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Senior Software Engineer, Identity

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Senior Software Engineer, Identity in USA

  • Scale AI
  • Full time
  • Email
  • Washington, DC

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement identity infrastructure for secure authentication and authorization across enterprise systems.
  • Build authentication capabilities including Single Sign-On, Multi-Factor Authentication, and federated identity solutions.
  • Build authorization capabilities using relation-based, attribute-based, and role-based access control.
  • Develop identity governance policies supporting security policies, industry regulations, and organizational standards.
  • Present technical information and advise teams and stakeholders on identity management and best practices.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of full-time engineering experience post-graduation, specializing in infrastructure and identity systems.
  • Expertise with IAM controls, Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or Pulumi, and microservice deployment practices.
  • Hands-on experience with OpenFGA, Authzed, Cedar, Topaz, or similar authorization frameworks at scale.
  • Strong understanding of Zanzibar-based ReBAC models, relationship tuples, and access-control evaluation.
  • Knowledge of OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML, JWT, and identity-provider solutions such as Entra ID and Okta.
  • Extensive software-development experience and deep understanding of distributed systems and public cloud platforms, preferably AWS.
  • Demonstrated independent ownership of successful engineering projects.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills, including the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
  • Preferred experience securing API access and implementing application-level access controls.
  • Preferred multi-cloud infrastructure experience with AWS, Azure, GCP, or other platforms.
  • Preferred experience integrating IAM solutions with Java, Python, Node.js, or .NET applications.
  • Preferred mentorship or leadership experience supporting junior engineers.

Benefits

  • Base salary, equity, and benefits are available for eligible roles.
  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Retirement benefits, learning and development stipend, and generous paid time off.
  • The role may be eligible for a commuter stipend.
  • This is a full-time position with a listed base salary range for San Francisco, New York, and Seattle.

Salary: $216k - $270k/yr

Scale AI

Scale’s mission is to develop reliable AI systems for the world’s most important decisions. We provide the high-quality data and full-stack technologies that power the world’s leading models, and help enterprises and governments build, deploy, and oversee AI applications that deliver real impact....

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