Full-Time
Senior Software Engineer
Full Stack
Posted on 2/10/2025
Worldcoin
201-500 employees
Provides digital identity for global economy
Compensation Overview
$216k - $240kAnnually
Senior
San Francisco, CA, USA
In-office 5 days a week with circumstantial flexibility; relocation assistance offered.
- You are a full stack engineer with 5+ years of experience building secure and scalable code for products with meaningful usage.
- Experience voicing customer feedback into product solutions (engineering makes substantive contributions to product definition)
- Passion about practical usage of blockchain technologies. We expect everyone on our team to be familiar and use blockchain products (you can learn on the job!).
- You have very strong written communication skills and can clearly express and defend your opinions.
- Prior experience building tools & products for developers.
- Build scalable and secure developer products for both World ID and World App
- Take the lead on designing, prioritizing and building new products to further empower existing devs and continue our top-tier developer experience
- You will work very closely with Design, Product & Ecosystem teams to understand user and technical constraints and requirements.
- You will continuously talk to users of your products, such as at conferences and hackathons around the World.
- You will work on production-grade developer tools, aimed at scalability.
- You are very energetic, independent and willing to roll up your sleeves.
- You are successful in ambiguous environments, are comfortable continuously reprioritizing, and have an MVP-mindset.
- Excited about World ID and World App.
Worldcoin provides a digital identity and financial network aimed at giving everyone access to the global economy, regardless of their location or economic status. Its main product is the Worldcoin wallet, which works with the World ID to enable users to make transactions on the Worldcoin network. The technology is based on an open-source protocol, allowing the community of developers and technologists to modify and improve it. This community is supported by the Worldcoin Foundation, which helps it grow until it can sustain itself. Unlike many competitors, Worldcoin focuses on universal access and operates globally, targeting individuals who want to engage in the economy through a digital identity. The company's goal is to democratize economic participation in an increasingly digital world.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
Seed
Total Funding
$145.9M
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Founded
2019
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- AI-driven identity verification enhances security and user trust in Worldcoin's platform.
- Worldcoin's World Chat aligns with growing demand for privacy-focused communication tools.
- Expansion into emerging markets presents growth opportunities for Worldcoin.
What critics are saying
- German regulators ordered Worldcoin to delete user iris scans due to GDPR non-compliance.
- WLD token value has dropped over 90% from its peak, raising financial stability concerns.
- Privacy debates in new markets like the Philippines could hinder Worldcoin's expansion.
What makes Worldcoin unique
- Worldcoin offers a privacy-focused network with secure digital asset management.
- The World App integrates Mini Apps, enhancing user engagement and functionality.
- Worldcoin's open-source protocol allows global community-driven technology development.
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Benefits
Health, dental, & vision insurance for you & dependents
401(k) plan
Flexible work hours
Unlimited time off
Parental leave
Daily catered lunch and dinner upon return to office
Home office set up stipend
Growth & Insights and Company News
6 month growth
↓ -3%1 year growth
↓ -1%2 year growth
↓ -4%World (formerly known as Worldcoin) has unveiled World Chat, a new messaging tool integrated into the World App.According to a March 6 announcement, this “Mini App” allows users to send messages and transact crypto within the World Network, enhancing communication and digital transactions.Mini Apps are lightweight web-based applications integrated within the World App. These applications give developers access to a global user base of over 24 million, including 11.3 million verified users.World ChatThe chat function is linked to World ID and the World App wallet, allowing users to verify whether they are engaging with real people.The system helps reduce bot-driven spam and fraudulent interactions, making online conversations more trustworthy. Meanwhile, users who haven’t undergone World’s verification processes can still use World Chat.However, verified users enjoy an added layer of trust—conversations with them display blue chat bubbles and a World ID gem in the upper right corner. In contrast, chats with non-verified accounts appear in grey bubbles without the gem.World Chat is currently in beta mode and provides users with end-to-end encryption that ensures secure conversations across the network.World stated that developers can incorporate World Chat into their Mini Apps to enable seamless messaging and friend invitations directly through the World App. This integration encourages interaction and enhances user engagement.WLD’s value sinksThe launch of World Chat comes at a particularly challenging time for World’s native token, WLD, which recently fell below the $1 mark.Data from CryptoSlate shows that WLD dropped over 26% in the past month, hitting $0.8813 on March 4. While it has since rebounded slightly to $0.95766, the token remains down more than 90% from its peak of $11 in March 2024.WLD’s price struggle is surprising considering the continued expansion and growth of World to new countries
To assist Mini App growth, Worldcoin has launched World Construct, an incubator program backed by a number of enterprise corporations.
