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Senior Software Development Engineer - Fullstack

ID.me
Location
McLean, Virginia; Mountain View, California, United States
Posted
1 month ago
Department
Engineering
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
  • 7+ years of professional experience developing across the full stack in production environments
  • 7+ years of experience in at least one backend language (Python, Go, or Java) and with modern frameworks
  • 7+ years of professional experience developing frontend applications (Angular, React etc) in production environments
Nice to have
  • Experience building user-facing web applications in a modern frontend stack (TypeScript, React) and the Backend for Frontend APIs behind them
  • Experience with identity resolution or entity matching — deduplication, record merge and split, or data normalization at scale
  • Demonstrated expertise building, documenting, and evolving public-facing REST or GraphQL APIs used by multiple internal and external consumers
  • Deep experience with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL) and graph or NoSQL data stores
  • Solid understanding of distributed systems concepts — caching, asynchronous processing, event-driven architectures (Kafka, SNS/SQS), and cloud-native patterns
What the job really is

As a Senior Fullstack Software Development Engineer at ID.me, you will design and build systems that manage personal identity records, ensuring they are secure and performant. You will lead technical initiatives, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and implement complex features across the full stack, from backend services to user-facing applications. Additionally, you will mentor other engineers and advocate for AI-augmented development practices.

Benefits
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, health savings account, flexible spending accounts
  • Basic and voluntary life and AD&D insurance
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Parental leave
  • 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
Things to weigh
  • No salary listed for positions outside Mountain View, CA
  • Full-time in-office culture may not suit remote work preferences
  • Role involves significant technical leadership and mentoring, which may require strong interpersonal skills
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