Staff Software Engineer, Bugcrowd

• The ideal candidate possesses deep expertise in modern identity protocols and practices, and has a proven track record of architecting secure, scalable, and reliable IAM solutions in a large-scale, distributed environment
• 7+ years of professional software development experience, with a focus on building distributed, highly-available services
• Deep, hands-on experience designing and implementing solutions utilizing core identity protocols:
• Single Sign-On (SSO)
• SAML (Security Assertion Markup Language)
• OAuth 2.0 / OIDC (OpenID Connect)
• SCIM (System for Cross-domain Identity Management)
• Proven experience with inter-service authentication and authorization mechanisms (e.g., token-based authentication, API gateways, mTLS)
• Strong understanding of various authorization permission schemes (e.g., Role-Based Access Control - RBAC, Attribute-Based Access Control - ABAC)
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, related technical field, or equivalent practical experience

Desirable

• We are seeking an experienced and highly-skilled Staff Software Engineer to join our Identity and Access Management (IAM) team
• In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining the core services that manage user identity, authentication, and authorization across our platform
• Architect and Design: Lead the architectural design and implementation of highly available and performant IAM services, including authentication workflows, authorization systems, and identity provisioning
• Protocol Expertise: Serve as the technical expert for industry-standard identity protocols, ensuring robust implementation and adherence to best practices for Single Sign-On (SSO), SAML, SCIM, and OAuth/OIDC
• System Security: Drive the security posture of identity systems, focusing on secure inter-service communication, token management, and fine-grained authorization permission schemes (e.g., RBAC, ABAC)
• Technical Leadership: Mentor and guide mid-level and junior engineers on the team, conducting code reviews, setting technical standards, and advocating for engineering excellence
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Security, Product Management, and other engineering teams to define requirements, integrate IAM services, and ensure a seamless and secure user experience
• Operational Excellence: Troubleshoot complex production issues related to identity flows, optimize service performance, and contribute to the monitoring and alerting strategy for critical IAM infrastructure