Staff Software Engineer - Verification Infrastructure

ID.me; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 183,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Staff Software Development Engineer to enhance its digital identity verification platform. This role involves architecting backend systems, developing scalable APIs, and collaborating across teams to deliver high-impact solutions for millions of users. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in software development and a passion for building robust platforms.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Unlimited paid time off

Employee assistance program

Learning and development benefit

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software development experience.
• Experience in Identity Verification or similar.
• Strong background in backend development.

Responsibilities

• Architect and maintain backend systems for the Vendor Orchestration Platform.
• Design and build scalable APIs to interact with vendors.
• Optimize system performance for low-latency API calls.

Skills

Software Development

API Design

Security

Scalability

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering

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. Over140 millionusers experience streamlined login and identity verification with ID.me at20 federalagencies,44 state government agencies, and66 healthcareorganizations. More than600 consumer brandsuse 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. To learn more, visithttps://network.id.me/.

The Staff Software Development Engineer will play an instrumental role in shaping the digital account experience for over 100 million ID.me customers and building the identity layer of the internet.

The Verification Infrastructure team is responsible for developing and maintaining shared services for encryption and events as well as providing a standardized interface to vendor-based verification functionality used throughout ID.me. The team is looking to design and build ID.me’s next generation vendor orchestration platform. This platform will serve as the backbone of our verification ecosystem, enabling seamless coordination and management of multiple vendor services to deliver unparalleled scalability and efficiency.

We are seeking an experienced backend engineer to drive the design and development of a Vendor Platform. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in building scalable APIs, SDKs, and developer-focused platforms, ensuring high availability, security, and extensibility. They will have strong software engineering skills and will collaborate closely with Product teams to build and deliver scalable solutions aligned with organizational goals. It also requires collaboration with external vendors or partners to evaluate and integrate third-party solutions when appropriate.

This is a high-impact role where you’ll shape the next-generation identity verification platform, enabling secure and seamless interactions for millions of users. You’ll work on cutting-edge backend systems, API design, and developer experiences, solving complex challenges in scalability, security, and orchestration. If you’re passionate about building robust platforms and driving technical excellence, we’d love to hear from you.

The position will work from our Mountain View, CA office five days per week.

Responsibilities

• Architect, develop, and maintain backend systems for the Vendor Orchestration Platform, ensuring seamless integration of identity verification providers.
• Design and build scalable APIs that enable product teams to efficiently interact with multiple third-party identity vendors.
• Develop SDKs and developer tooling to simplify integration and improve the developer experience across internal and external teams.
• Implement vendor-agnostic workflows that allow flexible orchestration of identity verification services based on business rules, compliance needs, and real-time decisioning.
• Optimize system performance by designing resilient, fault-tolerant architectures with low-latency API calls and scalable data pipelines.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product managers, security engineers, and infrastructure teams to define requirements and deliver high-impact solutions.
• Mentor and guide engineers, setting best practices for backend development, API design, and platform scalability.
• Raise the bar for technical excellence, engineering best practices, testing strategies, and distributed system design through pairing, mentoring, architecture / code reviews, technical presentations, and knowledge sharing sessions.
• Own end-to-end deliverables through committing quality code and overseeing the work of others, with sound judgment to know what is appropriate.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• At least 8+ years of professional software development experience, with a strong background in backend development.
• At least one year of experience in Identity Verification or Phone Verification or Face Verification or Document Verification

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in fraud detection, risk analysis, or authentication technologies.
• Experience with probability analysis and statistical modeling.
• Strong knowledge of identity resolution techniques, fuzzy matching, and record linkage algorithms.
• Deep understanding of distributed systems, microservices architectures, and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced, agile environment.
• Contributions to open-source identity resolution projects or published research in the field.
• Experience working in highly regulated industries such as finance, healthcare, or government services

The annual base salary listed does not include a company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity and benefits which will be determined based on experience, skills, education, relevant training, geographic location and role.

ID.me offers comprehensive medical, dental, vision, health savings account, flexible spending accounts (medical, limited purpose, dependent care, commuter benefit accounts), basic and voluntary life and AD&D insurance, 401(k) with company match, parental leave, ability to participate in unlimited paid time off subject to the terms and conditions of the PTO policy, including 8 company wide holidays, short and long-term disability insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, referral bonus policy, employee assistance program, pet insurance, travel assistant program, wellbeing and childcare discounts, benefit advocates, and a learning and development benefit.

The above represents the anticipated total rewards package for this job requisition. Final offers may vary from the amount listed based on qualifications, professional experiences, skills, education, relevant training, geographic location, and other job related factors.

U.S. Pay Range $183,367 — $214,500 USD Mountain View, CA Pay Range $217,565 — $260,000 USD

ID.me maintains a work environment free from discrimination, where employees are treated with dignity and respect. All ID.me employees share in the responsibility for fulfilling our commitment to equal employment opportunity. ID.me does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. ID.me adheres to these principles in all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, promotion, benefits, social and recreational programs, and discipline. In addition, ID.me's policy is to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified employees who have protected disabilities to the extent required by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances where a particular employee works. Upon request we will provide you with more information about such accommodations.

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