ID.me
Staff Software Engineer - Applications, Full Stack
McLean, Virginia · Staff+ · Full-time
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Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~61% per draw at Level IV). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
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The bottom of this range ($63,000) is below the Level I prevailing wage of $102,086. An H-1B cannot be filed below the prevailing wage, so an offer at the floor of this band could not be sponsored as posted.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $127,462 would place this position at wage Level II. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Software Developers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Software Developers (15-1252) · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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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.
- AI Orchestration & Agent Design:
- Design and deploy autonomous agents that automate manual call center workflows.
- Develop shared UI components and API patterns that support scalable, multi-product verification workflows and AI-driven automation.
- ID.me maintains a work environment free from discrimination, where employees are treated with dignity and respect.
- 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 600 consumer brands use ID.me to verify communities and user segments to honor service and build more authentic relationships.
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.
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.
Compensation
- $174,000 - $229,000 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
- Over 175 million users experience streamlined login and identity verification with ID.me at 22 federal agencies, 50 state government agencies, and more than 100 healthcare organizations.
- AI Orchestration & Agent Design: Lead the technical vision for integrating LLMs (specifically Claude) into our internal member support applications.
- Product Evolution: Lead the technical vision for member support-facing verification UI flows, ensuring AI-assisted tools are seamlessly integrated into the agent and member experience.
Company info
- At ID.me, we embrace the thoughtful use of AI tools in our daily work and there are even occasions where we leverage AI in our hiring process.
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.
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