Role Overview

ID.me is looking for a highly skilled Staff Software Development Engineer – API and Services to lead the design and development of scalable backend systems and robust public-facing APIs.

As a Staff Engineer, you will play a key role in shaping the architecture of our core backend services, optimizing performance, ensuring high reliability, and supporting critical integrations with partners and consumers. This role focuses on building secure, scalable systems that power the digital identity platform used by millions of users.

This position will be based full-time in our Mountain View, CA office.

Key Responsibilities

Architect and develop scalable, secure, and highly available backend services and APIs that support public-facing products and internal systems.

Design API interfaces that are intuitive, maintainable, and meet security, performance, and reliability standards.

Lead system design and architecture reviews for cloud-native services and integration with external data sources, ensuring alignment with business goals.

Collaborate with Product, Security, DevOps, and other engineering teams to deliver end-to-end solutions that support a wide range of use cases.

Optimize SQL and NoSQL data stores for high-throughput, low-latency operations in a cloud-native environment.

Drive adoption of best practices in API versioning, documentation, monitoring, and lifecycle management.

Implement authentication, authorization, and other security protocols for public APIs to ensure compliance with industry standards.

Mentor junior and mid-level engineers through code reviews, pair programming, and knowledge sharing.

Stay up-to-date with backend technologies, developer experience trends, and innovations in cloud infrastructure.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).

8+ years of professional software development experience with a strong focus on backend systems and API development.

Experience having an identity background

Preferred Qualifications

Proven expertise in designing and maintaining large-scale, public-facing RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs.

Strong SQL skills and hands-on experience with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL).

Deep understanding of cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure, including container orchestration (Kubernetes, ECS) and CI/CD pipelines.

Proficiency in one or more backend programming languages such as Python, Java, or Go.

Experience with API gateway technologies (e.g., Kong, Apigee, AWS API Gateway) and service meshes.

Familiarity with distributed systems concepts, asynchronous processing, and event-driven architecture (Kafka, SNS/SQS).

Experience working with identity, authentication, or access management systems is a plus.

Strong problem-solving skills and a track record of high-impact contributions in fast-paced, agile environments.

Prior experience in highly regulated industries (e.g., government, finance, healthcare) is a bonus.

Contributions to open-source backend tools or published technical writing on scalable backend architecture.

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 $217,565 — $260,000 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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