Senior Engineering Manager - Developer Portal

Senior Engineering Manager - Developer Portal

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.

ID.me is on a mission to make the internet a more trusted place. We help individuals and organizations verify and manage identity, access, and compliance online. Our Developer Portal is a critical touchpoint for enabling self-service access to ID.me's APIs, onboarding partners, and providing analytics, policy management, and billing capabilities to businesses.

Role Overview

ID.me is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead the Developer Portal Application Team, a key team in delivering world-class B2B and developer experiences. This team owns the end-to-end experience for developers and business partners integrating with the ID.me platform, spanning partner onboarding, policy and access configuration, developer tooling, and analytics. As the Engineering Manager, you'll be responsible for guiding a talented team of full-stack and UI engineers, partnering with Product, Design, and the Product Platform teams to shape the future of ID.me's integration ecosystem.

This role is ideal for a hands-on engineering leader with a strong product mindset, experience managing complex frontend/backend systems, and a passion for building platforms that delight developers and scale integration velocity.

This role is located in our Mountain View, CA office, five days per week.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor the Developer Portal Application engineering team, fostering a culture of innovation, execution, and collaboration.
• Own the execution and delivery of product roadmaps for developer onboarding, integration configuration, billing, analytics, and policy management experiences.
• Partner closely with the Product Platform teams to integrate shared capabilities (e.g., org management, credentialing, access controls) into an intuitive, streamlined user experience.
• Ensure product experiences are secure, reliable, and compliant, while also flexible enough to support partner diversity.
• Guide the team through architectural modernization, unifying legacy UIs and services into scalable, componentized applications.
• Champion accessibility, performance, observability, and long-term sustainability in front-end and full-stack application development.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, UX, Identity, Compliance, and GTM stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience
• 5+ years in an engineering management capacity.
• 5+ years of shipping production-grade B2B or developer-facing applications.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building or managing external developer portals or B2B onboarding platforms.
• Experience working with developer-facing products, such as APIs, SDKs, or API gateways.
• Strong product sense with an ability to balance UX quality, tech debt, and delivery velocity.
• Experience leading frontend and full-stack teams in high-growth, agile environments.
• Deep understanding of modern UI architecture and frontend technologies (React, Web Components, SSR strategies, accessibility standards).
• Familiarity with back-end services, API integration, and data modeling.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and team leadership skills.
• Experience operating in regulated environments (e.g., security, compliance, or data privacy requirements).
• Familiarity with A/B testing, experimentation, and analytics in enterprise or developer tools.
• Prior experience navigating architecture modernization or UI unification initiatives.

Why Join ID.me?

At ID.me, we're building a platform that enables secure, trusted identity experiences at scale. The Developer Portal team plays a critical role in enabling our partners to self-serve, integrate, and grow. As the Senior Engineering Manager for this team, you will directly influence how developers and business customers experience our platform. You'll work at the intersection of product, engineering, and platform strategy—helping scale a category-defining identity company.

Mountain View, CA Pay Range $235,000 - $283,516 USD