Staff Engineer

POWER A WORLD OF TRUST

Incode is the leading provider of world-class identity solutions that is reinventing the way humans authenticate and verify their identities online to power a world of digital trust.

Through our revolutionary identity solutions, we are unleashing the business potential of universal industries including finance, government, retail, hospitality, gaming, and more, by reducing fraud and transforming human interactions with data, products, and services.

We’re in the process of rapidly scaling our diverse global team and we’re looking for entrepreneurial individuals and leaders who are curious, driven, and excited by ownership to join a Unicorn-status scale-up!

About Incode

Incode is a Series B unicorn ($1.25 B valuation) rewriting how the world proves identity. Our AI-powered platform lets leading banks, fintechs, marketplaces, and governments deliver friction-free experiences while defeating fraud and safeguarding privacy. Customers such as Citi, AirBnB, Block, Chime, Sixt, and TikTok rely on Incode to power their identity verification and security. Recently named a leader in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Identity Verification, we’re scaling fast—and we need a product-marketing leader who can turn breakthrough technology into a category-defining narrative.

The Impact You’ll Make

As a Staff Engineer, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the technical foundation behind mission-critical systems that power secure, seamless identity experiences for enterprises worldwide.

Embedded within a high-impact, high-ownership engineering team, you’ll drive end-to-end technical direction — from architecture and system design to hands-on implementation in production. You’ll partner closely with Engineering, Product, and cross-functional leaders across Tel Aviv, the US, and Serbia to solve some of the most complex challenges in fraud detection, real-time data processing, and AI-driven automation.

This is a deeply technical leadership role for someone who thrives at the intersection of distributed systems, large-scale infrastructure, and emerging AI technologies — and who leads through both vision and execution.

What You’ll Own & Drive

• Core Platform Architecture & Technical Strategy - Define and own the technical roadmap for foundational platform components powering fraud detection and identity verification at scale. Shape long-term architecture decisions that ensure reliability, scalability, and performance across mission-critical systems.
• Cross-Team Technical Leadership - Lead complex architectural initiatives spanning multiple engineering teams and geographies. Drive technical alignment, author design documents, facilitate decision-making, and build consensus across Engineering and Product stakeholders.
• Hands-On Engineering Excellence - Stay deeply involved in implementation — contributing production-grade code, raising engineering standards through example, and mentoring teams through technical leadership and execution excellence.
• Large-Scale Data & Streaming Systems - Design and evolve high-throughput distributed systems, including real-time, streaming, and batch data processing pipelines leveraging technologies such as Kafka, Flink, and Spark.
• AI-Driven Engineering Innovation - Drive adoption of AI agentic workflows throughout the engineering lifecycle — integrating LLM-powered automation into production systems, developer tooling, and operational practices to accelerate innovation and efficiency.
• Global Collaboration & Execution - Partner effectively across distributed teams in Tel Aviv, the US, and Serbia, acting as a technical bridge between engineering, product, and business stakeholders to deliver impactful outcomes at scale.
• Product & Business Partnership - Collaborate closely with Product Managers and cross-functional leaders to shape solutions from concept to delivery — balancing technical excellence with customer needs, business priorities, and operational realities.

The Qualities That Set You Apart

• Technical Systems Thinker - You combine deep expertise in distributed systems and backend engineering with the ability to architect resilient, scalable platforms that operate reliably under real-world production demands.
• Hands-On Technical Leader - You lead by doing — comfortable moving from high-level architecture discussions into implementation details, debugging production systems, and contributing meaningful code across the stack.
• AI & Innovation Mindset - You actively explore and apply emerging AI technologies, particularly agentic and LLM-driven workflows, turning experimentation into practical engineering advantage.
• Cross-Functional Influencer - You communicate complex technical concepts clearly across engineering, product, and leadership audiences, aligning teams around shared goals and technical direction.
• Builder of Scalable Systems - You thrive in environments where scale, reliability, and performance matter — designing systems that process massive streams of data with fault tolerance and operational excellence.
• Collaborative Problem Solver - You work effectively across cultures, time zones, and disciplines, building trust and momentum in distributed, high-growth environments.
• Curious, Pragmatic, and Impact-Driven - You stay ahead of evolving technologies and industry trends while maintaining a pragmatic focus on delivering real-world business and customer impact.

Your Background

• 15+ years of software engineering experience, including demonstrated success operating at Staff or Principal Engineer level
• Deep backend engineering expertise with JVM technologies (Java, Kotlin, Scala) and/or Go
• Strong distributed systems and system design fundamentals, including microservices, scalability, resilience, and fault tolerance patterns
• Hands-on experience building and operating large-scale streaming architectures using Kafka and technologies such as Flink or Spark
• Proven track record leading complex cross-team technical initiatives from architecture through execution
• Experience integrating or operating AI agentic workflows and LLM-powered systems within engineering or production environments
• Strong communication and collaboration skills across distributed, cross-functional, and international teams

Nice to have:

• Experience building systems within fraud detection, identity verification, fintech, or risk platforms
• Full-stack exposure, including frontend technologies such as Node.js and modern JavaScript frameworks
• Background in security engineering, applied cryptography, privacy-preserving systems, or secure computation

Why Incode?

• Mission with Meaning – Shape how billions of people prove identity—safely, simply, and ethically.
• Rocket-Ship Growth – Join at an inflection point where your strategies will compound in value for years.
• Elite Team & Backing – Work a truly global with top engineers, designers, and investors who share your ambition to dominate a category.
• Ownership & Autonomy – Operate like a founder with the resources of a unicorn.
• Global Impact – Every program you launch will reverberate across industries and continents.

Ready to ignite the future of trust?

Lead the narrative. Empower the field. Join Incode and turn innovation into unstoppable market momentum.

Aspects of our Culture:

• High performance
• Freedom & responsibility
• Context, not control
• Highly aligned, loosely coupled
• Continuous Feedback
• Promotions & Development
• Learn more about Life at Incode!

Benefits & Perks:

• Flexible Working Hours & Workplace
• Open Vacation Policy

Equal Opportunities:

Incode is an equal opportunity employer, committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment. We take great pride in having an inclusive, diverse, and global team, and we are always looking for talented and passionate individuals from all backgrounds and walks of life. As part of our commitment to inclusion, we ensure that reasonable accommodations are available throughout the hiring process. If you require any accommodation due to a disability or specific need, please let our Talent Acquisition team know—we’ll do our best to support you.

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We will only use your personal information concerning Incode’s application, recruitment, and hiring processes.