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Principal Tech Lead Manager - Customer Domains (Workforce)

Mountain View, California, United States

Company Overview

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. To learn more, visit https://network.id.me/.

Role Overview

ID.me is seeking a Tech Lead Manager (TLM) VI to lead the engineering team building solutions for the Workforce domain — including employment verification, employer onboarding, and workforce compliance integrations that help tens of millions of Americans prove their employment status and access benefits they’ve earned. This role sits within the Customer Domains org and owns the full technical and people leadership mandate for one of ID.me’s most consequential B2B verticals.

The Workforce team builds the platform that powers employment data exchange between ID.me and enterprise HR systems, payroll providers, government agencies, and benefits administrators. Your team’s work directly enables employees to prove job status, wage history, and benefits eligibility — reducing friction in everything from mortgage applications to unemployment claims to public benefits onboarding. This is deeply mission-critical, privacy-sensitive, and technically demanding work at the intersection of identity, HR tech, and regulatory compliance.

As a TLM at the Principal level, you will be accountable for both the technical architecture of the Workforce platform and the health and growth of the engineering team delivering it. You will work closely with Product, Legal, Security, and enterprise partners to drive a roadmap that balances velocity with the compliance rigor the workforce domain demands. The ideal candidate brings deep backend systems experience, a track record of leading high-performing teams, and genuine passion for building identity products that serve everyday people.

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

Key Responsibilities

  • Own the Workforce Platform Architecture: Define and evolve the technical architecture for ID.me’s Workforce platform, including integrations with HR systems (Workday, ADP, SAP SuccessFactors), payroll providers, government employment databases, and benefits administrators. Ensure systems are secure, scalable, privacy-preserving, and compliant with relevant regulatory frameworks (FCRA, EEOC, I-9/E-Verify, state privacy laws).
  • Lead Engineering Execution: Drive roadmap delivery across the team — setting priorities, removing blockers, and ensuring the team ships high-quality, well-tested software on time. Balance short-term velocity with long-term platform health and technical debt reduction.
  • API & Integration Design: Lead the design of employment verification APIs and data workflows including income verification, I-9/E-Verify integrations, direct-employer onboarding automations, and benefits eligibility checks. Champion clean, secure, and developer-friendly API design across internal and external surfaces.
  • Team Leadership & Talent Development: Recruit, hire, and retain a high-performing team of engineers (SDE II through Staff). Conduct 1:1s, performance reviews, and career development conversations that help engineers grow technically and as collaborative teammates. Build a team culture of ownership, rigor, and continuous improvement.
  • Cross-Functional Partnership: Serve as the technical bridge between Engineering, Product, Legal/Compliance, Security, and enterprise customer teams. Translate complex compliance and integration requirements into actionable engineering work, and represent the Workforce team in cross-domain architecture discussions.
  • Reliability, Security & Compliance: Own the availability, performance, and compliance posture of Workforce services. Partner with Security and Privacy Engineering to ensure workforce data handling meets the highest standards for data minimization, consent management, and access control.
  • Roadmap & Technical Strategy: Stay current on the workforce tech ecosystem (HRMS integrations, VOIE standards, direct-to-employer models, emerging employment data standards) and translate market opportunities and customer needs into platform investments. Provide technical input into team and org-level planning.
  • AI-Forward Engineering Culture: Champion AI-first practices across the team — driving adoption of AI tooling for code generation, test coverage, documentation, and accelerated iteration. Model and reinforce a culture where AI is a force multiplier for engineering quality and velocity.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
  • 10+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 3 years in an engineering management or tech lead manager capacity leading teams of 5–10+ engineers.
  • 5+ years of experience with application and backend engineering foundations — architect secure, scalable APIs and distributed systems (Java, Go, Ruby, Python, or similar).
  • Experience building B2B or enterprise integrations involving data exchange, APIs, or workflow automation at scale.
  • Deep familiarity with data privacy, security, and compliance considerations in products that handle sensitive personal or employment data.
  • Proven track record collaborating cross-functionally with Product, Legal/Compliance, Security, and business stakeholders to deliver complex programs.
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to represent engineering decisions clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
  • Experience in the HR tech, workforce, payroll, or employment verification space — including familiarity with Workday, ADP, SAP SuccessFactors, The Work Number, or direct employer integrations.
  • Understanding of employment verification standards and regulatory frameworks including FCRA, I-9/E-Verify, VOIE (Verification of Income and Employment), and applicable state wage and privacy laws.
  • Experience building identity or trust-layer products in regulated industries such as government services, healthcare, or financial services.
  • Hands-on experience with OAuth2, OpenID Connect, SAML, and enterprise SSO in the context of B2B integrations or workforce onboarding.
  • Familiarity with data exchange formats and protocols common in HR tech, including REST/SOAP hybrid integrations and batch data flows.
  • Track record of embedding AI-augmented engineering practices into team workflows — including AI code review, AI-assisted documentation, and prompt engineering for developer productivity.
  • Startup or high-growth company experience with a strong bias for execution, ownership, and making something better every day.

The annual base salary listed does not 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 - $282,000 USD

ID.me is a full-time, in-office culture. Unless a specific job description explicitly states otherwise, all roles are on-site five days per week at one of our offices in McLean, VA; Mountain View, CA; New York City, NY; or Tampa, FL. Certain roles — such as field-based sales or other remote-by-design positions — may have different work arrangements as noted in their individual postings.

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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