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HID Tech Stack

Physical and digital identity platform for governments, enterprises, and critical infrastructure

Security and Investigations Austin, TX 1,001–5,000 employees Privately Held

HID operates a global identity and access control business serving governments, enterprises, and critical infrastructure across 100+ countries. The stack spans embedded systems (C, C++, Linux, RFID, NFC, Bluetooth), cloud infrastructure (AWS, Kubernetes, Docker), and enterprise tools (Salesforce, SAFe). Active hiring across engineering, sales, and operations—with senior and mid-level roles dominant—signals scaling both product lines (biometrics, new RFID products) and go-to-market. Near-term friction points center on performance optimization, digital certificate scale, and new product velocity.

Tech Stack 188 technologies

Core StackJenkins Bitbucket Docker C# Salesforce Linux GitLab Pulumi AWS Kubernetes Sentry C++ Jira Confluence Miro Wireshark C RFID PACS NFC Bluetooth Low Energy Embedded Linux REST Microsoft Office Word Excel PowerPoint Windows macOS Android+158 more
AdoptingSAFe

What HID Is Building

Challenges

  • Performance bottlenecks
  • Expanding digital certificate implementations at scale
  • Minimizing operational risk and downtime
  • New product introduction
  • Accelerating ai adoption
  • Expanding sales opportunities utilities
  • Production efficiencies
  • Vulnerability management
  • Automating deployment and operations
  • Ensuring on-time delivery

Active Projects

  • 6s implementation
  • Create a partner community
  • Key end-user program deployment
  • Biometrics product line development
  • Industrialization of new rfid products
  • Software porting to new embedded hardware
  • End-user seminars and training
  • Communications protocol drivers
  • Real-time embedded system
  • Performance test scenario development

Hiring Activity

Accelerating300 roles · 130 in 30d

Department

Engineering
117
Sales
54
Ops
21
Support
20
Product
17
Manufacturing
12
Finance
10
Security
9

Seniority

Senior
107
Mid
86
Manager
33
Junior
20
Intern
13
Director
10
Staff
10
Lead
7

Notable leadership hires: OEM Account Director, VP Mature Markets, Head of Ecosystems, Sales Director

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About HID

HID manufactures and operates identity verification, access control, and credentialing systems used by over 2 billion connected devices globally. The business spans physical access (RFID readers, card printers like FARGO, PACS controllers), logical access (ActivIdentity products), and government/eGOV credentials. Customers include government agencies, universities, hospitals, financial institutions, and enterprise corporations. The company operates as part of ASSA ABLOY Group with 4,000+ employees across international offices and manufacturing footprints. Current strategic focus includes biometrics product expansion, RFID industrialization, real-time embedded systems, and scaling digital certificate deployment.

HeadquartersAustin, TX
Company Size1,001–5,000 employees
Hiring MarketsUnited States, Poland, United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark, France, South Africa, Austria

Frequently Asked Questions

What tech stack does HID use?

HID uses C, C++, Linux, and embedded systems for product firmware; AWS, Kubernetes, and Docker for cloud infrastructure; Salesforce for CRM; Jenkins, Bitbucket, and GitLab for CI/CD; RFID, NFC, and Bluetooth Low Energy for wireless protocols; and PACS controllers for physical access management.

What is HID working on?

Active projects include biometrics product line development, RFID product industrialization, SAFe implementation, software porting to new embedded hardware, real-time embedded systems, communications protocol drivers, and end-user training programs.

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