Staff Forward Deployed Software Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee medium- to large-scale software engineering initiatives, from requirements gathering and technical planning to implementation, deployment, and ongoing maintenance.

• Collaborate with both internal and external stakeholders to comprehend requirements, align priorities, manage expectations, and guarantee successful project delivery.

• Take ownership of technical design and implementation choices, ensuring that solutions are scalable, secure, maintainable, and meet customer needs.

• Work closely with engineering, product, and delivery teams to coordinate dependencies, address blockers, and deliver high-quality solutions.

• Act as a primary technical contact for customers and partners, providing updates on project progress, technical decisions, risks, and recommendations.

• Design, develop, and maintain backend systems, full-stack web applications, and integrations that support digital identity solutions.

• Convert complex customer requirements into technical specifications and implementation strategies.

• Recognize technical risks, project dependencies, and opportunities for enhancing delivery efficiency.

• Assist with integrations involving customer infrastructure, third-party services, and legacy systems.

• Contribute to code reviews, technical documentation, testing, and engineering best practices.

• Offer technical guidance and mentorship to fellow engineers.

• Relay customer feedback and contribute to enhancements in products and platforms.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 7 years of professional software engineering experience.

• Demonstrated experience in independently leading medium- to large-scale engineering projects.

• Strong background in stakeholder management, including direct customer engagement and requirements gathering.

• Proficiency in one or more statically typed programming languages such as Rust, Go, Java, or C#.

• Comprehensive understanding of software architecture, backend development, APIs, system integrations, and cloud infrastructure.

• Proven experience in making technical design decisions and addressing complex engineering challenges.

• Experience collaborating with engineering, product, and delivery teams.

• Ability to manage ambiguity, prioritize competing tasks, and take ownership with minimal supervision.

• Exceptional problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills.

• Experience working directly with customers or external partners in technical delivery or implementation settings.

• Located in the US and willing to travel as necessary to support customer engagements.

• Familiarity with digital identity, verifiable credentials, digital wallets, or identity verification solutions is advantageous.

• Knowledge of privacy-preserving technologies, authentication protocols, security standards, and interoperability frameworks is a plus.

• Experience with public-sector organizations, government entities, or highly regulated industries is a bonus.

• Understanding of SpruceID's technology ecosystem and standards-based digital identity solutions is beneficial.

• Experience leading complex integrations involving multiple systems, vendors, or external partners is a plus.

• Familiarity with accessibility, compliance, and legacy system modernization is a bonus.

• Experience mentoring engineers or providing technical leadership across project teams is advantageous.

• A background in forward-deployed engineering, solutions engineering, technical consulting, or other customer-facing engineering roles is a plus.

🏝️ Benefits

• Performance-based bonuses may be included.

• Equity may be included.

• Comprehensive benefits package.

• Fully remote work within the US.

• Travel support for customer engagements as needed.