Staff Engineer

Incode is a Series B unicorn ($1.25 B valuation) rewriting how the world proves identity. Our AI-powered platform lets leading banks, fintechs, marketplaces, and governments deliver friction-free experiences while defeating fraud and safeguarding privacy. Customers such as Citi, AirBnB, Block, Chime, Sixt, and TikTok rely on Incode to power their identity verification and security. Recently named a leader in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Identity Verification, we’re scaling fast—and we need a product-marketing leader who can turn breakthrough technology into a category-defining narrative.

As a Staff Engineer, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the technical foundation behind mission-critical systems that power secure, seamless identity experiences for enterprises worldwide.

Embedded within a high-impact, high-ownership engineering team, you’ll drive end-to-end technical direction — from architecture and system design to hands-on implementation in production. You’ll partner closely with Engineering, Product, and cross-functional leaders across Tel Aviv, the US, and Serbia to solve some of the most complex challenges in fraud detection, real-time data processing, and AI-driven automation.

This is a deeply technical leadership role for someone who thrives at the intersection of distributed systems, large-scale infrastructure, and emerging AI technologies — and who leads through both vision and execution.

• 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.

• 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.

• 15+ years of software engineering experience, including demonstrated success operating at Staff or Principal Engineer level
• Deep backend engineering expertise with JVM technologies (Java, Kotlin, Scala) and/or Go
• Strong distributed systems and system design fundamentals, including microservices, scalability, resilience, and fault tolerance patterns
• Hands-on experience building and operating large-scale streaming architectures using Kafka and technologies such as Flink or Spark
• Proven track record leading complex cross-team technical initiatives from architecture through execution
• Experience integrating or operating AI agentic workflows and LLM-powered systems within engineering or production environments
• Strong communication and collaboration skills across distributed, cross-functional, and international teams

Nice to have:

• Experience building systems within fraud detection, identity verification, fintech, or risk platforms
• Full-stack exposure, including frontend technologies such as Node.js and modern JavaScript frameworks
• Background in security engineering, applied cryptography, privacy-preserving systems, or secure computation

• 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.

Lead the narrative. Empower the field. Join Incode and turn innovation into unstoppable market momentum.