Principal Forward Deployed Engineer

September 3

🏄 California – Remote

Although this job is listed in California, this company may be open to hiring remote in other states.

⛰️ Colorado – Remote

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🏄 California – Remote ⛰️ Colorado – Remote ⛷️ Utah – Remote

⏰ Full Time

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Spruce Systems, Inc.

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Security • Government • Web 3

Spruce Systems, Inc. is a company that specializes in creating verifiable digital credentials for identity management. They provide end-to-end solutions that include the issuance and verification of digital IDs, passes, permits, and data supply chain credentials. Their services are utilized across various sectors, including government, financial services, healthcare, education, and marketplaces. Spruce's platforms and open-source libraries, like SpruceKit, facilitate easy integration of digital credential capabilities, enhancing privacy and security. With a focus on privacy-by-design, Spruce ensures digital identity management that is both user-centric and secure.

11 - 50 employees

🔐 Security

🏛️ Government

🌐 Web 3

📋 Description

• At SpruceID: reimagining trusted interactions; building open source software for digital identity and government use • Principal Forward Deployed Engineer operating at the intersection of technical leadership and strategic delivery • This job is fully remote within the US, but we prefer candidates in states where we do business including CA, UT, and CO • Define technical strategy and architecture for public sector deployments, ensuring both technical excellence and alignment with policy and operational needs • Act as the senior technical representative in executive-level customer meetings, bridging the gap between technical details and business or policy outcomes • Lead multiple end-to-end multi-year projects from rapid prototyping to development to operations and maintenance • Architect and build backend systems, full-stack web applications, and mobile solutions with a focus on security, privacy, and accessibility • Translate government requirements into robust, standards-based solutions that integrate with both modern and legacy systems • Mentor and guide forward deployed engineers and delivery teams, setting standards for high-quality engineering and customer collaboration • Identify and drive efficiencies across projects, ensuring knowledge and tooling are shared across teams • Collaborate with platform teams to feed customer insights into SpruceID’s roadmap and contributions to global identity standards

🎯 Requirements

• 8+ years of experience designing, building, and delivering production-grade software in statically typed languages (Rust, Go, Java, C#) • Proven ability to lead large-scale engineering efforts that span multiple teams and organizations • Strong expertise across the software development stack, including infrastructure, devops, architecture, frontend, and mobile • Demonstrated experience working with public sector or highly regulated industries, including direct customer engagement at both executive and technical levels • Excellent leadership, communication, and consulting skills with the ability to influence strategy as well as execution • Based in the US and willing to travel as needed to support state government partners