Hiring: Principal Engineer Person & Trust Platform Company: ID.me Location: San Francisco Bay Area Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 12:01:40 Employment Type: Full-time / Remote Target Skills & Keywords : API Design, AWS, Azure, Credentialing, GCP, OIDC, User Experience About the job Experience: •10+ years of software engineering experience, including significant time as a recognized technical authority for a complex domain spanning multiple systems. Required Skills: •You’ll set technical direction, establish the patterns and contracts that other teams build against, and partner closely with Product, Architecture, Identity, Security, and Compliance to deliver a trustworthy foundation used by millions of users and trusted partners. •Own the data model strategy and long-term architecture across the Person API, Trust Service, and Inspection Catalog, keeping all three as the authoritative source of truth for identity, evidence, and confidence. •Own the API contracts across the domain, including versioning, compatibility, and governance standards that internal and external consumers depend on. •Set technical direction and design standards for the domain. •Mentor staff and senior engineers, raising the bar for data modeling, API design, and trust architecture across the organization — and filling the domain leadership gap with intentional, lasting technical ownership. •Lead the modernization and consolidation of legacy identity data into a scalable, modular set of services and contracts. •Ensure the security, privacy, and compliance of Person, Trust, and Inspection Catalog data. Qualifications: •Deep expertise in data modeling and graph data structures, including designing schemas and relationships that remain correct, performant, and auditable at scale. •Proven track record designing and owning APIs and data contracts for source-of-truth systems used by internal and external consumers. •Demonstrated ability to set technical strategy and drive alignment across engineering teams without direct authority. •Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience. •Applied hands-on capability in graph databases and the modeling tradeoffs between graph and relational representations of connected identity data — this is central to how we represent Person-to-SSN, Person-to-Face, and Person-to-Legal relationships. •Expertise in NIST 800-63 IAL2/AAL2 standards, including evidence requirements, verification methods, and identity lifecycle management. •Operational familiarity with emerging identity and credentialing standards (e.g., Verifiable Credentials, Decentralized Identifiers, OIDC extensions). •Excellent communication skills and a track record of influencing technical direction across an organization. Compensation: •$242,693 - $307,125 / year •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!