Staff Backend Engineer

Tools for Humanity • San Francisco, CA

113d • $225,500 - $265,000

About The Position

As a Staff Software Engineer, you will focus on building core technologies and infrastructure to drive scale, utility and decentralization for World ID protocol and its ecosystem. Your work will span critical technology areas including issuance and registration of credentials, decentralized cloud platform for applications and authenticators lifecycle using MPC systems and blockchain, zero-knowledge proving systems, biometric verification and recovery systems, World network integration platforms and building products using technologies that would delight users.

Requirements

• Experience in senior technical leadership positions.
• Proven experience leading complex initiatives from start to finish.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and guide engineering teams to help them level up and increase their impact.
• Deep expertise in designing and implementing software systems that are both reliable and scalable, with a strong grasp of fundamentals.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, for technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Architecting and Building: You will take ownership of the design, development, and scaling for mission-critical software, including architecting decentralized, privacy preserving, secure, scalable and reliable backend systems.
• Technical Leadership: You will provide technical guidance to the engineering team and lead complex, cross-functional projects. Your work will ensure the team delivers elegant and effective solutions for a variety of novel challenges some of which have never been done before.
• Mentorship and Collaboration: You will mentor junior engineers and work closely with senior leadership, product managers and other XFN stakeholders to deliver impactful solutions that advance the World network.
• Strategic Impact: You will play a key role in shaping the technical roadmap and strategy for the World ID platform. You are expected to identify the most important tasks and drive them to completion. Your ability to collaborate and stay organized in a fast-paced environment is key.

Benefits

• Healthcare
• Dental
• Vision
• 401(k) plan and match
• Life insurance
• Flexible time off
• Commuter benefits
• Professional development stipend

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees