Senior Software Engineer, Wallet Identity Server

Join us in building the future of digital identity! With IDs in Wallet, users can use their IDs in person, in app, and on the web. We build the backend systems that make this possible.

Description

Our services sit between Apple Wallet and digital credential issuers like state and national governments. We work at the intersection of distributed systems and cryptography, implementing cutting-edge identity features while maintaining the highest levels of security and user privacy. We're actively contributing to and shaping the digital identity ecosystem through standards like ISO 18013/23220, ICAO 9303, and the W3C Digital Credentials API.

","responsibilities":"Design, build, and operate high-quality backend services using Java and Kotlin on AWS

Architect scalable solutions leveraging technologies like Temporal, Redis, and distributed databases

Work with identity standards including ISO 18013/23220, ICAO 9303, and the W3C Digital Credentials API

Collaborate cross-functionally with technical and non-technical experts across Apple

Work closely with iOS engineers to prototype, build and test new features and ideas

Drive the complete development lifecycle through design, implementation, testing, and release

Mentor team members and provide technical leadership

Navigate complexity by distilling ambiguous requirements into clear, actionable solutions

Participate in on-call rotations to ensure service reliability

Preferred Qualifications

Experience developing and launching web services with Java and/or Kotlin. Spring Boot experience is a plus.

Hands-on experience with AWS services such as S3 and DynamoDB

Familiarity with workflow orchestration tools (Temporal or similar)

Track record of designing, building, and documenting client-facing and server-facing APIs using REST and/or gRPC

Experience with observability tools (e.g. Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, Datadog).

Experience with full lifecycle of software development, including design, architecture, development, testing and maintenance

Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code.

Knowledge of security fundamentals such as certificates, PKI, signing and encryption. Experience implementing features with them is a plus!

Minimum Qualifications

5+ years of professional software development experience

Experience architecting, developing and maintaining scalable distributed systems

Demonstrated experience in technical leadership and team mentorship

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