SpruceID

Principal Forward Deployed Engineer

United States · Principal

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 245 days ago

JavaGoRustC#Full-Stack DevelopmentDevOpsAccessibilityProcurementLeadershipCommunicationCollaboration

About the role

As a Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, you will operate at the intersection of technical leadership and strategic delivery.
You'll work closely with engineering teams, delivery managers, and executives, both within SpruceID and on the customer side, to ensure that deployments not only succeed technically, but also achieve lasting policy and operational outcomes.
This role is hands-on and customer-facing.

Lead multiple end-to-end multi-year projects from rapid prototyping to development to operations and maintenance
Architect and build backend systems, full-stack web applications, and mobile solutions with a focus on security, privacy, and accessibility
Identify and drive efficiencies across projects, ensuring knowledge and tooling are shared across teams
Collaborate with platform teams to feed customer insights into SpruceID's roadmap and contributions to global identity standards
SpruceID builds privacy-preserving, standards-based digital identity and credentialing solutions that give individuals control of their information while enabling governments and enterprises to deliver secure, interoperable services.
We partner with public-sector organizations to modernize how identity is issued, verified, and used.
You will lead high-impact engagements with state governments and public sector partners, guiding both the architecture and the adoption strategy for digital identity solutions.

8+ years of experience designing, building, and delivering production-grade software in statically typed languages (Rust, Go, Java, C#)
Strong expertise across the software development stack, including infrastructure, devops, architecture, frontend, and mobile
Excellent leadership, communication, and consulting skills with the ability to influence strategy as well as execution
Proven ability to lead large-scale engineering efforts that span multiple teams and organizations
Demonstrated experience working with public sector or highly regulated industries, including direct customer engagement at both executive and technical levels
Based in the US and willing to travel as needed to support state government partners

Experience leading digital transformation or modernization efforts in the public sector
Familiarity with procurement, compliance, and governance considerations in state government projects
Deep knowledge of digital identity, computer security, cryptography, and user data privacy practices
Experience as a Field CTO or similar

al employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or veteran status

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