Senior Engineering Manager (Biometric Authentication)

At Veriff, we’re building the trust layer of the internet, and Biometric Authentication is at the core of that mission — powering secure, seamless identity assurance across users and platforms. Our goal is to innovate fast, build reliable systems at scale, and make authentication safe, fast, and frictionless for the world. We're looking for an experienced Senior Engineering Manager to lead our Biometric Authentication team — the cross-functional engineering team building Veriff's BioAuth product from the ground up. This team owns the BioAuth product end to end: mobile SDKs (iOS, Android, Web), high-scale backend infrastructure (face retrieval, matching, storage at large-scale), and the integration layer that brings ML models into production. You'll lead a high-performing team of Software Engineers, Mobile Developers, and ML Engineers building production biometric systems. Working closely with Product, Data Science, ML Platform, Fraud and Legal teams, you'll ensure we deliver secure, performant, privacy-preserving authentication experiences across millions of users worldwide. Join us if you're ready to build scalable product infrastructure, ship mobile SDKs used by top companies, architect high-throughput biometric systems, and help Veriff become the trust authority for the digital age. You’ll help us protect honest people online by: Leading, growing, and developing a high-performing cross-functional engineering team responsible for the end-to-end biometric authentication product — from mobile SDKs to backend infrastructure. Defining the team's structure and evolution as it scales, establishing strong engineering practices, clear ownership, and measurable delivery outcomes. Owning the end-to-end delivery of bioauth product features — including iOS, Android, and Web SDKs, backend services for face retrieval and matching at large-scale, and integration with ML models in production. Building and scaling high-performance infrastructure for biometric operations: face encoding storage, fast retrieval systems, matching pipelines, and real-time liveness verification. Partnering with Product leadership to define authentication strategy, influence technical architecture, and ensure go-to-market readiness. Driving initiatives that bring core biometric capabilities in-house, reducing third-party dependencies and increasing control over performance, cost, and innovation velocity. Collaborating with Data Science teams to productionize ML models — integrating face recognition, liveness detection, and anti-spoofing models into mobile and backend systems. Ensuring operational excellence: building robust monitoring, observability, performance optimization, and incident response practices across all systems. Working with Legal and Compliance to ensure privacy-first architecture, GDPR compliance, and responsible handling of biometric data. Building a team culture centered on technical excellence, collaboration, ownership, and customer impact. You are the right future Veriffian for the job if: You bring strong technical leadership in software engineering, mobile development, or platform engineering — and are passionate about building production systems that solve real-world identity and trust challenges. You've built or led teams responsible for end-to-end product delivery, including mobile SDKs, and backend services You're comfortable in high-growth environments and have experience designing systems that scale with product adoption — both technically and organizationally. You balance technical depth with people leadership, and can guide teams through ambiguity while maintaining velocity and quality. You know how to work with cross-functional teams (Product, Data Science, Platform, Security, Legal) to ship complex products in regulated environments. You're excited about working in a regulated domain, collaborating with legal and compliance partners to build privacy-preserving, secure experiences. You’re an especially awesome match if you have: Hands-on experience with high-scale backend systems such as vector databases, face retrieval systems, or embedding-based matching infrastructure. Experience in regulated industries (identity verification, fintech, security, healthcare) with understanding of data protection, consent flows, and compliance requirements. Proven ability to architect systems for both short-term delivery and long-term scalability — balancing technical debt, performance, and maintainability. Strong systems thinking and experience with distributed systems, real-time processing, and performance optimization. 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 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 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 Four weeks of fully paid sabbatical leave after reaching your 5th work anniversary 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. #LI-LP1 #TBT