Senior Software Engineer

About the role

You own the client wallet surface from first line of code to production release. The role demands fluent fluency in mobile and web credential flows. You design features with security and scale as core constraints.

Key facts

What you'll do

Design secure client storage for credentials on mobile hardware.

Build wallet interactions that guide users through Verifiable Credentials.

Coordinate with security experts to harden key handling and binding.

Implement support for W3C Verifiable Credentials and ISO mobile driver standards.

Partner with product teams to define onboarding journeys for new credential types.

Ship reliable release trains for web and native wallet clients.

Test edge cases in credential presentation to keep integrations dependable.

Collaborate with platform teams to align wallet behavior across services.

Requirements

You hold hands-on experience with iOS or Android native development.

You can architect client-side flows that protect private keys and tokens.

You understand digital credential formats and verification lifecycle details.

You communicate clearly with security, identity, and product stakeholders.

You thrive in environments where correctness affects user trust.

Nice to have

Experience with FIDO2, passkeys, and secure element interactions.

Skills & tools

JavaScript, Swift, Kotlin, HTML, JSON, REST, Git, CI pipelines.

Practical notes

This role is on-site in Mountain View five days per week; travel is not required. Visa sponsorship is not mentioned; roles requiring authorization may have constraints.

Company context

ID.me is the next-generation digital identity wallet that simplifies how individuals securely prove their identity online. Consumers can verify their identity with ID.me once and seamlessly login across websites without having to create a new login and verify their identity again. Over 152 million users experience streamlined login and identity verification with ID.me at 20 federal agencies, 45 state government agencies, and 70 plus healthcare organizations. More than 600 consumer brands use ID.me to verify communities and user segments to honor service and build more authentic relationships. ID.me's technology meets the federal standards for consumer authentication set by the Commerce Department and is approved as a NIST 800-63-3 IAL2 AAL2 credential service provider by the Kantara Initiative. ID.me is committed to No Identity Left Behind to enable all people to have a secure digital identity.

Work model

ID.me is a full-time, in-office culture. Unless a specific job description explicitly states otherwise, all roles are on-site five days per week at one of our offices in McLean Virginia; Mountain View California; New York City New York; or Tampa Florida. Certain roles such as field-based sales or other remote-by-design positions may have different work arrangements as noted in their individual postings.

People and process

At ID.me, we embrace the thoughtful use of AI tools in our daily work and there are even occasions where we use AI in our hiring process. However, during the interview process, we want to understand your individual skills and experiences. Therefore, we have guidelines on how AI can be appropriately used during your application and interviews which can be found here.

Role scope and impact

The Wallet Authentication Platform team invests heavily in next-generation wallet capabilities including W3C Verifiable Credentials, ISO 18013-5 mobile driver licenses, passkeys, and cryptographically-bound credentials secured by device hardware. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will operate with a high degree of independence, designing and shipping features across iOS, Android, and or web wallet clients while partnering closely with Platform Security Identity and Product to ensure our credential issuance and presentation flows meet the highest bar for usability, interoperability, and security. This position will work from our Mountain View California office five days per week.

About ID.me

ID. me, Inc. is an American online identity network company that allows people to provide proof of their legal identity online.