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SpruceID · 4 months ago

Senior Forward Deployed Engineer

positionUnited States
timeFull-time
remoteRemote
senioritySenior Level
money$150K/yr - $175K/yr
date5+ years exp

SpruceID builds privacy-preserving digital identity solutions and partners with public-sector organizations. As a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, you will design, build, and deploy solutions for state governments, combining hands-on software development with consulting and customer success.

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Responsibilities

Lead the design and development of products and solutions for state governments and enterprise customers
Work side-by-side with customer delivery leads, engineers, and UX designers to ensure successful projects delivery and deployments
Translate customer requirements into technical architectures and working implementations
Act as a trusted technical advisor to public sector partners, guiding them through standards adoption and best practices
Build backend software and full-stack web and mobile applications that meet public sector security, privacy, and accessibility standards
Contribute to new and existing Rust codebases that run on backend services, mobile devices, and in the browser
Manage customer deployments and support operations

Qualification

Backend software developmentCloud infrastructureCross-functional leadershipModern web frontendsDigital identity knowledgeDevOps practicesCustomer engagementCommunication

Required

5+ years of experience shipping backend software in statically typed languages, such as C#, Rust, Go, or Java
Experience shipping modern web frontends that meet accessibility and security standards
Proven ability to lead cross-functional engineering efforts and deliver production systems
Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and devops practices
Excellent communication skills and experience working directly with customers, ideally in a consulting or delivery role
Based in the US and excited to engage directly with state government partners

Preferred

Strong foundation in digital identity, cryptography, data privacy, or blockchain
Prior experience working with public sector software projects

Benefits

Performance-based bonuses
Equity
Benefits package

Company

SpruceID

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Spruce is building a future where users own their identity and data across all digital interactions.
dateFounded in 2020
location
New York, New York, USA
people-size11-50 employees
web-link
https://www.spruceid.com

H1B Sponsorship

SpruceID has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2025 (35)
2024 (34)
2023 (50)
2022 (55)
2021 (45)
2020 (102)

Funding

Current Stage
Early Stage
Total Funding
$41.65M
Key Investors
Andreessen HorowitzTechstars
2022-04-20Series A· $34M
2021-11-02Seed· $7.5M
2021-03-22Pre Seed· $0.12M

Leadership Team

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Wayne Chang
Founder and CEO
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Gregory Rocco
Advisor
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