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title: 'Principal C++ Engineer at Private Identity'
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# Principal C++ Engineer at Private Identity

- **Company:** Private Identity
- **Location:** Remote
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-04-16
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-17
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/privateidentity/jobs/4223345009

## Job description

## About Us

Imagine a world where passwords are obsolete, and you never have to recall security questions about your first pet. At PrivateID, we're making this a reality with secure, self-managed digital identities that feel almost magical: think biometric sorcery meets cryptographic brilliance. Trusted by global brands for our privacy-first solutions, we're rapidly scaling to meet the soaring demand for passwordless, zero-trust technology.

## About the Role

We are seeking C++ Engineers with at least 10 years of experience who can lead by example, take ownership of complex systems, and help scale our platform. You should be capable of working independently and collaborate in a fast-paced, high-accountability environment.

## Qualifications

- C++: Demonstrated experience in C++ programming with a strong understanding of language features and best practices.
- Multithreading and Synchronization in C++: Demonstrated experience on multi-threading and synchronization techniques in C++.
- CMake Proficiency: Experience with CMake for configuring and building C++ projects.
- Conan Package Management: Experience with Conan for managing dependencies in C++ projects.
- Linux Administration: Knowledge in Linux system administration, including terminal operations, SSH, and basic server management.
- Version Control with GitHub: Proficient in using GitHub for version control, branching, pull requests, and collaboration workflows.
- CI/CD with GitHub Actions: Experience setting up and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions
- Unit Testing: Skilled in writing comprehensive unit tests to ensure code stability and quality.
- Image Processing: Background in image processing with C++ and OpenCV
- Python: Experience in Python for application development and scripting

Bonus Qualifications

- Ctypes: Experience integrating C++ modules into Python using ctypes including managing shared libraries and data type conversions.

## Benefits

- Competitive compensation and equity
- A remote-first, collaborative culture

Important:

Candidates must pass a background check as part of the hiring process due to our work in the financial sector.

## Equal Employment Opportunity

PrivateID values diversity and is committed to providing an inclusive work environment where all employees can excel. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request to ensure equitable participation in our hiring process and workplace.

## About Private Identity

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Private Identity provides privacy-preserving, on-device identity verification, biometric authentication, and age assurance solutions powered by edge AI and patented Homomorphic Tokenization cryptography.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Bootstrapped/Privately Held)
- **Headquarters**: Washington, D.C., United States (also listed as Concord, North Carolina)
- **Founded**: 2017
- **Founders**: Mike Pollard (CEO & Co-Founder), Nathan Dent (COO & Co-Founder)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Identity Verification, Biometric Authentication, Cybersecurity, Privacy Technology
- **Target customers**: B2B — enterprises, government agencies, regulated industries (financial services, healthcare, age-restricted goods), and platform companies requiring KYC/KYE/AML/CFT compliance.
- **Mission or purpose**: To make identity verification simple, secure, and free from the risk of sensitive information being compromised, ensuring privacy is a fundamental right in a connected world.

## Products & Services
- **PrivateID Verification Enrollment Platform (KYC/KYE/AML/CFT)**: A fully automated identity proofing platform combining on-device document capture, forensic document review, liveness detection, and authoritative system checks. Certified to NIST 800-63 IAL2.
- **Document Verify Suite**: On-device facial recognition using homomorphic tokens for 1:1 matching and 1:n search (25ms) without images or PII leaving the device.
- **Liveness Detection**: Passive, on-device technology that prevents spoofing (paper, screens, masks, deepfakes).
- **Facial Age Estimation**: On-device age estimation in 20ms, certified by the UK Age Check Certification Scheme (ACCS), with no bias.
- **FIDO2 Ultrapass™ Passwordless Auth**: Privacy-preserving biometric authentication for passwordless login, payment authorization, and account recovery.
- **Verifiable Credentials (Web Wallet)**: Next-generation digital identities that can be accessed, managed, and shared directly from a browser.
- **ISO Biometric Interchange Photo ID Creator**: Generates compliant ISO 19794-5 face portraits using any device.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available (privately held, bootstrapped).
- **Key Metric**: Over 1 billion identity verifications processed; operates in 195+ countries and regions.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not disclosed (appears bootstrapped with no public funding rounds).
- **Growth Signals**: Active hiring for senior engineering roles (Principal C++ Engineer, Senior Fullstack Engineer); global team spanning 10 countries; patented core technology (Homomorphic Tokenization, 2019); certified to multiple NIST and IEEE standards.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Patented Homomorphic Tokenization**: Enables on-device processing so no images, biometrics, or PII ever leave the user’s device, eliminating data breach risks and GDPR/CCPA/BIPA/HIPAA obligations.
- **Edge AI Architecture**: All processing happens at the edge, reducing cloud costs and FedRAMP requirements.
- **Regulatory Certifications**: NIST 800-63 IAL2 & AAL2, IEEE 2410 Biometric Privacy Standard, UK ACCS age assurance.
- **Speed & Scale**: 25ms constant-time 1:n search across unlimited galleries; hyper-scalable architecture.
- **Privacy-by-Design**: Certifiably compliant with major privacy laws, enabling organizations to verify identities without storing sensitive data.

## Strategic Focus
- **Current priorities**: Expanding global footprint (195+ countries), deepening enterprise and government adoption, advancing age verification and age assurance markets (especially for regulated age-restricted products), and scaling the engineering team to accelerate product development.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Described internally as "no drama, no nonsense, just solid engineering" with a focus on cutting-edge biometrics and cryptography. The team is customer-obsessed and mission-driven around privacy.
- **Remote/Hybrid Policy**: Fully remote (open positions are listed as Remote). Employees work from 10 countries (US, Brazil, Egypt, Finland, Serbia, Germany, Pakistan, Canada, Uganda, Malaysia).
- **Notable Perks**: Work on patented, industry-leading privacy technology; small, fast-moving team (20 employees) with high ownership; direct impact on global identity infrastructure.
- **Engineering Culture**: Emphasis on C++, full-stack (likely React/Node), biometrics, and cryptography. Senior-heavy team (35% senior roles).

## Sources
1. [PrivateID.com](https://privateid.com/)
2. [PrivateID - Company Page](https://privateid.com/company/)
3. [Private Identity Greenhouse Careers](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/privateidentity)
4. [LinkedIn - Private Identity](https://www.linkedin.com/company/privateidentity)
5. [Built In - Private Identity](https://builtin.com/company/private-identity)

## Other roles at Private Identity

- [Senior QA Automation Engineer](https://feeny.ai/job/senior-qa-automation-engineer-private-identity-woonsocket-w2sf3fy4vq3e) — Woonsocket, RI
- [Senior Full-Stack Engineer](https://feeny.ai/job/senior-full-stack-engineer-private-identity-remote-fvwfpt3h450f)
- [Senior DevOps Engineer](https://feeny.ai/job/senior-devops-engineer-private-identity-latin-america-tjgtvw5331k0) — Latin America