Senior Software Engineer, Identity & Access Management

🕒 April 23

🍂 Massachusetts – Remote

🍂 Massachusetts – Remote

💵 $140.8k - $176k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🧑‍💻 Full-stack Engineer

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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

• Architect for Scale: Design and develop high-availability, low-latency authentication and authorization services • Drive Next-Gen Innovation: Build the IAM foundations for emerging cloud-native AI/ML platforms • Modernize Identity: Lead the implementation of OIDC and SAML integrations • Solve Complex AuthZ: Evolve the Policy Engine to support advanced resource-level permissions • Evolve Identity Models: Design and scale robust, multi-tenant data models • Operational Excellence: Take ownership of service reliability • Security First: Proactively identify and remediate security vulnerabilities • Mentor & Lead: Act as a technical lead for major workstreams

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of software engineering experience • 2+ years focused on Identity (AuthN/AuthZ), Security Products, or high-scale Distributed Systems • Expert-level proficiency in Go • Strong understanding of gRPC microservices architecture • Deep knowledge of identity protocols (OIDC, OAuth2, SAML) and access control models (RBAC, ABAC, PBAC) • Proven ability to build systems that handle consensus, replication, and partitioning at cloud scale • Working experience with container orchestration (Kubernetes), SQL (MySQL), and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) • A track record of "unwinding" complex legacy logic into clean, maintainable abstractions • Ability to communicate technical strategy to senior leadership and collaborate across teams

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive salary • Flexible time off policy • Employee Assistance Program • Local Employee Meetups • Resources for career development • Reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education • Access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses