Senior Forward Deployed Engineer

SpruceID builds privacy-preserving, standards-based digital identity and credentialing solutions that give individuals control of their information while enabling governments and enterprises to deliver secure, interoperable services. They partner with public-sector organizations to modernize how identity is issued, verified, and used.

Location: Remote (US)

Salary: $150k–$175k

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of products and solutions for state governments and enterprise customers
• Work side-by-side with customer delivery leads, engineers, and UX designers to ensure successful projects delivery and deployments
• Translate customer requirements into technical architectures and working implementations
• Act as a trusted technical advisor to public sector partners, guiding them through standards adoption and best practices
• Build backend software and full-stack web and mobile applications that meet public sector security, privacy, and accessibility standards
• Contribute to new and existing Rust codebases that run on backend services, mobile devices, and in the browser
• Manage customer deployments and support operations

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience shipping backend software in statically typed languages, such as C#, Rust, Go, or Java.
• Experience shipping modern web frontends that meet accessibility and security standards
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional engineering efforts and deliver production systems
• Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and devops practices
• Excellent communication skills and experience working directly with customers, ideally in a consulting or delivery role
• Based in the US and excited to engage directly with state government partners