Staff Software Engineer - Identity Resolution

Staff Software Engineer - Identity Resolution

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 140 million users experience streamlined login and identity verification with ID.me at 20 federal agencies, 44 state government agencies, and 66 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.

Role Overview

ID.me is looking for a highly skilled Staff Software Development Engineer – API and Services to lead the design and development of scalable backend systems and robust public-facing APIs.

As a Staff Engineer, you will play a key role in shaping the architecture of our core backend services, optimizing performance, ensuring high reliability, and supporting critical integrations with partners and consumers. This role focuses on building secure, scalable systems that power the digital identity platform used by millions of users.

This position will be based full-time in our Mountain View, CA office.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and develop scalable, secure, and highly available backend services and APIs that support public-facing products and internal systems.
• Design API interfaces that are intuitive, maintainable, and meet security, performance, and reliability standards.
• Lead system design and architecture reviews for cloud-native services and integration with external data sources, ensuring alignment with business goals.
• Collaborate with Product, Security, DevOps, and other engineering teams to deliver end-to-end solutions that support a wide range of use cases.
• Optimize SQL and NoSQL data stores for high-throughput, low-latency operations in a cloud-native environment.
• Drive adoption of best practices in API versioning, documentation, monitoring, and lifecycle management.
• Implement authentication, authorization, and other security protocols for public APIs to ensure compliance with industry standards.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers through code reviews, pair programming, and knowledge sharing.
• Stay up-to-date with backend technologies, developer experience trends, and innovations in cloud infrastructure.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• 8+ years of professional software development experience with a strong focus on backend systems and API development.
• Experience having an identity background

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven expertise in designing and maintaining large-scale, public-facing RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs.
• Strong SQL skills and hands-on experience with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL).
• Deep understanding of cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure, including container orchestration (Kubernetes, ECS) and CI/CD pipelines.
• Proficiency in one or more backend programming languages such as Python, Java, or Go.
• Experience with API gateway technologies (e.g., Kong, Apigee, AWS API Gateway) and service meshes.
• Familiarity with distributed systems concepts, asynchronous processing, and event-driven architecture (Kafka, SNS/SQS).
• Experience working with identity, authentication, or access management systems is a plus.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a track record of high-impact contributions in fast-paced, agile environments.
• Prior experience in highly regulated industries (e.g., government, finance, healthcare) is a bonus.
• Contributions to open-source backend tools or published technical writing on scalable backend architecture.

Mountain View, CA Pay Range

$217,565 - $260,000 USD