Senior Software Engineer (Wallet, Authentication)
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 8, 2026. First seen by Alion on Jun 11, 2026. ID scores B on the Alion truth index.
Join ID.me, a leading identity verification platform, as a Senior Software Engineer (SDE-IV) on the Wallet - Authentication team. In this role, you will be responsible for building and improving the core sign-in, registration, and account management experiences for over 140 million members. You will own significant pieces of the authentication stack, set technical direction, mentor teammates, and take accountability for the engineering health and business outcomes of the systems you oversee. Your work will directly impact how millions of people prove and access their identity online.
Missions
- Posséder et expédier des fonctionnalités d'authentification, en construisant, maintenant et en améliorant l'expérience d'authentification du portefeuille ID.me.
- Être responsable de l'évolution du moteur de risque en temps réel de l'équipe et de son intégration dans les flux d'authentification.
- Écrire un code de haute qualité, maintenable, avec une forte couverture de test, en suivant les meilleures pratiques de l'équipe en matière de révisions de code, CI/CD et documentation.
Profil recherché
- 6+ years of professional software development experience with a strong emphasis on full-stack web engineering- Proficiency in a modern server-side web framework (e.g., Ruby on Rails, Django, Laravel), with hands-on experience building and operating production web applications at scale, including ownership of their reliability and on-call support
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
- Proficiency with AI-assisted development tooling (e.g., Claude Code, Cursor) demonstrated by at least one year of daily use, in addition to a commitment to an AI-first engineering culture that leverages these tools to maximize code quality, test coverage, and engineering velocity
- Comfort working in a fast-moving product environment with iterative releases and A/B testing
- Demonstrated ability to take loosely defined problems and independently drive medium-to-large features from definition to production with minimal oversight, making sound technical tradeoffs along the way
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with a track record of working effectively across Product, Design, and Engineering - and of mentoring engineers and raising the technical bar of a team
- Experience with authentication and identity standards such as OAuth2, OpenID Connect, SAML, or FIDO2/WebAuthn
- Experience building or contributing to fraud detection, real-time risk engines, or abuse mitigation systems
- Familiarity with security best practices for credential handling - password storage, session management, token issuance, and rate limiting
- Experience with React or other modern frontend frameworks for building user experiences
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing frameworks, and performance profiling tools
- Startup or high-growth company experience with a strong bias toward execution and ownership