Senior Standards Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Arizona, +17 more states.

📋 Description

• Represent the technical stance of Identity Digital in standards working groups in the absence of the CTO.

• Monitor related drafts and mailing-list discussions, highlighting significant updates.

• Update specifications and address review feedback.

• Create supporting documentation to facilitate the progression of drafts through standards protocols.

• Develop reference implementations, interoperability tests, and demonstrations.

• Establish lasting technical credibility with participants in the standards community.

• Take responsibility for secondary drafts as reputation is built.

• Attend sessions on behalf of the CTO and prepare summaries.

• Provide thorough and timely feedback on draft review comments.

• Ensure functional implementations are available for claims made in specifications.

• Actively embody and promote the core values of Identity Digital.

• Execute other assigned responsibilities.

⛳️ Requirements

• 5 to 8 years of practical experience in protocol or infrastructure engineering.

• Current involvement in a standards community, working group, or significant open source project is highly regarded.

• Proficient knowledge in identity infrastructure, encompassing OAuth, OpenID Connect, PKI, DNS, Verifiable Credentials, or comparable protocols.

• Proven ability to write clearly and effectively under scrutiny.

• Composure to maintain a technical stance among senior individuals and the wisdom to know when to concede.

• Ability to navigate between engineers, open source communities, and technical audiences in enterprise or government sectors.

• Comfort in acting as a delegate, accurately representing another's position.

• Commitment to sustained, multi-year contributions.

• Willingness to travel as required.

• Capability to work across various time zones as part of a global organization when necessary.

• Ability to endure prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds occasionally.

• Completion of a satisfactory background check is required.

• Work sponsorship may not be available now or in the future.

🏝️ Benefits

• Discretionary and/or nondiscretionary bonuses.

• Long-term incentive program.

• Generously subsidized medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• Company contributions to Health Savings Accounts.

• Company-paid life and disability insurance.

• Optional employee-paid supplemental life, accidental death and dismemberment, critical illness, and accident insurance.

• 401(k) plan with up to a 5% match.

• 15 days of paid vacation annually, increasing to 20 days after one year.

• 5 days of paid sick leave.

• 13 paid holidays.

• 20 weeks of paid parental leave for birthing parents.

• 12 weeks of paid parental leave for other caregivers.

• Tuition reimbursement for eligible expenses.

• Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.