Staff Backend Engineer

SafetyCulture

Staff Backend Engineer at SafetyCulture responsible for technical direction of identity and access control systems. Leading architecture decisions and ensuring security for the cloud engineering team.

Posted 4/17/2026full-timeSydney • 🇦🇺 AustraliaLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own architecture and technical direction for role-based access control (RBAC), identity management, and permissions across the platform
Lead delivery of complex, cross-cutting features — scoping, estimating, and shipping end-to-end
Raise the technical bar through code review, design critique, and deliberately building the people around you
Translate complex security trade-offs for product partners and leadership
Surface problems others haven't noticed yet and drive them to resolution without waiting to be directed
Use AI-assisted development tools fluently (Copilot, Cursor, or equivalent) and help the team establish good practice around them

Requirements

What you’ll need

Deep backend expertise with production experience designing access control systems (RBAC, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, or similar)
Comfort operating across service-oriented architectures and at SaaS scale
A track record of owning delivery — not just contributing — and making smart effort vs impact calls
You give honest feedback, receive it well, and invest in the people around you as much as your own output
You move without waiting for a perfect brief, and you think about the customer behind every technical decision
Clear ability and desire to demonstrate SafetyCulture values (Think Customer, Open Honest Always, Better as a Team, Be Bold Bring Action)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible working arrangements. We encourage you to create the best work blend while working from your home and the local SafetyCulture office
You’ll have access to professional and personal training and development opportunities
We’re a pet friendly workplace
Hackathons - if you’re into them :)
Workshops and Lunch & Learns from our leadership and industry experts
We also encourage you to get involved in the community, open source work, attending talks and events, and experimenting with new technologies; whatever floats your boat!
Equity with high growth potential, and a competitive salary
Great food! Our In-house chefs will serve up fresh and healthful breakfast, lunch and unlimited snacks catering to all dietary requirements
Love coffee or tea? Our commercial espresso machine has you covered. We also have beer and wine on tap, a pool table, board games, and books library
Wellbeing is key! In addition to our onsite gym, we provide EAP services and generous parental leave policy
Last but not least, we celebrate quarterly and our teams love the annual ShipIt global offsite

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Hard Skills & Tools

role-based access controlidentity managementpermissions managementRBACOAuth 2.0OIDCservice-oriented architectureSaaScode reviewdesign critique

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationproblem-solvingfeedbackcollaborationcustomer focusinitiativeadaptabilityteam investmentcritical thinking