SpruceID lets users control their data across the web. Instead of people signing into platforms, we imagine platforms should sign into people’s data vaults. We implement this pattern into digital wallet ecosystems for governments, enterprises, and blockchains. We believe that architectures that enable individual autonomy in the digital world are necessary for free societies and dynamic economies to thrive.

At Spruce, we are reimagining trusted interactions by creating the world’s best software for packaging assertions digitally. We are a team of programmers developing world-class open source software implementing open standards for identity.

There are no well-worn paths or theoreticals here. Every Spruce technical staffer gets their hands dirty writing code, learning new technologies, and solving problems at the bleeding edge of our space. We hire results-oriented developers who love technology and are committed to intellectual honesty, user privacy, and innovation.

The ideal candidate for this test engineering role will have experience working on mobile applications through their full lifecycle, from concept through shipping to maintenance. You will work on a privacy-first digital identity wallet, controlled by the end user. We use a combination of core identity libraries, cutting-edge cryptography, and new interoperable identity standards.

Responsibilities

• Implement automated testing infrastructure in Rust and relevant cloud automation technologies such as Terraform, including test harnesses, mock APIs, and environments.
• Write end-to-end tests that cover testing of libraries, applications and communications between devices and servers.
• Work closely with the development team to help with good practices, and with the product team to assess the quality of critical components.
• Help with debugging production issues.

Qualifications

• Experience with automated testing in two or more of the following: backend systems, web applications, and mobile applications.
• Proficiency with CI/CD platforms (e.g. GitHub Actions).
• 4+ years of experience with automated testing.
• Experience collaborating with geographically and culturally diverse engineering scrum teams.

Bonus

• Professional software development experience in a modern backend programming language.
• Experience with Rust.
• Experience with digital identity standards (e.g. OAuth2.0, JOSE, X.509)
• Experience with cryptographic primitives (e.g. secure enclaves, hardware-based cryptography).
• Experience with cloud environments and technologies (e.g. AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes).Bachelor's Degree in computer science, IT, engineering, or related field.

We are passionate about cultivating a thriving culture of diverse individuals who bring unique perspectives to our mission. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.

Our product is called Credible, and it allows organizations to manage the complete lifecycle of digital credentials, across issuance, custody, and verification. We support a variety of use cases including high assurance state identity with the mobile driver’s license, professional licensing, and even identities for non-person entities such as machines on a network.

We release our open-source libraries under the brand SpruceKit, which span foundational building blocks for digital wallets, verifiers, and issuers of digital credentials. Most of our core software is written in Rust, and cross-compiled to different environments as necessary. This ensures we have reduced overhead for common functionality, while taking full advantage of Rust’s efficiency and memory safety on specific platforms.