Senior Forward Deployed Engineer — Rust Infrastructure

SpruceID develops privacy-preserving digital identity and credentialing infrastructure designed for governments and enterprises. The company focuses on standards-based identity systems that allow individuals to control personal information while enabling secure and interoperable public-sector services. This remote role in the United States combines backend engineering, customer deployment, cloud infrastructure, and technical consulting responsibilities.

The position involves working directly with state governments and enterprise partners to deploy production-grade identity systems using Rust, cloud infrastructure, and modern web technologies. Engineers in this role contribute across backend services, mobile applications, browser-based systems, and deployment operations while helping public-sector organizations adopt secure identity standards. The role is aligned with blockchain infrastructure roles and scaling production systems that require strong engineering ownership and customer-facing execution.

Building a web3 engineering team for public-sector identity systems requires engineers who can bridge delivery, infrastructure, and secure software deployment.

🔹 Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of products and technical solutions for state governments and enterprise customers

• Collaborate closely with customer delivery leads, engineers, and UX designers to support successful project delivery and deployments

• Translate customer requirements into technical architectures and working implementations

• Serve as a trusted technical advisor for public-sector partners on standards adoption and implementation practices

• Build backend software and full-stack web and mobile applications that meet security, privacy, and accessibility requirements

• Contribute to Rust codebases operating across backend systems, browsers, and mobile environments

• Manage customer deployments and support operational workflows

Remote web3 jobs focused on identity infrastructure often require strong collaboration across engineering, deployment, and customer success functions.

🔹 Requirements

• 5+ years of experience shipping backend software using statically typed languages such as C#, Rust, Go, or Java

• Experience building and shipping modern web frontends that meet accessibility and security standards

• Proven experience leading cross-functional engineering projects and delivering production systems

• Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure platforms including AWS, GCP, or Azure

• Experience with DevOps practices and deployment workflows

• Strong communication skills and customer-facing engineering experience, ideally within consulting or delivery environments

• Based in the United States and comfortable engaging directly with state government partners

• Strong foundation in digital identity, cryptography, data privacy, or blockchain is a plus

• Prior experience working on public-sector software projects is preferred

🔹 Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary: $150,000 – $175,000 USD

• Equity included

• Compensation may include performance-based bonuses

• Benefits package included

• Full-time employment structure preserved

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