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Socure · 1 month ago

Head of Product Engineering

positionUnited States
timeFull-time
remoteRemote
seniorityDirector/Executive
money$260K/yr - $285K/yr

Socure is the leader in digital identity verification and fraud prevention, and they are hiring a Head of Product Engineering to lead the teams building and scaling the company’s flagship products. This role involves setting the product engineering strategy and roadmap, leading high-performing teams, and ensuring the integration of advanced machine learning and identity verification technologies.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cyber SecurityFraud DetectionIdentity ManagementInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyMachine LearningPredictive Analytics
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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Set the multi‑year product engineering strategy and roadmap across identity verification, fraud, watchlist/compliance, document verification, digital intelligence, and progressive onboarding—aligning platform investments to measurable customer and revenue outcomes
Lead and scale high‑performing teams that deliver enterprise‑grade SLAs, reliability, and security while accelerating release velocity and quality across services and SDKs
Make RiskOS‑native integration the default: unify internal models and third‑party signals, standardize explainability, and ensure seamless integration and write‑back into customer systems and partner platforms
Advance ML systems excellence: model performance, observability, A/B testing, drift detection, fairness evaluations, and auditability—working in close partnership with Data Science and Risk/Compliance
Codify an Identity Graph–first architecture across all products to improve entity resolution, cross‑signal correlation, and outcome feedback loops
Own the operating system of product engineering: principles, processes, hiring and talent density, career ladders, and a culture of craftsmanship, ownership, and speed
Partner with Product, Design, Security, Sales, and Customer Success to prioritize the roadmap, harden the customer experience, and land high‑visibility launches with measurable ROI
Institutionalize best‑in‑class incident response, post‑mortems, and dependency management to protect availability during high‑volume events and seasonal spikes
Build and govern the integration/partner ecosystem (data providers, marketplaces, authentication providers) to expand coverage, accuracy, and use‑case depth

Qualification

Product engineering strategyDistributed systemsAI-powered productsSaaS platformsData-intensive servicesAPI-first architectureEventingWebhooksLeadershipCommunication skillsTeam management

Required

Track record leading product engineering for high‑scale, mission‑critical SaaS platforms—owning strategy, delivery, and operations across multiple product lines
Mastery of distributed systems, data‑intensive services, and API‑first architecture; deep experience with eventing, webhooks, idempotency, and secure write‑backs into external platforms
Experience bringing AI‑powered products to market: partnering with Data Science on model lifecycle, instrumentation, measurement, and continuous improvement
Relentless focus on availability, performance, and cost efficiency; proven ability to manage trade‑offs between speed and rigor in complex, high‑stakes environments
Leadership that scales: you recruit exceptional managers and hands‑on engineers, set crisp goals and principles, and coach teams to deliver consistently
Executive presence and communication: able to translate complex technical and risk concepts into clear decisions with senior stakeholders and customers

Company

Socure

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Socure is a predictive analytics platform for digital identity verification of consumers.
dateFounded in 2012
location
Incline Village, Nevada, USA
people-size501-1000 employees
web-link
http://www.socure.com

H1B Sponsorship

Socure 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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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (16)
2024 (11)
2023 (20)
2022 (33)
2021 (30)
2020 (3)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$744.4M
Key Investors
Capital One VenturesAccelSorenson Ventures
2023-03-08Debt Financing· $95M
2021-11-09Series E· $450M
2021-06-03Series Unknown

Leadership Team

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Johnny Ayers
Founder, President & CEO
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Aaron Barfoot
Chief Financial Officer
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Recent News

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2025-12-25
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