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Software Development Engineer VI - Authentication

Mountain View, California, United States

Company Overview

ID.me is a high-growth enterprise software company that simplifies how people prove and share their identity online.  The company empowers people to control their data through a portable and trusted login, which means they don’t need to create a new password when visiting sites that have the ID.me button.  ID.me’s digital identity network has over 117 million registered members, and is used by fourteen federal agencies, agencies in 30 states and over 600 corporations for secure identity proofing and verification.

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. In addition to helping people control their credentials and data, the company’s “No Identity Left Behind” initiative strives to expand digital access and inclusion for all people. The company offers multiple pathways to identity verification – online self-serve, live video chat agents, and in person.  ID.me is passionate about building a robust identity network that does not compromise access for traditionally underserved groups.

ID.me has received numerous awards including Deloitte’s 2023 Technology Fast 500, Washington Business Journal’s Fastest Growing Companies, Entrepreneur Magazine’s 100 Brilliant Companies and Wall Street Journal’s Startup of the Year finalist.  In recent quarters, ID.me announced it raised $132 million in Series D funding, led by Viking Global Investors with participation from CapitalG, Morgan Stanley Counterpoint, FTV Capital, PSP Growth, Auctus Investment Group, Moonshots Capital, and Scout Ventures. ID.me’s most recent round brings the total investment in ID.me to over $275 million since its founding in 2010.

Role Overview

The Software Development Engineer VI will play an instrumental role in shaping the authentication experience for over 100 million ID.me customers. The Authentication team owns the end-to-end implementation of signing into an ID.me account across web and mobile surfaces. We are looking for a tech lead who is both an Authentication domain expert and an outstanding engineer.

The position will work from our Mountain View, CA office five days per week.

Responsibilities

  • Define architecture and technical roadmap for Authentication - owning all aspects of the tech stack and representing the domain in technical collaborations.
  • Lead the implementation of an Authentication Platform of APIs and UI components for scale, security, and reliability.
  • Design and Implement industry-leading authentication solutions for our business customers.
  • 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.
  • Exert significant influence on the overall vision and long-term goals of the company by co-leading roadmap planning with engineering and product leadership.
  • Own end-to-end deliverables through committing quality code and overseeing the work of others, with sound judgment to know what is appropriate.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field of study.
  • 5+ years of experience building Authentication products or services, with first hand knowledge implementing major industry protocols, such as OIDC, SAML, OAuth 2.0.
  • 5+ years of experience with at least one major public cloud: AWS, GCP, Azure.
  • 12+ years SaaS development experience using Java, Ruby, Javascript, Go, or C++.
  • Significant level of ownership of systems and architecture, with proven experience designing and driving technical roadmap, working with stakeholders to make tradeoff and prioritization decisions.
  • Experience moving an organization forward in best practices around tracking, observability, monitoring, and alerting.
  • Deep understanding of web technologies, frameworks, programming design patterns and paradigms, and APIs.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Masters degree and/or PhD in Computer Science or related field of study.
  • Experience with implementing Social Login, 2FA, and/or Passwordless authentication.
  • Experience with threat modeling and security engineering.
  • Experience with building or contributing to a fully automated CI/CD pipeline. 
  • Experience working in a startup environment.

The annual base salary listed does include a company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity and benefits which will be determined based on experience, skills, education, relevant training, geographic location and role. 

ID.me offers comprehensive medical, dental, vision, health savings account, flexible spending accounts (medical, limited purpose, dependent care, commuter benefit accounts), basic and voluntary life and AD&D insurance, 401(k) with company match, parental leave, ability to participate in unlimited paid time off subject to the terms and conditions of the PTO policy, including 8 company wide holidays, short and long-term disability insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, referral bonus policy, employee assistance program, pet insurance, travel assistant program, wellbeing and childcare discounts, benefit advocates, and a learning and development benefit.

The above represents the anticipated total rewards package for this job requisition. Final offers may vary from the amount listed based on qualifications, professional experiences, skills, education, relevant training, geographic location, and other job related factors.

Mountain View, CA Pay Range

$248,750 - $295,926 USD

ID.me maintains a work environment free from discrimination, where employees are treated with dignity and respect. All ID.me employees share in the responsibility for fulfilling our commitment to equal employment opportunity. ID.me does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. ID.me adheres to these principles in all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, promotion, benefits, social and recreational programs, and discipline. In addition, ID.me's policy is to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified employees who have protected disabilities to the extent required by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances where a particular employee works. Upon request we will provide you with more information about such accommodations.

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