Principal Architect

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🍂 Massachusetts – Remote

🍂 Massachusetts – Remote

💵 $235.2k - $294k / year

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DigitalOcean

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2011

☁️ SaaS

SaaS • Cloud Computing

DigitalOcean is a cloud infrastructure provider that offers a suite of products and services for developers to build, deploy, and scale applications. Their platform provides comprehensive tutorials, reference material, and support documentation to assist users in managing resources effectively using their API and CLI tools. With features like Droplets (virtual machines), managed databases, Kubernetes, and a marketplace for third-party applications, DigitalOcean focuses on simplicity and performance. They cater to both individual developers and larger organizations looking for cloud solutions that are easy to implement and manage.

📋 Description

• Define and drive the multi-year technical roadmap for IAM and KMS • Design high-availability, low-latency identity and key management services in Go • Architect secure token exchange patterns and identity context injection for AI workflows • Design and deliver a robust, multi-tenant KMS • Drive the evolution of Policy Engine to support advanced resource-level permissions • Partner with Inference, Billing, DOKS, and Platform Security to resolve architectural gaps • Establish cryptographic and identity engineering standards • Mentor and develop senior and mid-level engineers

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years of software engineering experience • 4+ years focused on Identity (AuthN/AuthZ), Key Management, or high-scale distributed systems in a cloud or IaaS environment • Expert-level proficiency in Go • Deep experience with gRPC microservices architecture • Deep knowledge of identity protocols (OIDC, OAuth2, SAML, SCIM) • Hands-on experience designing or operating key management infrastructure • Proven ability to build systems that handle consensus, replication, and partitioning at scale • Deep experience with Kubernetes, SQL (MySQL), and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) • Demonstrated track record of driving ambiguous, multi-team platform initiatives • Ability to write crisp RFCs and present architectural strategy to senior leadership

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive salary • Bonus eligibility based on performance • Equity compensation through Employee Stock Purchase Program • Professional development support including reimbursements for conferences, training, and education • Access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses • Employee Assistance Program • Local Employee Meetups • Flexible time off policy