Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Identity)

About the Role

Join our dynamic team as a Senior Backend Software Engineer specializing in Identity, where you'll design and build critical systems that secure user access and manage identity across our platform. This remote role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on our core infrastructure and user experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain highly scalable and secure backend services for identity management (authentication, authorization, user provisioning).
• Lead technical discussions and contribute to architectural decisions for identity solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (frontend, security, product) to integrate identity services.
• Ensure the reliability, performance, and security of identity systems.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote best practices in software development.
• Participate in on-call rotations for critical system support.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in backend software development, with a focus on distributed systems.
• Proven experience designing and implementing identity and access management (IAM) solutions (e.g., OAuth2, OpenID Connect, SAML).
• Strong proficiency in a backend language (e.g., Java, Go, Python, Node.js).
• Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases.
• Understanding of security best practices and common vulnerabilities.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a remote-first environment.

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience with microservices architecture.
• Familiarity with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Knowledge of cryptography and secure coding principles.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines.