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ID.me is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Wallet/Authentication Platform team, responsible for building the core sign-in, registration, and account management experiences that over 140 million members rely on to access the ID.me identity wallet.
Authentication is the front door to ID.me. The team owns sign-in, registration, MFA, account recovery, password reset, and MyWallet, ensuring members can securely access their verified identity across 20 federal agencies, 44 state governments, 66 healthcare organizations, and hundreds of consumer brands.
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will work end-to-end across the authentication stack—designing and shipping features that balance security, usability, and trust at scale. You bring strong product instincts and technical depth, operating with a high degree of independence while partnering closely with Product, Design, and Security. Your work sits at the intersection of identity, security, and consumer experience, directly shaping how millions of people prove and access who they are online.
Key Responsibilities:
- Build & Ship Authentication Features: Design, build, maintain, and improve the ID.me Wallet authentication experience. Independently drive medium-to-large features end-to-end from design through deployment, collaborating closely with Product, Design, and Security.
- Security, Risk & Reliability: Own and evolve real-time risk and abuse detection across authentication flows—detecting and mitigating credential attacks, account takeover, and abuse while preserving a low-friction experience. Apply security best practices as a first-class concern in every feature you ship.
- Code Quality & Engineering Craft: Write high-quality, maintainable code with strong test coverage, following team best practices around code reviews, CI/CD, and documentation. Contribute to codebase health by identifying and addressing technical debt.
- Third-Party & Internal Integrations: Integrate with MFA providers, email/SMS delivery services, internal identity services, and downstream relying parties.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Product, Design, Security, Identity, and adjacent engineering teams to deliver cohesive auth experiences.
- Mentorship & Leadership: Provide technical guidance to junior engineers through code reviews, design discussions, and pairing. Help establish and reinforce team standards and best practices.
Required: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience). 5+ years of professional software development experience.
