--- title: 'Senior Software Engineer, Identity Platform at Prove' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/senior-software-engineer-identity-platform-prove-united-states-mq0kkxy0rche' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-06' --- # Senior Software Engineer, Identity Platform at Prove - **Company:** Prove - **Location:** United States - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2026-07-17 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-06 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/prove/jobs/6118819004 ## Job description ## About Prove As the world moves to a mobile-first economy, businesses need to modernize how they acquire, engage with and enable consumers. Prove’s phone-centric identity tokenization and passive cryptographic authentication solutions reduce friction, enhance security and privacy across all digital channels, and accelerate revenues while reducing operating expenses and fraud losses. Over 1,000 enterprise customers use Prove’s platform to process 20 billion customer requests annually across industries, including banking, lending, healthcare, gaming, crypto, e-commerce, marketplaces, and payments. For the latest updates from Prove, [follow us on LinkedIn.](https://www.linkedin.com/company/proveidentity/) Prove is driving the future of digital identity. We are looking for Provers who know how to make an impact. We’re talking self-starting professionals who thrive in a fast-paced environment, process information quickly, and make intelligent decisions. The work is challenging and requires not only smart but natural curiosity and tenacity. Teamwork is also important to us – we work together and play together. Prove has big plans, and we’re excited about the future. If this sounds like the place for you – come join our team! Title: Senior Software Engineer Department: Engineering Reports To: Manager, Engineering FLSA Status: Exempt Location: US Remote Job Summary As a Senior Software Engineer at Prove, you will play a critical role in building, maintaining, and scaling the technology that powers the next generation of identity verification. Whether working on consumer and business identity services or developing low-level phone intelligence data signals, you will design and implement robust, high-performance solutions. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve complex technical challenges, improve system architecture, and contribute to the mission-critical infrastructure that helps institutions solve fraud and verify digital identity worldwide. ## Team Focus Areas We are currently hiring for two engineering teams, each solving unique challenges in the identity space: - Data Engineering Team: Join our team to design and build the fault-tolerant, scalable platforms powering our core identity services (Verified Users, Prefill, and KYB/KYC). You’ll work hands-on with senior engineers and product leaders to tackle complex, high-scale architectural challenges and directly influence our identity verification roadmap. - Phone Number Intelligence: Our team focuses on phone intelligence and generating low-level data signals used by various internal services. This work is foundational to our fraud detection capabilities, providing specialized knowledge of mobile carrier data and fraud patterns. We are currently migrating data and migrating to an event-driven architecture, offering an exciting opportunity for someone to shape our infrastructure. ## Responsibilities - Engineering Excellence: Write high-quality, maintainable code, develop detailed technical documentation, and champion strong engineering principles within the team. - System Development: Design and develop microservices within a cloud-native, distributed architecture. - Problem Solving: Analyze, debug, and resolve production issues. Proactively engage in technical design discussions, including writing and reviewing RFCs for new solutions. - Technical Leadership: Mentor team members, participate in code reviews, and drive technical decisions. Own end-to-end features—from initial design and RFC creation to implementation and maintenance. - Collaborative development: Participate in the "Owner/Helper" project model; contribute as a lead owner for major milestones and actively support team members on their own initiatives. ## Your First Three Months 30 Days (Onboarding): Gain a high-level understanding of our architecture, team goals, and existing services. Make your first code contributions by resolving bugs or tackling small tasks within the codebase. 60 Days (Contribution): Integrate into the design process by reviewing RFCs and providing technical feedback. Contribute significantly as an active team member to one of our milestones. 