The Opportunity
As a Senior Software Engineer at Beyond Identity, you are integral to a next generation Secure Access product which is core to Beyond Identity’s mission to protect the livelihood of our customers. It will be designed with a security-first mindset and zero shared secrets architecture. As a Sr. Software Engineer, you'll contribute to developing a user-friendly platform that prioritizes phishing-resistant MFA, continuous device security, and seamless policy management. We are a fast-paced organization going through rapid growth and solving technical challenges at an exponential scale. We have a strong company culture of committing to goals and delivering on timelines. We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer with the highest levels of technical talent, soft skills and desire to deeply understand our product.
This position is hybrid and preference will be given to candidates in the New York, Dallas or Austin areas.
What You Can Expect to Do:
- Solve complex authorization challenges at scale and create new solutions in the identity and access space.
- Design, develop, and maintain low latency, highly scalable, resilient and secure services.
- Building APIs and distributed systems that enhance our security products' value propositions to our customers.
- Work closely with an experienced, highly motivated team of backend, frontend, and data engineers. Communicate progress, blockers, and issues with your team regularly.
- Build and support contemporary cloud-native application architectures using modern concepts and the cloud technologies used therein.
- Code actively in Rust and Golang to create scalable and performant backend systems.
- Participate in systems design and align business needs with the appropriate technology.
What We Hope You’ll Bring:
- At least 6 years of software development experience focused on building and supporting backend systems and frontend platforms with a focus on authentication, authorization, and security.
- Experience building and deploying production code written in modern programming languages. We develop most of our server-side code in Rust and it's a plus if you already love Rust, or want a chance to become a Rust expert.
- Production experience with microservices architecture, distributed system design, and cloud engineering best practices.
- Experience developing and maintaining software in an end-user-facing production environment.
- Good understanding of modern CI/CD tools like Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm.
- Experience working in a startup environment.
- Experience with authentication protocols and standards including OIDC, SCIM, ADFS, SAML, WSFED, LDAP, OAuth2.0.
- Domain experience with SSO, IDaas, DaaS, and IDP solutions is a plus.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Experience with database management, design, and optimization, including relational and NoSQL databases.
Perks at Beyond Identity:
- Unlimited PTO plus 13 Paid Company Holidays
- Generous Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans
- HRA Account - An additional $3500 (for employee only) or $6000 (for employee and dependent(s) per year to help offset some out of pocket expenses
- Paid Parental Leave
- 401K Plan
- Convenient Office Locations, if you prefer to go into an office - New York and Dallas
- Fun Company Events
- Competitive Salary + Equity Compensation Packages
- Weekly company meetings led by our CEO promoting transparency and communicating company news
Beyond Identity, Inc. is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For Applicants in New York, NY, the salary range is $155,000 - $185,000 per year + equity + benefits. A candidate's salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, and certifications. The salary range may differ in other states.
Beyond Identity is revolutionizing digital access for organizations looking to improve protection against cyber attacks and deliver the highest levels of security for their workforces, customers, and developers. Its suite of passwordless, phishing-resistant, and Zero Trust Authentication solutions improves security and user experience. The platform delivers continuous risk-based authentication incorporating security telemetry from the zero trust ecosystem to ensure only valid users and secure devices gain or maintain access to critical resources. Organizations like Snowflake, Cornell University, and World Wide Technology rely on Beyond Identity’s highly available cloud-native platform to thwart attacks and advance their zero trust strategies. To learn more about Beyond Identity’s FIDO2 certified multi-factor authentication (MFA) solutions, visit beyondidentity.com and stay connected with us on LinkedIn, X, and YouTube.
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What We Do
The most secure, passwordless authentication platform for tech forward-thinking organizations, globally. Breaking down the barriers between identity, security, and device management, Beyond Identity fundamentally changes the way the world logs in – eliminating passwords and providing users with a frictionless multi-factor login experience.
