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SpruceID (YC W21) | Full REMOTE | Multiple Roles | Full-Time | spruceid.com

Spruce lets users control their data across the web. We are creating the world’s best open source software for user-centric digital identity. Instead of users logging into platforms, we think platforms should request to access data vaults controlled by users.

We hire programmers who love technology and are committed to intellectual honesty, user privacy, and innovation. Our products are composed from a combination of industry-trusted frameworks, applied cryptography, new interoperable identity standards (W3C, ISO/IEC, IETF, and OpenID), and custom backend libraries.

Select roles:

Senior Technical Product Manager: Help drive the growth of a new product family which empowers government agencies and enterprises to manage the entire lifecycle of digital credentials for a wide range of use cases. This role will be responsible for collaborating on product vision, roadmap, user stories, timelines, and implementation strategy.

Software Engineer, Android: Build software prototypes and product features from start to finish for Android, embedding our Rust core.

See all roles here: https://jobs.lever.co/sprucesystems/


I've applied to Spruce 2 times before and never got any kind of response.

And I am an experienced developer on the tech stack you claim to want.

Are you seriously hiring?


It seems like HN posts that use Lever or Greenhouse have a notably worse response rate - I'm wondering if they let the HR-types filter out and ignore a lot of resumes easily. I've taken to mostly ignoring listings that use these due to the black hole behavior of them.


I noticed many YC companies that ignore applications. Maybe it's some sort of marketing technique.


SpruceID (YC W21) | Full REMOTE | Multiple Roles | Full-Time | spruceid.com

Spruce lets users control their data across the web. We are creating the world’s best open source software for user-centric digital identity. Instead of users logging into platforms, we think platforms should request to access data vaults controlled by users.

We hire programmers who love technology and are committed to intellectual honesty, user privacy, and innovation. Our products are composed from a combination of industry-trusted frameworks, applied cryptography, new interoperable identity standards (W3C, ISO/IEC, IETF, and OpenID), and custom backend libraries.

Select roles:

Senior Product Manager: Help drive the growth of a new product family which empowers government agencies and enterprises to manage the entire lifecycle of digital credentials for a wide range of use cases. This role will be responsible for developing product vision, roadmap, user stories, timelines, and implementation strategy.

Software Engineer, Android: Build software prototypes and product features from start to finish for Android and iOS, embedding our Rust core.

See all roles here: https://jobs.lever.co/sprucesystems/


Care to share the salary range?


I'm excited to watch this work evolve. It aims to create the envelopes necessary to support new trust systems like those based on zero knowledge proofs on the web for more privacy-preserving claims.

What's new about this vs. JWTs? Roughly,

JWTs generally happen in two steps:

  1. Get JWT (private)
  2. Present JWT
JWPs can have three:

  1. Get JWP precursor (private)
  2. Generate JWP from JWP precursor (private)
  3. Present JWP
Between steps 1 and 2, JWPs can support algorithms that create selective disclosure, proof generation, etc. so you can show you're over 21 without revealing your date of birth. This extra steps means you don't necessarily need to share the original payload you got from an issuer. Another nice aspect is that ZKP-based algorithms can improve unlinkability to make surveillance more difficult.


SpruceID (YC W21) | Full REMOTE | Multiple Roles | Full-Time | spruceid.com

Spruce lets users control their data across the web. We are creating the world’s best open source software for user-centric digital identity. Instead of users logging into platforms, we think platforms should ask permission to access data vaults controlled by users.

We hire programmers who love technology and are committed to intellectual honesty, user privacy, and innovation. Our products are composed from a combination of industry-trusted frameworks, applied cryptography, new interoperable identity standards (W3C, ISO/IEC, IETF, and OpenID), and custom backend libraries.

Select roles:

Senior Product Manager: Help drive the growth of a new product family which empowers government agencies and enterprises to manage the entire lifecycle of digital credentials for a wide range of use cases. This role will be responsible for developing product vision, roadmap, user stories, timelines, and implementation strategy.

Software Engineer, Android: Build software prototypes and product features from start to finish for Android and iOS, embedding our Rust core.

See all roles here: https://jobs.lever.co/sprucesystems/


SpruceID (YC W21) | Full REMOTE | Multiple Roles | Full-Time | spruceid.com

Spruce lets users control their data across the web. We are creating the world’s best open source software for user-centric digital identity. Instead of users logging into platforms, we think platforms should ask permission to access data vaults controlled by users.

We hire programmers who love technology and are committed to intellectual honesty, user privacy, and innovation. Our products are composed from a combination of industry-trusted frameworks, applied cryptography, new interoperable identity standards (W3C, ISO/IEC, IETF, and OpenID), and custom backend libraries.

Select roles:

Technical Success Manager: Work with external customers and stakeholders, maintaining implementation roadmaps, collaborating on product roadmaps, and documenting user stories, timelines, and implementation strategy at the customer level.

