--- title: 'Senior Forward Deployed Engineer at Spruce Systems, Inc.' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/senior-forward-deployed-engineer-spruce-systems-inc-united-states-radn5knfnt9r' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-10' --- # Senior Forward Deployed Engineer at Spruce Systems, Inc. - **Company:** Spruce Systems, Inc. - **Location:** United States - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2025-11-18 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-10 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/spruceid/ce6b050f-d846-4694-81c4-203c935c96ad ## Job description SpruceID builds privacy-preserving, standards-based digital identity and credentialing solutions that give individuals control of their information while enabling governments and enterprises to deliver secure, interoperable services. We partner with public-sector organizations to modernize how identity is issued, verified, and used. As a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, you will sit at the intersection of engineering and customer delivery. You will work directly with state governments and other public sector partners to design, build, and deploy solutions that solve real-world identity challenges. This role combines hands-on software development with consulting and customer success. You will represent SpruceID on the ground with our partners, ensuring our technology is deployed effectively and with lasting impact. This job is fully remote within the US. ## What You'll Do - Lead the design and development of products and solutions for state governments and enterprise customers - Work side-by-side with customer delivery leads, engineers, and UX designers to ensure successful projects delivery and deployments - Translate customer requirements into technical architectures and working implementations - Act as a trusted technical advisor to public sector partners, guiding them through standards adoption and best practices - Build backend software and full-stack web and mobile applications that meet public sector security, privacy, and accessibility standards - Contribute to new and existing Rust codebases that run on backend services, mobile devices, and in the browser - Manage customer deployments and support operations ## Qualifications - 5+ years of experience shipping backend software in statically typed languages, such as C#, Rust, Go, or Java. - Experience shipping modern web frontends that meet accessibility and security standards - Proven ability to lead cross-functional engineering efforts and deliver production systems - Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and devops practices - Excellent communication skills and experience working directly with customers, ideally in a consulting or delivery role - Based in the US and excited to engage directly with state government partners Bonus Qualifications - Strong foundation in digital identity, cryptography, data privacy, or blockchain - Prior experience working with public sector software projects At SpruceID, we value diversity of perspectives and backgrounds. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or veteran status. ## About Spruce Systems, Inc. ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: SpruceID builds open-source, standards-based digital identity infrastructure that gives users control over their data and enables governments and enterprises to deliver secure, privacy-preserving digital services. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series A, $34M raised in April 2022) - **Headquarters**: New York, New York, United States - **Founded**: 2020 - **Founders**: Wayne Chang (CEO), Gregory Rocco ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Digital identity, verifiable credentials, digital trust infrastructure - **Target customers**: Government agencies (federal, state, local) and enterprises; B2B and B2G - **Mission/purpose**: Enable a world where users control their own data across all digital interactions, building architecture that respects individual autonomy and supports free societies and dynamic economies. ## Products & Services - **Identity Wallets**: Privacy-preserving digital wallets that let residents store and present verified credentials (e.g., driver’s licenses, benefits cards) without oversharing data. - **Credential Platforms**: Standards-based issuing and verification solutions that enable agencies to digitize forms, automate workflows, and connect legacy systems. - **SSO & Trust & Risk Solutions**: Single sign-on and fraud prevention tools that reduce duplicative identity verification costs and increase trust in government services. ## Market Standing - **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed - **Key Metric**: Total funding of **$41.6M** across 3 rounds (Series A: $34M in April 2022 with 30 investors; Seed: $7.5M in Nov 2021; Pre-seed: $125K in Mar 2021 and $20K in Jun 2016 via Techstars) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Y Combinator (W2021 batch), Techstars, and other institutional investors. Partners include AAMVA (American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators) for mobile driver’s license interoperability. - **Growth Signals**: 25 employees (+28% YoY), trusted by millions of users in U.S. government programs, active job postings for engineers, expanding into 6 countries (Brazil, India, Portugal, UK, Germany). ## Competitive Advantages - **Open standards & vendor lock-in avoidance**: All infrastructure is standards-compliant (e.g., W3C Verifiable Credentials, OpenID Connect) and designed to integrate with existing government IT without proprietary dependencies. - **Privacy-by-default architecture**: Gives users control over their data, eliminating centralized data silos and reducing fraud risk. - **Deep domain expertise**: Team brings deep experience in identity, security, cryptography, and large-scale infrastructure, with alumni from Consensys, Microsoft, and ISO. ## Strategic Focus - **Government digital transformation**: Prioritizing modernization of resident identity, benefit delivery, licensing, and fraud prevention for U.S. and international government clients. - **Interoperability**: Leading industry efforts for mDL (mobile driver’s license) interoperability and cross-agency data sharing. - **Scalable secure infrastructure**: Building systems that work online, offline, and across agencies, adapting to evolving policies and threats. ## Why Work Here - **Culture & impact**: Engineers work on essential public services; the company values “exceptional builders” with a user-first mindset and ownership of outcomes. - **Remote/hybrid**: Fully remote positions available within the U.S. (some roles specify “Remote (US)”). Headquarters in New York but distributed team. - **Notable perks**: YC-backed with strong funding; opportunity to work on open-source, standards-shaping projects; direct impact on government service delivery and digital trust. - **Engineering excellence**: Tech stack includes Kotlin, Dart, TypeScript, React, Flutter, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, and more. Emphasis on cryptography and identity protocols. ## Sources 1. [spruceid.com](https://spruceid.com/) – Company homepage 2. [spruceid.com/company/about-us](https://spruceid.com/company/about-us) – About page 3. [linkedin.com/company/sprucesystemsinc](https://www.linkedin.com/company/sprucesystemsinc) – LinkedIn company page 4. [ycombinator.com/companies/spruceid](https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/spruceid) – Y Combinator profile 5. 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