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# Senior Engineering Manager (m/f/d) at Affinidi

- **Company:** Affinidi
- **Location:** Berlin, Germany
- **Posted:** 2026-09-09
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-12
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/affinidi/jobs/7989873003

## Job description

## About the Company

Affinidi is a technology company dedicated to changing data ownership for good. We empower businesses and individuals with control and ownership of their data, with a comprehensive approach to managing their holistic identity – accounting for all aspects of their digital footprint while ensuring privacy and security.

Affinidi’s technology enables users to benefit from decentralised digital identity solutions. We believe that everyone has the right to own and control their data, and we are committed to creating a trusted digital credentials ecosystem that empowers businesses and individuals to securely exchange data and services across borders and industries.

About the role:

We are seeking a Senior Full Stack Engineering Manager with deep expertise in backend systems (TypeScript, microservices, cloud) to lead multiple engineering teams building the Affinidi Elements platform. While you will manage and support teams working across the full stack (backend, frontend, platform infrastructure), your technical depth and demonstrated experience in backend engineering will be crucial in guiding architecture, ensuring quality, and driving technical strategy.

This role blends people leadership with technical leadership: you will grow high-performing fullstack teams, define best practices across the stack, and remain hands-on in critical technical decisions to ensure our systems are secure, scalable, and performant.

Our work culture at Affinidi is shaped by the following tenets:

- We are unapologetically customer-focused
- We invest in cultures and teams to enable high performance
- Embraces experimentation and builds fast
- We have the courage to be misunderstood
- We work together to unlock data

What’s in it for you:

- Lead multiple engineering teams, providing vision, direction, and coaching to managers, staff engineers, and senior ICs
- Drive engineering execution and on-time delivery of secure, performant, and customer-centric systems
- Oversee and contribute to the design and development of high-scale, high-performance distributed production systems
- Collaborate with product, design, and business stakeholders to define and execute the technology roadmap
- Establish and evolve engineering best practices, delivery processes, and quality standards to scale effectively
- Mentor and develop engineering leaders, fostering career growth, leadership depth, and technical excellence
- Stay ahead of emerging technologies, bringing innovative approaches to improve scalability, architecture, and developer experience
- Champion privacy by design, security-first principles, and high-quality engineering across backend and frontend systems

You will be a great match if you:

- Proven track record of leading engineering organizations in global, high-growth environments while driving on-time delivery of high-quality systems at scale
- Possess strong  leadership skills: coaching, mentoring, developing leaders, and fostering high-performing, inclusive teams
- Are skilled at balancing strategic vision with practical execution, aligning engineering teams with business outcomes
- Possess strong knowledge of TypeScript/Node.js; Dart experience is preferred; familiarity with C#, Go, or similar is a plus
- Have experience with  React/Next.js and/or Flutter, demonstrates solid understanding of modern web and/or mobile development practices
- Demonstrate proven success in designing, deploying, and scaling microservices in cloud environments, specifically, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Advocate for privacy, security, cryptography, and resilient system design; experience with asynchronous cryptography and identity/authentication domains is a strong plus
- Are skilled at balancing technical leadership and people leadership, growing teams while staying engaged in critical technical decisions
- Excel at cross-functional collaboration with product, design, and security stakeholders
- Thrive in fast-moving startup environments, building autonomous teams that experiment, learn, and deliver at speed

Bonus points:

- Experience working across functions, locations, and time zones
- Backend expertise in RUST
- Expertise in decentralized identity solutions
- Experience building systems with advanced cryptography requirements

What can you expect from us:

- Hybrid working model
- Flexible working hours
- Unlimited vacation policy
- Competitive compensation package
- Work within international environment
- Learning Budget
- Mobile Allowance
- Home Office Allowance
- Urban Sport Membership

Sounds like you? Apply now!

## Equal Opportunity

We believe in hiring different and diverse talent and providing a safe space where everyone can share their views without fear, where differences are celebrated, and where no one is left out. Inclusive cultures are the foundation for collaboration and innovation within our team.

Privacy Notice

By applying for this position, you confirm that you have read and understood [Affinidi’s Candidate Privacy Policy](https://www.affinidi.com/assets/Candidate_Privacy_Policy-Bh-PGpoS.pdf), and consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal data for recruitment purposes, as described in the [policy](https://www.affinidi.com/assets/Candidate_Privacy_Policy-Bh-PGpoS.pdf).

## About Affinidi

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Affinidi builds the internet’s missing trust layer by providing privacy-first, consent-based infrastructure for identity, verifiable credentials, and secure AI agent interactions.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Temasek-backed)
- **Headquarters**: Singapore (with offices in Bangalore, India and Berlin, Germany)
- **Founded**: 2020
- **Founders**: Founded by Temasek Holdings (sovereign investment company); leadership includes CEO Glenn Gore, CTO Jin Tan, CFO Brian Kim, and CHRO Nupur Sadiwala.

