Senior Software Engineer (Identity)
Senior Software Engineer (Identity)
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Senior Software Engineer - Identity
About iProov
iProov is the world leader in biometric verification. We are on a mission to make the world a safer place for businesses and consumers and work with fantastic customers across a number of industry sectors - organisations using our technology include the US Department of Homeland Security the UK Home Office the NHS the Australian government the Singapore government UBS and many more.
Diversity at iProov is about reflecting the customers we serve holding the principles of equality and inclusion at the heart of everything we do and all that we stand for embracing differences creating possibilities and growing together. We aim to foster a culture where individuals of all backgrounds feel confident in bringing their whole selves to work feel included and their talents are nurtured empowering them to contribute fully to our purpose.
The Role
Reports to: Senior Platform Architect - Identity
Location: Stockholm SWE - (Remote)
Comp: Negotiable (Base) Company Performance Bonus (10%) Equity Wider iProov Benefits
This role exists to support iProovs continued growth by addressing several key needs within the Identity team.
As a senior engineer transitions into a new role theres a critical opportunity to share and preserve their knowledge while also redistributing code ownership to mitigate single points of failure. At the same time were focused on improving the operational efficiency of our identity backend systems and laying the groundwork for future team expansion through better documentation scalable architecture and smoother onboarding.
In this role youll take a hands-on approach to backend development system maintenance feature development and reducing technical debt while working towards long-term ownership of core platform components.
How you can make an impact
- Take ownership of key parts of the Identity Platform codebase.
- Contribute to backend development improve system maintainability and drive down tech debt.
- Collaborate on operations to support and eventually lead day-to-day platform maintenance tasks.
- Learn from and transition knowledge from senior engineers to ensure continuity and scale.
- Improve engineering hygiene: refine documentation increase code readability and implement practices for long-term maintainability.
- Mentor and support future hires as the team grows.
What we would like to see from you
Must-Have Skills
- Proven software development experience (510 years) across languages and paradigms not just Python although Python will be the dominant language at use.
- Solid understanding of cryptographic fundamentals such as encryption hashing signatures PKI etc. Academic familiarity is required but proven usage is desirable.
- Strong computer literacy and architectural thinking.
- Experience with distributed systems microservices architecture and cloud computing
- Effective communicator comfortable translating technical decisions into real-world impact.
- Rapid learner who thrives in ambiguity and enjoys solving unfamiliar problems.
- Security and privacy-first mindset with a deep appreciation for building robust resilient systems.
Nice-to-Have Skills
- Experience owning and maintaining a production codebase.
- Familiarity with OpenID Connect or other authentication/authorisation protocols.
- Exposure to blockchain zero-knowledge proofs or NFTs (as a signal of deeper cryptographic understanding).
- Understanding of and/or experience with verifiable credentials such as W3C or mdoc
- Experience coaching or mentoring junior engineers.
- Background in AI/data science concepts (our platform integrates AI-driven components).
- Knowledge of DevOps especially Kubernetes.
- Experience developing or maintaining Python packages.
- Experience writing thorough automated test harnesses.
Who You Are
- Youve gained real-world experience from diverse sources including but not limited to employment freelance work open-source projects or hobby programming.
- Youre comfortable navigating and improving legacy codebases under high-stakes conditions.
- You balance autonomy with collaboration knowing when to take the lead and when to ask for help.
- Youre intellectually honest highly curious and resilient (especially when things go wrong).
Why Join iProov
- Make a tangible impact on mission-critical systems used across governments and global enterprises.
- Collaborate with a small highly experienced team where your voice and ideas matter.
- Work in a high-trust low-ego environment that values learning and long-term thinking.
- Help build a secure privacy-respecting future for digital identity.
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
