Software Engineer – Platform

ConductorOne

Staff+ engineer driving platform projects at C1, the first AI-native identity security platform. Leading architectural decisions and mentoring within the Engineering team in Portland.

Posted 4/15/2026full-timePortland • Oregon • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AirflowGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Plan and drive large projects with incremental deliverables—you'll contribute to major architectural decisions, assess technical risks, and communicate tradeoffs across teams
Set the bar for code quality—deliver code that's maintainable, well-tested, and sets the standard for the team
Be a stabilizing force when things are ambiguous—keep the team aligned on priorities and moving forward even when the path isn't clear
Mentor and elevate others—delegate effectively, trust people with real ownership, and help engineers around you grow

Requirements

What you’ll need

A track record of delivering complex, multi-team projects—you've shipped systems that handle real scale, real failures, and real customers.
Deep experience with Go or similar backend languages, with strong opinions on how to write maintainable, performant code.
Strong systems thinking—you balance technical debt against feature velocity and make pragmatic tradeoffs.
Demonstrated technical leadership—you've driven architectural decisions, built consensus across teams, and helped other engineers grow.
High agency—you figure out what needs to be built, not just how to build what you're told. You move fast and unblock yourself.
Deep understanding of production environments—you know how to debug, monitor, and operate the systems you build.
Experience with AI-assisted development (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, or similar)—you're already using these tools and excited about what's next
Clear, persuasive communication—you can explain complex technical concepts to diverse audiences and build alignment.
Nice to Have
Experience with identity and access management systems (SCIM, SAML, OAuth, LDAP, or similar)
Background in building multi-tenant SaaS platforms with enterprise security requirements
Familiarity with workflow orchestration technologies (Temporal, Airflow, or custom implementations)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Ship, Ship, Ship—we bias toward action. We'd rather ship something and learn than debate endlessly. Iteration beats perfection.
Build with AI—we use AI tools daily to write code, review PRs, explore ideas, and move faster. If you're not excited about this, we're not the right fit.
Earn the Customer's Trust—we build for real problems, not hypothetical ones. We talk to customers constantly and take their security seriously.
Practice Compassionate Candor—we give direct feedback because we care about each other's growth. Ego takes a back seat to getting it right.
Be the Conductor—we take ownership of outcomes, not just tasks. If something needs doing, we do it.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Gobackend languagesmaintainable codeperformant codesystems thinkingtechnical leadershipdebuggingmonitoringAI-assisted developmentmulti-tenant SaaS

Soft Skills

project managementcode qualitymentoringcommunicationproblem-solvingteam alignmentdelegationownershipadaptabilityconsensus building