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Decentralized identity and trust infrastructure; operates at the intersection of security, identity, and privacy.
- **Target customers**: **B2B** – enterprises, high‑trust industries (healthcare, employment, finance), developers building verifiable credential solutions, and organisations requiring interoperable trust ecosystems for AI agents.
- **Mission/purpose**: To create a world where individuals, businesses, and AI agents interact within interoperable trust ecosystems, with digital interactions built on verifiable, consent‑based foundations and data ownership remaining in the hands of individuals.

## Products & Services
- **Affinidi Elements**: A verifiable credentials platform that allows issuing, verifying, and managing W3C Verifiable Credentials using OID4VCI and OID4VP standards. Includes schema builder, multi‑wallet support, and domain verification.
- **Affinidi Forge**: Developer tools and SDKs (multi‑language – TypeScript, Python, PHP, Java) along with CLI tools, API reference, code samples, and a developer portal for building trust solutions.
- **Affinidi Trust Fabric**: Trust network and registries that enable governance frameworks, entity management, and runtime trust queries via TRQP endpoints. Supports HTTP and DIDComm protocols.
- **Affinidi Radix**: (Product referenced on website, further details not publicly detailed) – appears to be part of the trust infrastructure suite.
- **Agent Gateway (within Trust Fabric)**: An identity‑first gateway for agentic AI, providing cross‑boundary DIDComm v2.1 tunnels, end‑to‑end observability, and policy enforcement (supports protocols MCP, A2A, UCP, AP2, x402). Gives AI agents an identity at birth.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed (the company is privately held by Temasek).
- **Key Metric**: **Total Funding** – Not known beyond initial backing by Temasek; the company states it is “well‑capitalized” with a “multi‑year runway” and “no fundraising pressure”.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Temasek Holdings is the sole known backer. Board includes senior Temasek executives (e.g., Wong Heng Tew, Chia Song Hwee, and the CEO of Temasek Global Investments).
- **Growth Signals**: 100+ employees across 25+ nationalities; average tenure of 3+ years; active hiring across engineering, product, and go‑to‑market roles (22 open roles as of the latest greenhouse board); active contributor to W3C, DIF, and other open standards; ISO 27001 certified, SOC 2 Type II compliant, GDPR and Singapore PDPA compliant.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Open‑standards driven**: Builds on W3C, DIF, and other open standards, ensuring interoperability and avoiding vendor lock‑in; active contributor to the global standards community.
- **Privacy‑first architecture**: Selective disclosure, consent management, and cryptographic verification protect user data; compliance with GDPR, PDPA, ISO 27001, and SOC 2.
- **Developer‑first approach**: Multi‑language SDKs, comprehensive documentation, CLI tools, a developer portal, and a supportive community – built by developers for developers.
- **Enterprise‑grade security**: Certified management system for information security (ISO 27001), best‑in‑class encryption, and tamper‑evident credential storage.
- **Strong backing and stability**: Temasek‑backed with a long runway, enabling startup speed without the distraction of fundraising.

## Strategic Focus
- **Building the Internet of Trust**: Focus on creating interoperable trust ecosystems that connect individuals, businesses, and AI agents through consent‑first infrastructure.
- **Enabling AI agent identity and trust**: With the Agent Gateway and Trust Fabric, the company is positioning itself at the forefront of secure, identity‑based interactions for autonomous AI agents.
- **Open‑source and community development**: Continued contribution to open standards and sharing of SDKs and design systems to compound industry‑wide impact.
- **Horizontal sector expansion**: Targeting high‑trust industries such as healthcare, employment credentials, and workforce onboarding to reduce verification costs and increase user control.

## Why Work Here
- **Well‑capitalised stability**: Temasek backing provides multi‑year runway, eliminating fundraising pressure and pivot risk.
- **Flexibility**: Offices in Singapore, Berlin, Bangalore, and support for fully remote work; async‑first culture with flexible hours, measured by outcomes.
- **Autonomy and impact**: Engineers get production access in week one; architecture decisions made through open proposals regardless of seniority; small cross‑functional squads with real decision‑making authority.
- **Learning and growth**: Annual learning budget, mentorship from founding leaders, and open‑source work that stays with you.
- **Inclusive culture**: 25+ nationalities, equal opportunity employer, flexible leave (min 20 days in Singapore/India, 25 days in Europe), cross‑office visits encouraged (three‑year milestone unlocks a week at another location).
- **No AI screening**: Recruiters read every application personally; no keyword filters.
- **Meaningful mission**: Work on solving fundamental internet trust challenges with real ownership and direct founder access.

## Sources
1. [affinidi.com/about](https://www.affinidi.com/about/) – About Us, vision, leadership, board, compliance
2. [affinidi.com](https://www.affinidi.com/) – Product descriptions, trust principles, industries
3. [affinidi.com/careers](https://www.affinidi.com/careers/) – Why join, culture, hiring process, FAQ
4. [boards.greenhouse.io/affinidi](https://boards.greenhouse.io/affinidi) – Open roles, locations, list of 22 jobs
5. [sg.linkedin.com/company/affinidi](https://sg.linkedin.com/company/affinidi) – LinkedIn company page (headcount, industry)

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