Moreover, Worldcoin has launched Deep Face know-how, using Face Auth to detect and fight deepfakes.
Durante as últimas semanas, você deve ter visto algum vídeo no TikTok ou no Instagram no qual pessoas afirmam estar vendendo um scan de suas íris em troca de até R$ 700. Esse dinheiro fácil vem da World, empresa de Sam Altman, o CEO da OpenAI, e faz parte do propósito da empresa de diferenciar humanos de Inteligências Artificiais, a fim de prevenir fraudes e garantir interações digitais mais seguras. No entanto, é preciso refletir se compartilhar um dado tão único vale a pena.O projeto da World chegou ao Brasil em novembro de 2024, mas tem usuários verificados no mundo todo. Basicamente, a pessoa interessada em registrar sua íris vai até um dos 38 pontos de verificação, escaneia seu olho em uma Orb – um dispositivo desenvolvido pela startup Tools For Humanity, do tamanho de uma bola de futebol cuja única função é fazer o escaneamento, e recebe uma quantidade de criptomoedas chamadas Worldcoin tokens (WLD), em parcelas de até 12 meses.Um mês após sua chegada no Brasil, o projeto já havia registrado 115 mil pessoas, e nesta semana, anunciou que atingiu 10 milhões de humanos verificados na World Network. A empresa tinha declarado, em um evento em outubro de 2024, uma parceria com a Rappi para que os consumidores na América Latina pudessem agendar escaneamentos a domicílio.Apesar da alta adesão, a World já enfrentou diversos percalços em outros países, incluindo uma multa de R$ 4 milhões na Coreia do Sul por violação de leis de privacidade. Em terras brasileiras, a Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados (ANPD) afirma ter iniciado um processo de verificação contra a empresa em 11 de novembro de 2024, para “investigar o tratamento de dados biométricos de usuários no contexto do projeto World ID”.Venda da íris está de acordo com a LGPD?Segundo Arthur Bernardo Corrêa, advogado especialista em Direito Digital do Grupo Nimbus, “A imagem digital da íris humana é um dado biométrico, ou seja, é considerada como um dado pessoal sensível
World (antes Worldcoin) continúa su agresiva expansion en Latinoamérica, pese a la reticencia, a través de sus registros World ID, los cuales se han incrementado en Colombia, Brasil, República Dominicana, Argentina, entre otros. La empresa de Sam Altman reportó su expansión a México.World anunció que ya tiene 20 millones de usuarios a nivel mundial, quienes han descargado su app World App. La empresa reveló una nueva estrategia meses atrás, y considera reconquistar países donde operaba, como España, donde planea volver a España en 2025, ofreciendo garantías reforzadas sobre la protección de los datos personales.World mantiene su expansión en LatinoaméricaAdemás, World reveló que ya cuenta con más de 10 millones de usuarios verificados a través de su plataforma World ID, y que 450 mil usuarios se encuentran en México “este año”. La empresa lo calificó como un éxito, gracias al lanzamiento de su verificación de prueba de humanidad lanzada en México, Brasil, Colombia, Malasia y Polonia. “Además de esto, el proyecto piloto de la credencial de pasaporte World ID, con acceso a tokens WLD adicionales*, hizo que la red fuera aún más accesible para cientos de millones de personas adicionales. A mediados de diciembre, había casi 5 millones de aperturas diarias de Mini Apps con más de 8 millones de impresiones diarias