Staff Forward Deployed Software Engineer (Digital Identity)

Location: Fully remote within the US; must be based in the US and willing to travel as needed for customer engagements.

Company

hirify.global builds privacy-preserving, standards-based digital identity and credentialing solutions for public-sector organizations, governments, and enterprises.

What you will do

• Lead medium- to large-scale software engineering projects from requirements gathering and technical planning through implementation, deployment, and maintenance.
• Gather customer requirements, translate business needs into technical specifications, align priorities, and manage expectations across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Own technical architecture, design, and implementation decisions for scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions.
• Architect, develop, and maintain backend systems, full-stack web applications, APIs, and integrations for digital identity solutions.
• Coordinate engineering, product, delivery, customers, and partners; manage dependencies, risks, blockers, and project communication.
• Contribute to code reviews, documentation, testing, engineering practices, mentorship, and product improvements based on customer feedback.

Requirements

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience, including designing, building, and maintaining production-grade applications.
• Proven independent leadership of medium- to large-scale engineering projects from planning through delivery, including coordination across multiple teams.
• Strong stakeholder management experience, including direct customer work, requirements gathering, expectation alignment, and communication with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proficiency in one or more statically typed languages such as Rust, Go, Java, or C#.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, backend development, APIs, system integrations, and cloud infrastructure.
• Experience making technical design decisions, evaluating tradeoffs, and solving complex engineering challenges.
• Ability to collaborate with engineering, product, and delivery teams; navigate ambiguity; manage competing priorities; and own outcomes with minimal oversight.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills, plus experience working directly with customers or external partners in technical delivery or implementation environments.
• Must be based in the US and willing to travel as needed to support customer engagements.

Nice to have

• Experience with digital identity, verifiable credentials, digital wallets, or identity verification solutions.
• Knowledge of privacy-preserving technologies, authentication protocols, security standards, and interoperability frameworks.
• Experience with public-sector organizations, government agencies, or highly regulated industries.
• Familiarity with hirify.global's technology ecosystem, standards-based digital identity, accessibility, compliance, and legacy system modernization.
• Experience leading complex integrations involving multiple systems, vendors, or external partners.
• Experience mentoring engineers or providing technical leadership across project teams.
• Background in forward deployed engineering, solutions engineering, technical consulting, or other customer-facing engineering roles.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully remote work within the US.
• Occasional travel may be required for customer engagements.
• Work on privacy-preserving digital identity solutions that support secure and interoperable services.