Software Engineer III — Developer Portal
ID.me · Mountain View, California, United States
Posted 28 days ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 28 days ID.me's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of ID.me's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at ID.me
- high 32 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
- 2026-09-17
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
As a Software Engineer III on the Developer Portal team at ID.me, you will design and build backend services, APIs, and data models that facilitate a self-service platform for identity proofing integration. Your role involves end-to-end ownership of features, from API contract through deployment, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance the developer experience. You will also work with both backend technologies like Java and Ruby, as well as frontend frameworks such as Next.js and React.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- 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
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
- 4+ years of professional software development experience building and operating production backend services
- Strong experience building backend services and REST APIs using a modern web framework such as Java (Spring Boot), Ruby on Rails, Node.js, or similar
- Deep experience with relational databases, including authoring complex SQL and performing safe schema migrations against production systems
- Experience designing REST API contracts, including versioning and backwards compatibility, and documenting them with OpenAPI or a similar specification
- Working proficiency with TypeScript and React
Nice to have
- Has built developer experience as an explicit goal such as SDKs, API reference docs, or self-serve onboarding flows
- Experience building developer-facing platforms such as developer portals or API platforms
- Experience with modern Java (21+) and Spring Boot in production codebases
- Experience with Ruby on Rails
- Experience with PostgreSQL specifically, including graph-like or highly relational data models
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
- Position requires in-office work five days a week
- Stack includes legacy Ruby services alongside modern Java and frontend technologies
- No specific mention of work-life balance or remote work options for this role
- Salary range provided but does not include bonuses or equity details
Summarised from ID.me's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by ID.me on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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