ID.me
Staff Software Engineer - Member Support Applications Team
McLean, Virginia · Staff+ · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$63k-$800kDetected 6 days ago
GoRubyReactRailsFull-Stack DevelopmentLLMsAI OrchestrationA/B TestingComplianceDesign SystemsLeadershipCollaborationMentoring
About the role
- In this role, you won't just be maintaining legacy systems
- you will champion an AI-native engineering culture.
- In this role, you won't just be maintaining legacy systems; you will champion an AI-native engineering culture.
Responsibilities
- Shared Infrastructure: Develop shared UI components and API patterns that support scalable, multi-product verification workflows and AI-driven automation.
- Instrumentation: Lead experimentation efforts, including A/B testing AI agent performance versus manual flows and detecting fraud through UX signals.
- Develop shared UI components and API patterns that support scalable, multi-product verification workflows and AI-driven automation.
- Experience building or maintaining "Human-in-the-loop" AI systems within a call center or support environment.
- You will oversee the intersection of Ruby on Rails, GoLang, and cutting-edge LLM orchestration to build a best-in-class, secure, and AI-augmented authentication experience.
- ID.me maintains a work environment free from discrimination, where employees are treated with dignity and respect.
- Design and deploy autonomous agents that automate manual call center workflows.
- At ID.me, we are dedicated to safeguarding online identities, and we firmly believe that our collective efforts will drive positive change worldwide.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
- 10+ years of experience in full-stack engineering, with a proven track record of scaling customer-facing applications.
- 1+ years of hands-on experience with LLM integration (Claude/OpenAI) and building agentic workflows.
- Familiarity with MCP (Model Context Protocol) or similar architectural patterns for connecting LLMs to data.
- 5+ years of experience in Ruby on Rails, GoLang, and React/TypeScript.
- Proven ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and set technical direction in fast-paced environments.
- Strong understanding of component-driven design, state management, and building secure backends with PostgreSQL.
- Experience with data pipeline tools for feature flags, transformation, and secure transmission.
Nice to have
- Architecture: Strong understanding of component-driven design, state management, and building secure backends with PostgreSQL.
- Leadership: Proven ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and set technical direction in fast-paced environments.
- Identity & Security: Deep understanding of identity verification, regulatory frameworks (NIST, IAL2), or IAM digital security.
- Data Transformation: Experience with data pipeline tools for feature flags, transformation, and secure transmission.
- Working together in an office setting cultivates our vibrant culture, enabling professional advancement, mentorship, collaboration, innovative strides, and authentic connections.
- All ID.me employees share in the responsibility for fulfilling our commitment to equal employment opportunity.
- Upon request we will provide you with more information about such accommodations.
- ID.me participates in E-Verify.
Skills
- Company Overview
- ID.me is the next-generation digital identity wallet that simplifies how individuals securely prove their identity online.
- ID.me is committed to "No Identity Left Behind" to enable all people to have a secure digital identity.
- To learn more, visit https://network.id.me/.
- ID.me is a full-time, in-office culture.
- Deep understanding of identity verification, regulatory frameworks (NIST, IAL2), or IAM digital security.
Compensation
- $183,367 - $214,500 USD
- ID.me adheres to these principles in all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, promotion, benefits, social and recreational programs, and discipline.
Benefits
- Lead the technical vision for integrating LLMs (specifically Claude) into our internal member support applications.
- Lead the technical vision for member support-facing verification UI flows, ensuring AI-assisted tools are seamlessly integrated into the agent and member experience.
- ID.me adheres to these principles in all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, promotion, benefits, social and recreational programs, and discipline.
- Final offers may vary from the amount listed based on qualifications, professional experiences, skills, education, relevant training, geographic location, and other job related factors.
Company info
- We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer for the ID.me Member Support Applications Team to lead the evolution of our custom in-house web applications.
Equal opportunity
- In addition, ID.me's policy is to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified employees who have protected disabilities to the extent required by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances where a particular employee works.
This listing is sourced directly from ID.me's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.