Staff Software Engineer, Identity & Access Management

AlphaSense

Staff Engineer responsible for managing identity and access for AlphaSense's entire customer base. Collaborating closely with security teams and scaling systems for growing users.

Posted 7/30/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $202,400 - $278,300 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and building identity, authentication, and authorization platforms at scale, with a strong focus on security and automated testing. Proficient in developing self-service systems and APIs while collaborating with cross-functional teams in a distributed environment.

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Identity Platform DevelopmentAuthentication Platform DevelopmentAuthorization Platform DevelopmentSecure System DesignAutomated Testing

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Hard Skills

Java 2XSpring Boot 3.X.XSQLGraphQLGRPCRESTAWSGCPKubernetesRBAC/ABAC/ReBAC

Soft Skills

Self-SufficientCollaborativeCross-Timezone Communication

Tools & Technologies

OAuth 2.0OIDCJWTSAML 2.0SCIMHelm

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSGoogle Cloud PlatformGraphQLGRPCJavaKubernetesSpringSpring BootSpringBootSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, build, and evolve our authorization platform
Design, build, and evolve our authentication platform
Design, build, and evolve our user management platform
Partner closely with security teams to ensure our platforms are secure by design
Design and implement highly scalable systems
Help define the long-term roadmap across all three domains
Build self-service systems and APIs

Requirements

What you’ll need

Genuinely senior, self-sufficient engineer with strong experience building and operating identity, authentication, or authorization platforms at scale
Comfortable working in a distributed, cross-timezone setup
Strong experience building and operating identity, authentication, or authorization platforms at scale
Partnering closely with security teams on secure-by-design systems
Experience with Java 2X, Spring Boot 3.X.X, SQL, GraphQL, gRPC, REST, AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Helm, RBAC/ABAC/ReBAC, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, JWT, SAML 2.0, SCIM
Genuine passion for automated testing

Benefits

Comp & perks

You may also be offered equity, and a generous benefits program.