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Principal Software Development Engineer VI - Authentication

ID.me
Mountain View, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 2/27/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/23/2025

Job Description

Job Description

Company Overview

ID.me is the next-generation digital identity network that simplifies how individuals securely prove their identity online. Consumers can verify their identity with ID.me once and seamlessly log in across websites without having to create a new login or verify their identity again. 130 million members experience streamlined login and identity verification with ID.me at 16 federal agencies, 30 states, and 56 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

The Software Development Engineer VI will play an instrumental role in shaping the authentication experience for over 130 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. This team is responsible for account registration, authentication (including MFA) MFA Recovery, Account lockout, and general account security. This team is the front door to ID.me

We are looking for a very experienced hands-on technical leader with Authentication domain expertise and a proven ability to drive end-to-end engineering solutions.

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.
  • At least 12 years of SaaS development experience using Java, Ruby, Javascript, Go, or C .
  • At least 5 years of experience building Authentication products or services, with first hand knowledge implementing major industry protocols, such as OIDC, SAML, OAuth 2.0.
  • At least 5 years of experience with at least one major public cloud : AWS, GCP, Azure.
  • Significant level of ownership of systems and architecture, with proven experience designing and driving technical roadmaps, collaborating 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.
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    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—$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.

    Please review our Privacy Policy, including our CCPA policy, at id.me / privacy. If you provide ID.me with any personally identifiable information you confirm that you have read and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions set out in our Privacy Policy.

    ID.me participates in E-Verify.

    Salary : $295,926

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