Senior Software Engineer, Biometric Authentication

Veriff

Senior Software Engineer involved in building and scaling real-time verification services using ML-powered platforms at Veriff. Owning architecture, leading teams, and partnering across functions for identity solutions.

Posted 7/1/2026full-timeRemote • 🇪🇪 EstoniaSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed SystemsPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Owning the design and evolution of the architecture for a strategically critical product area, making the calls that shape scalability, security, and maintainability for years
Leading transformational architecture work: real-time matching at scale, resilient event-driven services, and the CI/CD and observability foundations that make them dependable
Setting and raising engineering standards, and mentoring and growing the engineers around you
Partnering closely with other engineers, ML data scientists, and specialists to turn complex identity problems into working products, and driving cross-functional alignment with product and dependency teams
Building scalable, maintainable APIs and event-driven services that other teams and external customers depend on

Requirements

What you’ll need

Prior experience building and operating large-scale applications (ideally in Python)
Deep expertise in distributed systems, modular design, and SOLID principles, with a track record of architectural ownership
Experience building scalable, maintainable APIs and working with message-queuing concepts
Fluency with CI/CD, monitoring, and what it takes to run reliable, high-throughput services in production
Comfort with a range of testing strategies for robust, reliable software
A working understanding of relational databases and structured logging systems
Strong communication and influencing skills, able to align engineers and non-engineers around a technical vision
A self-starter mindset that balances both tech and product decisions to come up with a balanced outcome for both customers and engineers.
A history of mentoring engineers and explaining your solutions to non-engineers

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexibility to work from home
Stock options that ensure your share in our success
Extra recharge days on top of your annual vacation
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

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Hard Skills & Tools

PythonScalable ApplicationsModular DesignSOLID PrinciplesEvent-Driven ServicesMessage-Queuing ConceptsRelational DatabasesStructured LoggingTesting StrategiesHigh-Throughput Services

Soft Skills

Strong CommunicationInfluencing SkillsSelf-Starter Mindset