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Staff Software Development Engineer – Wallet - Authentication

ID.me Mountain View, CAFull-time2026-10-29 → 2026-11-10
On-site

Core

Backend and API technical anchor for the core sign-in, registration, MFA, and account management platform serving 170M+ members across federal, state, and healthcare sectors.

Role type

Staff Software Development Engineer (P5)

Builds

Authentication services, real-time risk engine, and reusable API contracts for identity verification.

Domain

Identity & Security

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Backend architecture, API design, distributed systems, security engineering, system design, technical leadership, cloud-native patterns, observability, incident response, mentoring

Preferred skills

AI tooling integration, adaptive friction design, cross-system dependency resolution

Technologies

REST APIs, event-driven processing, relational data stores, CI/CD

Responsibilities

Architect and own authentication services and APIs; design and evolve real-time risk and abuse mitigation platforms; define engineering standards and mentor senior/mid-level engineers; partner with Product, Design, and Security teams to deliver cohesive experiences.

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC with strategic influence