Staff Software Engineer – Identity and Access

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

📋 Description

• Establish the technical roadmap for our authentication frameworks

• Spearhead the most intricate initiatives from inception to completion

• Work in close collaboration with engineering leadership, product management, and cross-functional teams

• Define and take ownership of the technical architecture for the Identity squad’s authentication frameworks

• Lead the design and execution of large-scale projects

• Mentor and nurture senior engineers

• Facilitate cross-team technical alignment on authentication standards

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive, proven experience in distributed systems engineering using Go

• Proven capability to define technical direction and independently drive architectural decisions

• Significant experience in building and managing low-latency, high-throughput services within distributed, multi-tenant environments

• Demonstrated success in leading and delivering complex, multi-quarter projects that involve multiple teams or systems

• Competence in mentoring and developing senior engineers

• Strong grasp of SLOs, SLIs, error budgets, and designing systems that successfully balance reliability, security, and product velocity

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills in English

• Expert-level knowledge of contemporary identity standards and threat models (OAuth 2.x / 2.1, OIDC, SAML)

🏝️ Benefits

• Equity

• Bonus (if applicable)

• 30 days of annual leave

• Options for remote work

• Opportunities for professional development

• In-person onboarding