Staff Software Backend Engineer, Tech Lead - Foundations
Core
Technically lead the Foundations platform team to build shared primitives for authentication, access control, secrets management, and telemetry.
Role type
Staff Software Backend Engineer (Tech Lead)
Builds
Core platform services including Platform Authorization Service (PAS), identity, SSO, and access control systems.
Domain
B2B SaaS / Network Automation / Distributed Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Python, Go, Linux, distributed systems, API design, authentication/authorization (OAuth, SSO, RBAC), technical leadership, architecture design
Preferred skills
Kubernetes, container orchestration, network management software, open-source contributions, AI-enhanced tooling
Responsibilities
Own architecture of Platform Authorization Service, set technical direction for identity and access control, lead delivery of core services, act as primary technical decision maker, mentor engineering team, define API contracts, set engineering standards
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with leadership
