Backend Engineer, Security Platform

Responsibilities

• Drive implementation, adoption, and evolution of core platform permission infrastructure and shared services.
• Lead mission-critical projects to build and scale foundational platform authentication capabilities.
• Develop and standardize security platform solutions addressing cross-product challenges.
• Collaborate with compliance and mission stakeholders to define and enforce access control, data protection, and system integrity standards.
• Influence architecture, technology selection, and engineering standards across the company.
• Build backend services, authorization engines, and data models for identity and access management capabilities.

Requirements

• 5+ years of backend development experience, including hands-on experience building identity and access management systems relied on by product teams.
• Strong system design skills and the ability to balance performance, reliability, scalability, and cost.
• Experience leading cross-team technical initiatives spanning multiple systems and driving adoption through influence.
• Security-first mindset and comfort operating in sensitive, highly disciplined environments.
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to engineers, cross-functional partners, and end users.
• U.S. Person status is required for access to U.S.-only data systems.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Remote-friendly work arrangement with WeWork access.
• Unlimited PTO, shared downtime during the federal holiday calendar, and company-wide time off at the end of each year.
• 401(k) match.
• Lifestyle and wellbeing stipends.
• Salary top-up during military reserve duty.
• Fully paid parental leave.
• Child and pet care reimbursement during travel.