Technical Research Consultant; Identity Verification

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Full time

We expect a new team member to work independently and proactively: discover information on their own when documentation is incomplete, dig into unfamiliar APIs, and turn research into clear, well-argued conclusions. Strong communication skills are essential, since you will present results to the product team and work closely with US-based colleagues.

The ideal candidate must move quickly from an identity-verification concept to evidence. Find the right providers and data sources, test them hands‑on, document market and regulatory constraints, and give Product clear recommendations backed by working prototypes and traceable research.

General project description
The project offers a biometric‑based identity verification and passwordless multi‑factor authentication (MFA) platform with a privacy‑by‑design architecture centered around a private and permissioned distributed ledger. The platform generates a non‑phishable multi‑factor authentication credential for employees while giving customers a convenient passwordless option for strong authentication to prevent fraud. Because all personally identifiable information (PII) is public/private key encrypted and the user maintains sole possession and access to the private key without third‑party intermediaries, PII is always stored and managed in compliance with data privacy mandates and is never exposed in the clear.

The platform’s innovative architecture combines live biometrics, machine verification of government credentials, a portable digital identity wallet, a private, permissioned ledger, and verified reusable digital credentials. Combined, these capabilities eliminate the identity gap in conventional Single Sign‑On (SSO) and MFA. They remove the compromise between security and convenience by reducing transaction friction while verifying identity at every access or service request.

An immutable chain of custody provides tamper‑evident digital identity and verified credentials for unmatched trust.

The size and the structure of the team
You will be a part of the product team, working closely with product managers and engineers on the client side.

Example first tasks
Evaluating Plaid‑like bank verification providers, researching Singpass and other national eIDs, testing document verification vendors for Southeast Asia, and prototyping deepfake detection tools.

• Strong hands‑on experience consuming third‑party APIs and SDKs. You can go from documentation to a working test without needing a full engineering team.
• Excellent technical research skills and the discipline to distinguish primary evidence, independent testing, vendor marketing claims, and your own conclusions.
• Experience translating ambiguous business questions into structured evaluation criteria and defensible recommendations.
• Strong written communication. Your research should be concise enough for an executive while detailed enough for an engineer to reproduce the work.
• Experience presenting technical findings to Product, walking Engineering through API test results, and discussing regulatory constraints with Security or Compliance.
• High agency and comfort working independently in an environment where priorities can change quickly.
• Dependable collaboration overlap with the U.S. Eastern time zone.
• Experience in identity verification, KYC/KYB, fraud prevention, biometrics, digital identity, cybersecurity, fintech, payments, or trust and safety.
• Previous experience preferred:
  Identity verification, authentication, KYC / AML, or fintech solutions.

Skills that will be a plus:

• Familiarity with government eID programs, mobile driver licenses, authoritative identity…