About the role

Role overview

Join Spruce’s forward-deployed engineering team as a Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer. In this fully remote position, you will partner with state governments and public-sector partners to design, build, and deploy impactful identity solutions.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and deploy full-stack solutions for state and public-sector customers.
Translate customer requirements into technical architectures and production-ready systems.
Lead cross-functional engineering efforts and act as a trusted technical advisor.
Manage customer deployments and provide post-launch technical support.
Work closely with customer delivery leads, engineers, and UX designers to ensure successful releases.

Requirements

2+ years building backend systems in statically typed languages (Rust, Go, C#, or Java).
Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure and DevOps practices.
Strong background in modern web frontends, specifically React and TypeScript (or similar), with attention to accessibility and security.
Based in the U.S. and comfortable collaborating with public-sector stakeholders.
Familiarity with at least some of the following:
- Clouds: AWS, GCP, or Azure
- APIs: PostgreSQL, GraphQL, and/or REST API design
- DevOps/Infra: CI/CD, automation, Terraform (or similar infrastructure-as-code)

Nice-to-haves

Experience with digital identity and related technologies (cryptography, data privacy, blockchain; e.g., Verifiable Credentials, Decentralized Identifiers, OAuth, OpenID Connect).
Security engineering experience in access control, federated identity, or PKI.
Prior work in public sector / high-compliance environments.
Mobile development exposure (React Native, Flutter, etc.).
Open-source contributions or participation in identity standards bodies (e.g., W3C, DIF, IETF).
Interest in usability, accessibility (WCAG, Section 508), and inclusive design.

About Spruce

Spruce is a technology company focused on building digital identity solutions for public-sector organizations and state governments. The role sits within a forward-deployed engineering team that designs, builds, and deploys identity products in partnership with government stakeholders and delivery teams.