About the position
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. 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 and build 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
- Participate in on-call rotations to ensure service reliability
- Lead architectural decisions and establish engineering best practices
- Mentor team members and provide technical leadership
- Navigate complexity by distilling ambiguous requirements into clear, actionable solutions
Requirements
- 8+ years of professional software development experience
- Experience architecting, developing and maintaining scalable distributed systems
- Demonstrated experience in technical leadership and team mentorship
Nice-to-haves
- 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
- Experience with full lifecycle of software development, including design, architecture, development, testing and maintenance
- Knowledge of security fundamentals such as certificates, PKI, signing and encryption
- Experience implementing features with them is a plus
