Senior Software Development Engineer, ID.me

• This is a hands-on engineering role ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex problems, is not afraid of ambiguity, cares deeply about user experience and system reliability, and wants to contribute to a mission-driven product with nationwide impact
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
• 6+ years of professional experience in software development (full-stack)
• 6+ years of experience building and scaling customer-facing web applications

Desirable

• We’re looking for a Senior Full Stack Engineer to join the Verification Experiences team at ID.me — the group responsible for building and evolving the core identity verification journey used by millions of members
• In this role, you’ll work closely with Product, Design, and fellow engineers to build secure, high-performance, and user-friendly web applications and workflows that power ID.me’s verification experiences. You’ll contribute across the stack to build the identity layer of the internet
• Design, build, and maintain end-to-end features for ID.me’s member verification experiences
• Design and build scalable APIs that enable product teams to efficiently interact with multiple third-party identity vendors
• Implement provider-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
• 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
• Write clean, testable, and maintainable code following best practices in front-end and back-end development
• Ensure compliance with identity, security, and data protection standards
• Design, build, and maintain full-stack features for ID.me’s member verification experiences