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Software Engineer, Identity

216k – 270kSan Francisco, CANew York, NYSecurity EngineeringOnsite4+ YOE
Summary

Build and maintain identity infrastructure supporting authentication and authorization for enterprise AI systems. Requires 4+ years experience with IAM, ReBAC/ABAC/RBAC, and cloud platforms.

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Drive the design and implementation of identity infrastructure to ensure secure authentication and authorization across enterprise systems.
  • Manage authentication mechanisms such as Single Sign-On (SSO), Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), and federated identity solutions (SAML, OAuth, OpenID Connect).
  • Manage authorization mechanisms such as Relation-based access control (ReBAC), Attribute-based access control (ABAC), Role-based access control (RBAC).
  • Work with auditors and security teams to enforce identity governance policies to ensure compliance with security policies, industry regulations (e.g., NIST, SOC2, ISO 27001), and organizational standards.
  • Present technical information to teams and stakeholders, providing guidance and insight on identity management and best practices.

Requirements

  • 4+ years of full-time engineering experience, post-graduation with specialties in infrastructure and identity systems.
  • Infrastructure expertise – IAM controls, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Pulumi), microservice deployment best practices.
  • Hands-on experience working with OpenFGA, Authzed, Cedar, Topaz, or similar authorization frameworks at scale.
  • Strong understanding of Zanzibar-based ReBAC models, relationship tuples, and access control evaluation.
  • Strong knowledge of authentication standards such as OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML, and JWT.
  • Extensive experience in software development and a deep understanding of distributed systems and public cloud platforms (AWS preferred).
  • Track record of independent ownership of successful engineering projects.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills, and the ability to translate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Nice to Haves

  • Experience securing API access and implementing access control mechanisms at the application level.
  • Multi-cloud infrastructure experience – AWS, Azure, GCP, and more.
  • Proficiency in integrating IAM solutions with applications built using frameworks such as Java, Python, Node.js, or .NET.
Skills
IAMTerraformPulumiOpenFGAAuthzedCedarTopazReBACOAuth 2.0OIDCSAMLJWTAWSDistributed Systems
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