Staff Engineer

Incode is the leading provider of world-class identity solutions that is reinventing the way humans authenticate and verify their identities online to power a world of digital trust. Through our revolutionary identity solutions, we are unleashing the business potential of universal industries including finance, government, retail, hospitality, gaming, and more, by reducing fraud and transforming human interactions with data, products, and services.

### What You’ll Own & Drive - **Core Platform Architecture & Technical Strategy** Define and own the technical roadmap for foundational platform components powering fraud detection and identity verification at scale. Shape long-term architecture decisions that ensure reliability, scalability, and performance across mission-critical systems. - **Cross-Team Technical Leadership** Lead complex architectural initiatives spanning multiple engineering teams and geographies. Drive technical alignment, author design documents, facilitate decision-making, and build consensus across Engineering and Product stakeholders. - **Hands-On Engineering Excellence** Stay deeply involved in implementation — contributing production-grade code, raising engineering standards through example, and mentoring teams through technical leadership and execution excellence. - **Large-Scale Data & Streaming Systems** Design and evolve high-throughput distributed systems, including real-time, streaming, and batch data processing pipelines leveraging technologies such as Kafka, Flink, and Spark. - **AI-Driven Engineering Innovation** Drive adoption of AI agentic workflows throughout the engineering lifecycle — integrating LLM-powered automation into production systems, developer tooling, and operational practices to accelerate innovation and efficiency. - **Global Collaboration & Execution** Partner effectively across distributed teams in Tel Aviv, the US, and Serbia, acting as a technical bridge between engineering, product, and business stakeholders to deliver impactful outcomes at scale. - **Product & Business Partnership** Collaborate closely with Product Managers and cross-functional leaders to shape solutions from concept to delivery — balancing technical excellence with customer needs, business priorities, and operational realities.

### The Qualities That Set You Apart - **Technical Systems Thinker** You combine deep expertise in distributed systems and backend engineering with the ability to architect resilient, scalable platforms that operate reliably under real-world production demands. - **Hands-On Technical Leader** You lead by doing — comfortable moving from high-level architecture discussions into implementation details, debugging production systems, and contributing meaningful code across the stack. - **AI & Innovation Mindset** You actively explore and apply emerging AI technologies, particularly agentic and LLM-driven workflows, turning experimentation into practical engineering advantage. - **Cross-Functional Influencer** You communicate complex technical concepts clearly across engineering, product, and leadership audiences, aligning teams around shared goals and technical direction. - **Builder of Scalable Systems** You thrive in environments where scale, reliability, and performance matter — designing systems that process massive streams of data with fault tolerance and operational excellence. - **Collaborative Problem Solver** You work effectively across cultures, time zones, and disciplines, building trust and momentum in distributed, high-growth environments. - **Curious, Pragmatic, and Impact-Driven** You stay ahead of evolving technologies and industry trends while maintaining a pragmatic focus on delivering real-world business and customer impact.

### Why Incode? - **Mission with Meaning** Shape how billions of people prove identity—safely, simply, and ethically. - **Rocket-Ship Growth** Join at an inflection point where your strategies will compound in value for years. - **Elite Team & Backing** Work a truly global with top engineers, designers, and investors who share your ambition to dominate a category. - **Ownership & Autonomy** Operate like a founder with the resources of a unicorn. - **Global Impact** Every program you launch will reverberate across industries and continents. ### Benefits & Perks: - Flexible Working Hours & Workplace - Open Vacation Policy - Equal Opportunities: Incode is an equal opportunity employer, committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment. We take great pride in having an inclusive, diverse, and global team, and we are always looking for talented and passionate individuals from all backgrounds and walks of life. As part of our commitment to inclusion, we ensure that reasonable accommodations are available throughout the hiring process. If you require any accommodation due to a disability or specific need, please let our Talent Acquisition team know—we’ll do our best to support you.

Incode is an AI-powered identity verification company that provides frictionless biometric authentication, KYC/AML compliance, and fraud prevention solutions. Their Incode Omni platform serves enterprises including banks, fintechs, governments, and resorts for onboarding, authentication, and payment verification. Founded in 2015, they achieved unicorn status in 2021 and are recognized for enterprise-grade facial recognition by NIST.