Software Engineer, Android: Build software prototypes and product features from start to finish for Android and iOS, embedding our Rust core.

See all roles here: https://jobs.lever.co/sprucesystems/


SpruceID (YC W21) | Full REMOTE | Multiple Roles | Full-Time | spruceid.com

Spruce lets users control their data across the web. We are creating the world’s best open source software for user-centric digital identity. Instead of users logging into platforms, we think platforms should ask permission to access data vaults controlled by users.

We hire programmers who love technology and are committed to intellectual honesty, user privacy, and innovation. Our products are composed from a combination of industry-trusted frameworks, applied cryptography, new interoperable identity standards (W3C, ISO/IEC, IETF, and OpenID), and custom backend libraries.

Select roles:

Technical Success Manager: Work with external customers and stakeholders, maintaining implementation roadmaps, collaborating on product roadmaps, and documenting user stories, timelines, and implementation strategy at the customer level.

Software Engineer, SRE: Implement reliable and performant features in Rust that is cross-compiled to servers, mobile devices, and WASM.

Software Engineer, Android: Build software prototypes and product features from start to finish for Android and iOS, embedding our Rust core.

See all roles here: https://jobs.lever.co/sprucesystems/


SpruceID (YC W21) | Full REMOTE | Multiple Roles | Full-Time | spruceid.com

Spruce lets users control their data across the web. We are reimagining trusted interactions by creating the world’s best open source software for packaging beliefs digitally, while innovating on global standards in identity.

We hire programmers who love technology and are committed to intellectual honesty, user privacy, and innovation. Our products are composed from a combination of industry-trusted frameworks, applied cryptography, new interoperable identity standards (W3C, ISO, IETF, and OpenID), and custom backend libraries.

Select roles:

Technical Success Manager: Work with external customers and stakeholders, maintaining implementation roadmaps, collaborating on product roadmaps, and documenting user stories, timelines, and implementation strategy at the customer level.

Software Engineer, SRE: Implement reliable and performant features in Rust that is cross-compiled to servers, mobile devices, and WASM.

Software Engineer, Android: Build software prototypes and product features from start to finish for Android and iOS, embedding our Rust core.

See all roles here: https://jobs.lever.co/sprucesystems/


Would you be open for any internships? Your product sounds quite interesting.


SpruceID (YC W21) | Full REMOTE | Multiple Roles | Full-Time | spruceid.com

Spruce lets users control their data across the web. We are reimagining trusted interactions by creating the world’s best open source software for packaging beliefs digitally, while innovating on global standards in identity.

We hire programmers who love technology and are committed to intellectual honesty, user privacy, and innovation. Our products are composed from a combination of industry-trusted frameworks, applied cryptography, new interoperable identity standards (W3C, ISO, IETF, and OpenID), and custom backend libraries.

Select roles:

Technical Success Manager: Work with external customers and stakeholders, maintaining implementation roadmaps, collaborating on product roadmaps, and documenting user stories, timelines, and implementation strategy at the customer level.

Software Engineer, Android: Build software prototypes and product features from start to finish for Android and iOS, embedding our Rust core.

Software Engineer, SRE: Implement reliable and performant features in Rust that is cross-compiled to servers, mobile devices, and WASM.

See all roles here: https://jobs.lever.co/sprucesystems/


Spruce (YC W21) | Full REMOTE | Multiple Roles | Full-Time | spruceid.com Spruce lets users control their data across the web. We are reimagining trusted interactions by creating the world’s best open source software for packaging beliefs digitally, while innovating on global standards in identity.

We hire programmers who love technology and are committed to intellectual honesty, user privacy, and innovation. Our products are composed from a combination of industry-trusted frameworks, applied cryptography, new interoperable identity standards (W3C, ISO, IETF, and OpenID), and custom backend libraries.

Select roles:

Software Engineer, Mobile: Build software prototypes and product features from start to finish for Android and iOS, embedding our Rust core.

Software Engineer, Backend: Implement reliable and performant features in Rust that is cross-compiled to servers, mobile devices, and WASM.

See all roles here: https://jobs.lever.co/sprucesystems/


Spruce (YC W21) | Full REMOTE | Multiple Roles | Full-Time | spruceid.com

Spruce lets users control their data across the web. We are reimagining trusted interactions by creating the world’s best open source software for packaging beliefs digitally using global standards in identity.

We hire programmers who love technology and are committed to intellectual honesty, user privacy, and innovation. Our products are composed from a combination of industry-trusted frameworks, applied cryptography, new interoperable identity standards (W3C, ISO, IETF, and OpenID), and custom backend libraries.

Select roles:

Software Engineer, Mobile: Build software prototypes and product features from start to finish for Android and iOS, embedding our Rust core.

Software Engineer, Backend: Implement reliable and performant features in Rust that is cross-compiled to servers, mobile devices, and WASM.

See all roles here: https://jobs.lever.co/sprucesystems/


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