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Identity Engineer

💼 Full-time🗓 2026-06-24

Core

Building an in-house identity verification system from scratch to maximize user approval rates and minimize costs for a fintech platform.

Role type

Senior IC Identity Engineer (Product Ownership)

Builds

In-house identity verification product (authentication, device signals, behavioral intelligence, OCR, government database verification)

Domain

Fintech / Identity Verification / Regulatory Compliance

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Identity software development, Legal identity verification requirements, First principles thinking, US/international/blockchain payments, AI capabilities and threats

Preferred skills

None stated

Technologies

None stated

Responsibilities

Rebuild identity verification product from scratch, Reduce KYC vendor costs, Replace 3rd party tools with in-house solutions, Implement AI-resistant software and hardware, Develop backend and frontend components, Minimize false positive rejections

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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## About the role OneDosh is a rapidly-growing fintech on a mission to make money move as freely as humans. Launched in December 2025, OneDosh is helping >100K users send, convert, and spend their money across the US and Nigeria, with plans to expand across Europe and Africa later this year. We are searching for a high-agency, technically brilliant engineer to build an identity verification startup within a startup. You will have complete ownership of OneDosh's identity product and the expectation to rebuild it from the ground up. You will be solely responsible for maximizing throughput of real human users at minimal cost, built from first principles. You will have full autonomy to build a world-class identity system, including direct access to government databases as you see fit. ## Responsibilities - Rebuild OneDosh's identity verification product from scratch, optimizing real human approval rate at minimal cost - Reduce current KYC vendor costs by 75-100% - Replace 3rd party tools with in-house solutions for authentication, device signals, behavioral intelligence, OCR, government database verification, etc - Implement AI-resistant software and hardware to ensure humans stay in control of their identity - Develop backend and frontend components of our identity verification product with single ownership - Minimize false positive rejections across key partners ## Qualifications - 2+ years identity software development experience - Deep understanding of legal identity verification requirements for financial services companies - Demonstrated first principles thinking - Familiarity with US, international, and blockchain payments - Clear vision of world-class identity verification fundamentals - Strong grasp on AI capabilities, threats, and tools
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