90 Days (Ownership): Develop a deep grasp of our product and migration strategies. Take ownership of a minor or major milestone, or lead the drafting of an RFC for a new initiative. ## Qualifications - Software Development: 6+ years of professional software development experience, with a deep understanding of object-oriented programming (Java highly preferred). - System Design: Experience designing event-driven, robust, and scalable solutions for complex technical problems. - Cloud Proficiency: Hands-on experience with public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure). - Data & Database Expertise: Proficiency in SQL (Oracle) and NoSQL (DynamoDB) with strong knowledge of design principles for both. - Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience. ## Preferred Qualifications - Full-Stack Development: Experience with TypeScript and React. - CI/CD & Testing: Ability to build automated test frameworks and CI/CD pipelines. - Streaming Technologies: Practical experience with Kafka and Flink. - Modern Tech: Familiarity with AI and machine learning integrations. - Technical Leadership: Proven ability to influence team direction and long-term architectural decisions. This position description should not be considered the final description of the position. The position description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the positions. It should be assumed that we would, to some extent, structure responsibilities in accordance with the successful candidate’s capabilities and changing business conditions. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. The anticipated salary range for this role is Metro 2: 190,000 - 210,000 Metro 3: 170,000 - 190,000 Plus variable commission / company bonus. Offered salary will be determined by the applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, geo-location and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. Prove follows a market driven compensation philosophy based on geographic location and respective market rates. Job offers will be aligned to location. Please speak with your recruiter if you have questions. Prove defines: - Metro 2 - NYC metro area, Seattle metro area, Los Angeles metro area, and the Miami metro area. - Metro 3 - all other cities across the domestic United States, with the exception of the San Francisco Bay Area. Benefits & Perks for FTE Provers: - Competitive salaries & Bonus Plan (for eligible roles) and Equity Plan - Modern Health for financial, mental, and physical wellness - 401(k) Retirement Plan & Match (US Offices) and Local Country Pension (International Offices) - Unlimited Vacation and Flexible hours - Comprehensive medical benefits for you and your family ❤️ - Emotional & Physical Wellness – Access to wellness services (EAP & Prove Well-Being Reimbursement) - Bottomless snacks & beverages for certain office locations - Daily GrubHub stipend for lunch if coming into the office (US Offices) - A great place to work and connect with other talented Provers like yourself! Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Prove we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. Equal Opportunity Employment: Prove is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all people regardless of race, color, religion, gender or sexual orientation, age, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, disability, veteran status or other personal characteristics Privacy & Data Protection: When you are applying for a job at Prove, we collect and use your personal information in the job application process. To understand more about how Prove uses your personal information, please see our [Recruitment Privacy Policy](https://www.prove.com/legal/recruitment-privacy-notice) on our website. ## About Prove ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Prove is a digital identity verification and authentication platform that uses phone-centric identity tokenization to reduce fraud and friction for businesses and their consumers. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series unknown; raised $100M investment in 2020) - **Headquarters**: New York, NY, USA - **Founded**: 2008 (originally as Payfone, rebranded to Prove in 2020) - **Founders**: Rodger Desai (CEO) ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Digital Identity Verification & Authentication, Fraud Prevention, Cybersecurity - **Target customers**: B2B – Enterprise (especially financial institutions, but also healthcare, gaming, crypto, e-commerce, marketplaces, payments). Over 1,000 enterprise customers including 9 of the top 10 US financial institutions. - **Mission or purpose**: “Creating an equitable and convenient solution to digital transactions and identity verification processes, designed to open up access to online services around the world and mitigate fraud.” [prove.com](https://www.prove.com/about) ## Products & Services - **Prove Pre-Fill®**: Pre-populates application forms with verified identity data to accelerate customer onboarding (up to 79% faster). Includes optional KYC checks. [prove.com](https://www.prove.com/) - **Prove Auth®**: Passwordless login using phone-based cryptographic authentication, replacing SMS OTPs. [prove.com](https://www.prove.com/about) - **Prove Unified Authentication**: Orchestrated authentication layer that eliminates SMS OTP overhead and maintains trust across digital