Software Engineer, ID.me
5 days a week in office (Mountain View, CA)
Digital identity verification platform
Be an early applicant
Digital identity verification platform
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
5 days a week in office (Mountain View, CA)
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To make the world a more trusted place by delivering the highest level of security with the least amount of friction at the lowest possible cost.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s or Graduate degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field
- 3+ years of professional software development experience
- Proficiency in a modern programming language (e.g., Java, Go, Python, Ruby, JavaScript)
Desirable
- Experience working in a platform or product infrastructure team
- Familiarity with modern CI/CD practices and DevOps tooling
- Hands-on experience with GCP, AWS, or other cloud platforms
- Experience with security compliance in enterprise environments (e.g., SOC2, FedRAMP)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, especially in technical contexts
- Passion for mentorship, documentation, and elevating team performance
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, Pulumi) and CI/CD systems
- Experience building or contributing to internal development platforms, SDKs, or scaffolding tools
- Understanding of production observability principles (logging, metrics, alerting)
- Demonstrated ownership of at least one significant project or feature from design through launch
What the job involves
- We are seeking a Software Development Engineer III (SDE III) to join our growing infrastructure engineering team at ID.me
- As an SDEIII, you’ll have the opportunity to empower our internal product engineering teams by building and maintaining tools, templates, and automation that streamline the development lifecycle—from project initiation to production readiness
- ID.me is a platform company, embracing an API-first development strategy to ensure consistent, scalable, and reusable systems
- As an SDE III, you will be instrumental in enabling engineers to rapidly bootstrap new projects (such as new API services), upgrade existing services to align with best practices, and ensure consistent adoption of production standards across the organization
- Lead the design and implementation of high-quality CLI tools, GitHub Actions, or other automation to apply standardized production readiness configurations (e.g., security settings, observability setup, infrastructure hooks)
- Own end-to-end delivery of medium to large platform features or services, from technical design through deployment and support
- Mentor and support junior engineers through code reviews, technical guidance, and pairing
- Collaborate, contribute to, and evolve the internal platform experience, ensuring high usability and developer satisfaction
- Drive best practices in code quality, observability, security, and operational readiness
- Contribute to the evolution of ID.me’s platform by building foundational services and frameworks used across the organization
Our take
ID.me is a digital identity verification platform that simplifies how individuals prove and share their identity online. From identity proofing, authentication, and group affiliation verification the company’s services are highly scalable, as organizations across all sectors benefit from the type of technology provided by ID.me.
While there are a number of identity verification platforms in the space, ID.me has secured a considerable market share. It's formed partnerships with 31 states, multiple federal agencies, and over 500 name-brand retailers, resulting in over 100 million users - and over 70,000 individuals joining every day.
The company has raised significant funding over the years. While the intended use for new capital has yet to be specified, ID has been focusing efforts on improved customer experiences, operational enhancements, and product updates in order to maintain its competitive edge.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 14 rounds)
Apr 2023
$132m
SERIES D
Mar 2021
$100m
SERIES C
Total funding: $287.4m
Company benefits
- Company-Sponsored Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans for You and Your Family
- Paid Parental Leave
- Generous Paid Time Off
- 401K With Employer Matching
- Company-Sponsored Life Insurance
- Employee Equity Incentive Plan
- Remote Opportunities
- Multiple Lounge Areas and Game Room
- Numerous Mental Health Resources
Company HQ
Tysons, VA
Leadership
Blake Hall
(CEO)Current Advisor at several companies, including AgentHero and Boomtown!. Former Army Officer in the U.S. Army.
Tanel Suurhans
(CTO)They have also served as the company's EVP of Technology in conjunction with being CTO. Former Software Engineer at PerfectLine and AS Delfi.
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