Principal Software Engineer - User Platform
Core
Leading technical direction for User Platform's complex cross-cutting programs including Centralised Permissions & AuthZ, Profile Decomposition, and Authentication Platform.
Role type
Principal Software Engineer (Identity & Access Management)
Builds
Scalable, high-performance rendering systems and AI-powered video features for browser-based video creation; migration of 3,000+ access checks into a structurally-enforced authorisation platform.
Domain
SaaS / Video Technology / Identity & Access Management
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Identity & Access Management at scale, Zanzibar-style authorisation systems, zero-trust identity architectures, large-scale authentication platforms, system design, architectural strategy, technical leadership, mentorship, executive communication.
Technologies
SpiceDB, Zanzibar
Responsibilities
Architect and oversee migration of access checks into an authorisation platform; make high-stakes technical trade-offs for critical infrastructure; mentor and enable the User Platform engineering team; represent technical strategy at executive and cross-group levels.
Seniority
Principal, strategy & mentorship