interactions. [prove.com](https://www.prove.com/) - **ProveX**: Agentic Suite for verifying AI agents and linking them to users, enabling trusted agent-driven interactions. [prove.com](https://www.prove.com/) - **Prove Verified User**: Recognize returning users seamlessly with persistent identity tokens. [prove.com](https://www.prove.com/) - **Prove Account Opening**: Streamlined digital account opening with instant identity verification. [prove.com](https://www.prove.com/) - **Know Your Payee**: Verify payment recipient identity before funds are sent to reduce misdirected payments. [prove.com](https://www.prove.com/) - **Prove Human Assurance**: Verify real human identity at the authenticator level to prevent bots, SMS pumping, and automated abuse. [prove.com](https://www.prove.com/) ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company) - **Key Metric**: Annual revenue of $57.6M (LinkedIn estimate) or “Not publicly available” – LinkedIn reports $57.6M revenue. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/proveidentity) - **Total Funding**: $100M investment in 2020 (rebranding from Payfone). Source not specifying lead investor; earlier funding rounds not detailed in provided data. [prove.com](https://www.prove.com/about) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Early Warning Services (acquisition of mobile authentication lines in 2020), UnifyID (acquired 2020). Customer base includes 9 of the top 10 US financial institutions. [prove.com](https://www.prove.com/about) - **Growth Signals**: - Processes 20+ billion customer requests annually (prove.com says 20B, about page says 30B – conflicting reports; likely 20B as of careers page). [prove.com](https://www.prove.com/careers) - 1,000+ enterprise customers. - 200+ identity authentication, verification, and fraud prevention patents. - Recognized in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 for six consecutive years (as of 2022). - Headcount: LinkedIn reports 311 employees (+14.3% YoY), while company site says 400+ employees worldwide. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/proveidentity) [prove.com](https://www.prove.com/about) - Global coverage: 90% of the world’s digitally active adults reachable; trusted registry of 1 billion+ identity tokens. [prove.com](https://www.prove.com/) ## Competitive Advantages - **Phone-centric identity tokenization**: Uses the mobile phone as a root of trust, enabling passive cryptographic authentication without relying on passwords or SMS OTPs. - **Prove Identity Network (PIN)**: A proprietary network of 1B+ identity tokens that allows instant verification across customers. - **Patents & IP**: Over 200 patents covering authentication, identity verification, and fraud prevention. - **Deep financial sector penetration**: Trusted by 9 of the top 10 US banks, creating a strong moat in regulated industries. - **Developer-first design**: 5-minute implementation time for core APIs, client and server-side SDKs, and a developer portal. [prove.com](https://www.prove.com/) - **Agentic world readiness**: Early mover in verifying AI agents and linking them to human identities (Prove Agentic Suite). ## Strategic Focus - **Current priorities**: Expanding the “Trust Layer for an Agentic World” – verifying not just humans but also AI agents and businesses. Building out the Agentic Suite and Know Your Payee solutions. - **Growth direction**: Deepening global coverage, increasing adoption in healthcare, gaming, crypto, and e-commerce verticals beyond finance. Continued investment in patents and developer experience. ## Why Work Here - **Culture highlights**: Described as a fast-paced, collaborative environment where “everyone gets a seat at the table.” Emphasis on curiosity, tenacity, and making an impact. [prove.com](https://www.prove.com/careers) - **Remote/hybrid/office policy**: Offices in New York, Chicago, Denver, and Dublin. Job listings show locations including these cities; some roles are US-based (remote possible for certain positions like Senior Machine Learning Engineer). Hybrid likely. - **Notable perks & benefits**: - Competitive salaries, bonus plan, and equity for eligible roles. - 401(k) retirement plan with company match. - Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits. - Unlimited PTO, flexible hours, and 12 paid holidays. - Emotional & physical wellness programs (EAP, Gympass, Well-Being Reimbursement). - Professional career development & coaching via Bravely. - Healthy lunches catered, bottomless snacks & beverages in offices. - [prove.com](https://www.prove.com/careers) - **Engineering culture**: Developer-first design philosophy; engineers work on cutting-edge identity and cryptography. Fast implementation cycles (5-minute API setup). ## Sources 1. [prove.com – Careers](https://www.prove.com/careers) 2. [prove.com – About](https://www.prove.com/about) 3. [prove.com – Homepage](https://www.prove.com/?gh_src=23bead214us) 4. [Greenhouse – Jobs at Prove](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/prove) 5. 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