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Principal Engineer Person & Trust Platform

ID.me · Mountain View, California, United States

Posted about 2 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
53 days
ID.me's roles stay open a median of 54 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of ID.me's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at ID.me
high
35 stale, 1 reposted of 54 open
Hiring momentum
73 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-09-26

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from ID.me's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for ID.me.

About this role

The Principal Software Development Engineer at ID.me will lead the technical direction for the Person and Trust platforms, focusing on data modeling, API contracts, and long-term architecture. This role involves mentoring engineers, ensuring security and compliance of identity data, and modernizing legacy systems. The engineer will collaborate with various teams to create a trustworthy foundation for identity verification used by millions.

Our read on this posting3.0out of 5
benefits
5/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
0/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of ID.me as an employer.

What you need

  • 10+ years of software engineering experience
  • Deep expertise in data modeling and graph data structures
  • Proven track record designing and owning APIs and data contracts
  • Demonstrated ability to set technical strategy and drive alignment across engineering teams
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Nice to have

  • Hands-on experience with graph databases
  • Experience modeling evidence and confidence scoring
  • Experience building or owning systems that model, store, and maintain person or entity attributes
  • Expertise in NIST 800-63 IAL2/AAL2 standards
  • Experience with cloud-native infrastructure (GCP, AWS, or Azure)

What you get

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, vision insurance
  • Health savings account
  • Flexible spending accounts
  • Basic and voluntary life and AD&D insurance
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Parental leave

Worth weighing

  • No salary listed for specific roles, only a range provided
  • Role requires in-office presence five days a week
  • Emphasis on legacy system modernization may indicate existing challenges
  • Complexity of the domain may require significant cross-team collaboration

Summarised from ID.me's posting. Read the full original.

Listed by ID.me on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-26. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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