The Engineering team builds the software powering Veriff. We're cracking the online identity crisis in a scalable way, deploying excellence to keep Veriff on the cusp of innovation. It's a fast-paced market with many challenges. We need new talent on board to help us fill the gaps - bringing new ways of thinking into the team and, therefore, new possibilities. We're seeking an experienced team member to join our Trust Documents team as a Senior Backend Engineer.
In this role, you'll be a vital contributor to shaping Veriff's innovation around extending use cases through the parsing and validation of unstructured documents, focusing exclusively on backend technologies. You will dive into a big variety of technologies to make the internet safer. In this role, we're not just looking for an engineer; we're seeking a product minded individual with exceptional vision ready to lead the team to new levels and tackle challenges head-on. Join us on this exciting adventure!
You’ll help us protect honest people online by:
- Designing, developing, and testing software applications or systems using Python and TypeScript
- Producing high-quality, well-tested code with modern abstractions and frameworks
- Deepening your understanding of relevant product areas, codebase, and systems
- Demonstrating proficiency in data analysis, programming, and software engineering
- Tackling problems of moderate scope, crafting core backend software components
- Collaborating with other teams, incorporating and sharing innovations
- Conducting design and code reviews
- Identifying and driving changes as needed for codebases, product areas, and/or systems
- Independently completing medium to large features, each with many tasks and milestones
- Design and build our product platform that enables the classification, extraction and validation of hundreds of different document types and use cases.
- Focus on building a platform that enables flexibility and scale at a global level
You are the right future Veriffian for the job if you have:
- Designed and built systems handling real time data at a global scale
- Long-term experience in Python and/or NodeJS using TypeScript, readiness to learn about each
- Ownership experience of a specific component, feature, or system
- A proven track record in developing, debugging, and shipping software products on large code bases
- A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a relevant technical field
- The ability to inspire growth within teams by setting new standards
You can also check our tech stack on Stackshare
- Flexibility to work from home
- Stock options that ensure your share in our success
- Extra recharge days on top of your annual vacation
- Comprehensive relocation support to Estonia or Spain
- Extensive medical, dental, and vision insurance to ensure you’re feeling great physically and mentally
- Learning and Development & Health and Sports budget that you are free to tailor to your own needs
- Four weeks of fully paid sabbatical leave after reaching your 5th work anniversary
Top Skills
What We Do
Veriff is the preferred identity verification partner for the world’s biggest and best digital companies, including pioneers in fintech, crypto, gaming and the mobility sectors. We provide advanced technology, deep insights and expertise from our foundation in digital-first Estonia and honed over decades in leading the digital identity revolution.The partner of choice for businesses who need to rapidly and effortlessly verify online users from anywhere in the world, Veriff delivers the widest possible identity document coverage. By supporting government issued IDs from more than 230 countries and territories and with our intelligent decision engine which analyzes thousands of technological and behavioral variables Veriff enables trust from the first hello.
With offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Spain, and Estonia, and robust backing and funding from investors including Accel, Alkeon, IVP, Tiger Capital and Y Combinator, we’re dedicated to helping businesses and individuals build a safer and more secure world. To learn more, visit veriff.com.






