Design and implement core IAM components including identity models, authentication flows and authorization systems
Build and evolve enterprise IAM features such as RBAC, SSO (SAML/OIDC), SCIM provisioning, MFA, and audit logging
Own end-to-end delivery of IAM features from technical design to production rollout and monitoring
Collaborate with teams across API Experience, Billing, Core Cloud Platform, Console Experience, Infrastructure and Security to integrate consistent identity and access patterns across systems
Contribute to API design and ensure consistency in identity and permission semantics across services
Participate in design reviews and provide thoughtful input on system architecture and tradeoffs
Debug and resolve complex production issues in security-sensitive systems
Improve system reliability, observability, and operational workflows for IAM services
Mentor junior engineers and contribute to raising the bar on engineering quality

Requirements

5+ years of backend or platform engineering experience
Strong experience building or working on authentication and/or authorization systems
Solid understanding of IAM fundamentals:
- Authentication (OAuth2, OIDC, SAML)
- Authorization (RBAC, ABAC, or similar models)
- Identity lifecycle concepts (provisioning, deprovisioning)
Experience building distributed systems in a cloud or SaaS environment
Strong coding skills in Python or Go, with experience building production backend systems
Experience designing APIs and working with service-oriented architectures
Ability to independently own projects and deliver high-quality systems
Strong debugging, problem-solving, and communication skills

Benefits

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

IAM componentsauthentication flowsauthorization systemsRBACSSOSAMLOIDCSCIM provisioningMFAAPI design

Soft Skills

collaborationmentoringproblem-solvingcommunicationindependent project ownership