or other remote-by-design positions may have different work arrangements as noted in their postings.

We embrace the thoughtful use of AI tools in our daily work; however, during the interview process we focus on individual skills and experiences. Guidelines on how AI can be appropriately used during your application and interviews can be found here.

About the Role

Senior Software Development Engineer – Shopping Graph Team, Mountain View, CA.

As a key individual contributor, you will design and build the next-generation SaaS Commerce Platform and Developer Ecosystem, implementing APIs and backend services that power merchant onboarding, identity-gated offers, and OAuth 2.0 access flows.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain Merchant, Resource, Discount, and Use Case API endpoints as core primitives of the Commerce Platform.
• Build reliable, well-tested backend services that support both internal applications and external developers.
• Contribute to an API-first, platform-first codebase ensuring services are scalable, extensible, and secure.
• Partner with the Developer Experience team to deliver intuitive onboarding flows for external merchants and developers.
• Write clear API documentation and contribute to developer-facing resources that enable easy integration.
• Work with the Authentication Platform, Organization Platform, Marketplace Apps, and Identity Graph teams to ensure consistency across ID.me’s ecosystem.
• Drive adoption of best practices in distributed system design, observability, reliability engineering, and modern DevOps tooling.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to team standards and engineering excellence.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 6+ years of experience in backend software engineering, including API development for customer-facing products.
• 5+ years of experience in one or more modern languages such as Java, Ruby, Go, or Python; expertise building RESTful APIs and distributed systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong understanding of API design, versioning strategies, and contract-first development practices.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS or GCP, infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform, and modern CI/CD pipelines.
• Working knowledge of identity and access management standards such as OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, or SAML.
• Experience with monitoring, logging, and observability tools such as Prometheus or Datadog.
• Experience building high-reliability systems with a focus on performance, fault tolerance, and operational excellence.
• Exposure to multi-tenant SaaS architectures or identity-powered commerce platforms.

Benefits and Compensation

Annual base salary: $190,978—$214,052 USD. Additional compensation includes: company bonus, equity, and benefits such as medical, dental, vision, health savings account, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) with company match, parental leave, unlimited paid time off subject to terms and facilities, short- and long-term disability insurance, accident & critical illness insurance, referral bonus program, employee assistance program, pet insurance, travel assistance program, wellbeing and childcare discounts, benefit advocate, and learning & development.

ID.me maintains a work environment free from discrimination and provides reasonable accommodations for qualified employees with protected disabilities.