Staff Software Engineer – Identity & Access Management

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of the technical strategy and architecture for our IAM platform.

• Design and enhance OAuth 2.0 / OIDC flows and manage the token lifecycle.

• Lead decisions regarding protocol design, data modeling, and platform reliability.

• Identify systemic risks and address performance bottlenecks.

• Establish engineering standards and review critical code and designs.

• Collaborate effectively with product, security, and infrastructure teams.

⛳️ Requirements

• In-depth knowledge of OAuth 2.0, OIDC, and associated authentication flows.

• Strong understanding of cookie security, CSRF, XSS, token storage, TLS, and secure session management.

• Experience in designing or managing production-grade IAM or authentication systems.

• Background in the video game industry.

• Proficient in Go (Golang) programming.

• Familiarity with distributed systems and their trade-offs.

• Expertise in schema design, query optimization, and large-scale migrations in PostgreSQL.

• Experience in deploying, operating, and troubleshooting services in Kubernetes.

• Knowledge of event-driven patterns and consumer groups in Kafka or NATS.

• Proficient in Git and contemporary CI/CD practices.

• Demonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives spanning multiple quarters across teams.

• Proven track record of influencing architecture and standards beyond your immediate team.

• Capable of writing RFCs and design documents that engage readers.

🏝️ Benefits

• Strong written communication skills are crucial.

• Significant autonomy in decision-making.

• Opportunities for mentorship and development.

• Work across various time zones.

• Collaboration with product, security, and infrastructure teams.