Veriff is hiring a

Director of Engineering

Tallinn, Estonia
The Engineering team at Veriff is leading the charge to combat the online identity crisis, employing cutting-edge technologies to ensure our platform remains innovative and secure. As we navigate the fast-paced landscape of online security, we are seeking fresh talent to join our ranks, bringing diverse perspectives and new possibilities to our team.
 
Joining our Engineering division means stepping into a pivotal role within our organization. As the right hand to the CTO in all product platform matters, you'll play a crucial part in driving forward our product enablement initiatives but also in elevating our organizational maturity and our reliability. Collaboration is paramount here; you will work closely with our Director of Product Platform, your counterpart, our Chief of Staff, all the Area Leads in charge of our several product lines, and Staff Engineers. Additionally, you will champion initiatives to keep Veriff ahead of the curve across Product & Engineering is a core aspect of this multifaceted role.
 

You’ll help us protect honest people online by:

  • Collaborating with Product to deliver end-to-end world-class products, and impacting our growth and the digital world.
  • Recruiting, inspiring, and developing top talent, fostering highly engaged teams with a focus on psychological safety, ambition, and accountability.
  • Driving relentlessly for operational excellence, building trust through the availability and quality of our service, managing risks, and addressing tech debt promptly.
  • Building leverage through your thoughtful platform strategy and enablement through continuous feedback loops across Engineering
  • Maintaining productivity and engagement by monitoring roadmaps, metrics, and delivery predictability, while aligning objectives across Product Engineering with the company's mission.
  • Contributing to Product & Engineering strategy, translating it into actionable plans, and collaborating with leadership to communicate and implement it effectively.
  • Driving transparency on engineering investments' returns, operational excellence, product delivery efficiency, and impact on business objectives.
  • Staying updated on technology trends, including AI, and effectively steering technical conversations.
  • Preparing the organization to scale without compromising productivity or engagement.

You are the right future Veriffian for the job if you have:

 

  • A proven track record of building highly engaged teams that drive tangible results.
  • Experience of modern practices in DevXP, SRE, platform-as-a-product, and/or communities of practices.
  • Proficiency in establishing end-to-end product development processes with a special focus on developer (and engineering manager) experience.
  • A proven track record in "adding 9s" to the availability SLOs supporting the business.
  • A demonstrated ability to influence C-level executives.
  • Experience navigating the challenges of a scale-up environment.
  • Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to inspire a wide audience.
  • Comfort with ambiguity and the ability to thrive in uncertain environments.
  • Thought leadership in optimizing technical architecture and org design to maximize efficiency and responsiveness to customer needs.

You’re an especially awesome match if you have: 

  • Background in SRE, cybersecurity, cloud services or digital fraud.
  • Knowledge of GitOps practices.
  • Knowledge of product development methodology.
  • Experience in delivering and maintaining modern-AI based solutions.

 

Why Veriff?
 
We are the preferred identity verification platform partner for the world’s most innovative growth-driven organizations helping conveniently verify and safeguard users anywhere in the world. We support the broadest number of identity documents from nearly every country and territory in the world - and this is continually increasing! With a diverse team and offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Spain, and Estonia, as well as robust backing and funding from investors including Accel, Alkeon, IVP, Tiger Capital, and Y Combinator, we’re dedicated to helping businesses and individuals build a safer and more secure world. We strive to be the benchmark for trust online, and we take pride in being a positive force. 
 
When you join Team Veriff, we offer you the opportunity to have a real impact and advance your career, while looking after you along the way with a range of benefits designed with you in mind. Some of our favorites include...

  • Flexibility to work from home
  • Stock options that ensure your share in our success
  • Flexible vacation policy and work hours
  • Extra recharge days on top of your annual vacation
  • Comprehensive relocation support to Estonia or Spain
  • Extensive medical, dental, and vision insurance to ensure you’re feeling great physically and mentally
  • Learning and Development & Health and Sports budget that you are free to tailor to your own needs

We are an Equal Opportunities employer committed to a diverse and representative team. Different opinions, perspectives and personalities push us forward. We want to hear from people who are passionate about their work and align with our values. Regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability. We also know the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates - so rest assured, whoever you are, we want to hear from you! 
 
Please be informed that in the final stage of the recruitment process we may request you to go through identity verification. For more information, please see Recruitment Privacy Policy.
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