Software Development Engineer II – Life Hub (Super App) (New Grad / Early Career)
ID.me•Mountain View, CA
•$122,000 - $157,000•Onsite
About The Position
ID.me is seeking a Software Development Engineer II to join the Life Hub team, building the SuperApp's life-events experience. This role is full stack, involving backend services (Java, REST APIs) and frontend development (React/Next.js). The engineer will work closely with senior engineers, Product, and Design to translate eligibility rules and use-case definitions into working software, starting with a Medicare pilot and expanding to other life events like retirement and disability. The position is based in the Mountain View, CA office, requiring a five-day per week onsite presence.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 0–2 years of professional software engineering experience (or equivalent internship/academic project experience).
- Working proficiency in at least one modern backend language (Java preferred) and comfort with REST APIs.
- Working experience with a modern frontend framework (React and/or Next.js).
- Solid fundamentals in data structures, debugging, and automated testing.
- Comfortable working on well-defined tickets with pair programming and consultation from more senior engineers.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills for collaboration with Product, Design, and platform teams.
- AI-native engineering practices — comfortable using AI tooling to accelerate development.
Nice To Haves
- Exposure to eligibility, entitlements, or identity/benefits-adjacent domains.
- Experience with JSON-based data modeling or rules/policy engines.
- Familiarity with ID.me's Wallet, OAuth/OIDC concepts, or the Nova/Fragno design system.
- Prior full-stack project experience spanning a UI, an API layer, and a database.
- Familiarity with accessibility standards and cross-browser behavior.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain application logic that determines eligible life events and use cases for members based on eligibility attributes.
- Implement use-case and eligibility JSON models in partnership with senior engineers and the Developer Portal team.
- Contribute to discovery and access flows, ensuring lenient discovery and strict access enforcement.
- Integrate with Persons, Profiles, and Developer Portal control-plane APIs for eligibility and access data.
- Build and maintain React/Next.js web experiences for Life Hub.
- Support tracking and documentation of attribute gaps in partnership with the Profile and Persons API teams.
- Collaborate with Design and Product to shape Life Hub's ontology and roadmap.
- Ensure shipped features meet ID.me's standards for performance, accessibility, and cross-browser reliability.
- Provide production support and maintenance for shipped features, including incident and bug resolution.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision
- Health savings account
- Flexible spending accounts (medical, limited purpose, dependent care, commuter benefit accounts)
- Basic and voluntary life and AD&D insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Parental leave
- Unlimited paid time off (subject to policy terms)
- 8 company wide holidays
- Short and long-term disability insurance
- Accident and critical illness insurance
- Referral bonus policy
- Employee assistance program
- Pet insurance
- Travel assistant program
- Wellbeing and childcare discounts
- Benefit advocates
- Learning and development benefit
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
