ID.me · 2 weeks ago
Principal Engineer - Biometrics Orchestration Platform
Mountain View, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$249K/yr - $296K/yr
15+ years expID.me is a next-generation digital identity wallet that simplifies how individuals securely prove their identity online. The Principal Software Development Engineer will lead the design, development, and deployment of facial recognition solutions, shaping the digital account experience for over 100 million customers.
Cloud Data ServicesCyber SecurityFraud DetectionIdentity ManagementPrivacySoftware
Responsibilities
Apply hands-on facial recognition technology to real-world applications, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and compliance with industry standards
Design, develop and deploy facial recognition products in live environments, ensuring scalability and robust performance under real-world conditions
Develop, articulate, and iterate a long-term vision, and deliver impactful results through key milestones (i.e., days/weeks vs months), with a high bias for action
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
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field of study
At least one year of experience in at least one biometric modality (facial recognition, fingerprint analysis, iris scanning, voice recognition, etc.), preferably facial recognition, including development, optimization, and deployment of related algorithms or systems
At least 15 years developing web applications using Java or Ruby or Javascript or Go or Python or C++
Preferred
Masters degree and/or PhD in Computer Science or related field of study
Significant level of ownership of systems, architecture, and designing a technical roadmap and proven expertise building Platforms
Proven experience creating and driving technical roadmap(s), working with Product Managers, Engineering Managers, and other technical leaders to make tradeoff and prioritization decisions
A proven track record of successfully building and owning distributed systems and services at scale by incorporating containers, cloud native services, and infrastructure as code driven tooling
Proven ability to lead a team through up-leveling its automated testing skills and posture
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
Mastery of databases, queues, and caching systems in a cohesive architecture with experience using various technologies in the right circumstances and the ability to communicate tradeoffs
Excellent leadership and mentorship abilities with exceptional oral and written communication skills, and a self-managing work ethic
Solid understanding of A/B testing strategies with the ability to design experiments, debug detect anomalies, and interpret results
Experience with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance and an understanding of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)
Experience with data retention and data governance
Experience working in a startup environment
Proven track record of contributions to the biometrics field, such as presenting research papers at conferences or holding patents related to biometric technologies
Experience with account management and user data preferences specifically with data lifecycle management
Experience with Hashicorp Nomad/Vault/Consul/Terraform
Experience using automated deployment and verification strategies
A passion for automated testing as a lever to increase quality and predictability for the entire ecosystem
Benefits
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
Learning and development benefit
Company
ID.me
ID.me is a digital identity wallet that allows users to securely prove their identity online.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (12)
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$814.25MKey Investors
Ribbit CapitalAres ManagementViking Global Investors
2025-09-03Series E· $65M
2025-01-30Debt Financing· $275M
2024-11-25Secondary Market· $67M
Leadership Team
Blake Hall
Co-Founder and CEO
Samantha Greenberg
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
BiometricUpdate.com
2026-01-07
BiometricUpdate.com
2025-12-18
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