Staff Software Development Engineer

BeyondTrust; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

BeyondTrust is seeking a Staff Software Development Engineer to help lead the evolution of the Pathfinder products within our cloud offering. You will be at the forefront of designing and building a new platform-native module, along with scalable, secure, and extensible services that power our SaaS offerings.

As the technical owner of the NHI Governance domain, you will lead the server-side loop – discover, assess, and remediate non-human identities across cloud and on-premise environments,

Qualifications

• Experience designing and building large-scale cloud-native platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture for complex, cross-cutting systems and define interfaces for teams.

Skills

JavaScript/TypeScript

C#

Go

Java

API design

Microservices

AWS

Terraform

CloudFormation

CI/CD

Security

Cloud-native

Observability

Tools

Angular/React

Claude Code

Terraform

CloudFormation

EKS

IAM

Graph Databases

Job description

• BeyondTrust is seeking a Staff Software Development Engineer to help lead the evolution of the Pathfinder products within our cloud offering
• You will be at the forefront of designing and building a new platform-native module, along with scalable, secure, and extensible services that power our SaaS offerings
• As the technical owner of the NHI Governance domain, you will lead the server-side loop – discover, assess, and remediate non-human identities (service accounts, workload identities, secrets and keys, and AI agents) across cloud and on-premise environments
• As a technical leader on the team, you will own architecture for complex systems, define the interfaces and contracts that other teams build upon, and drive technical direction across cross-functional efforts, solving complex identity and security challenges at scale
• Design, build, and maintain highly scalable and resilient platform services, APIs, and data pipelines
• Own architecture for complex, cross-cutting systems and define the interfaces and contracts other teams depend on
• Provide technical oversight and lead design for complex projects that span multiple teams
• Review functional and technical requirements to identify gaps and limitations, propose simplifications, and communicate ideas effectively with cross-functional teams
• Mentor and coach engineers, promoting best practices in security, operational excellence, and cloud-native development
• Contribute to platform-wide initiatives, aligning technical strategy with business goals across BeyondTrust
• Drive quality, observability, and performance across the services your team owns
• Help resolve ambiguity to ensure work is properly defined, scoped, and sequenced

Full-stack familiarity (e.g., a modern JavaScript framework such as Angular or React with TypeScript) is a plusFamiliarity with modern observability and test strategies in cloud environmentsHands-on experience with Claude Code (or comparable agentic AI coding tools) to design, build, and review software at high velocity, with the judgment to establish effective patterns and guardrails for the teamStrong problem-solving skills and the ability to navigate ambiguity while driving the technical directionExperience designing systems, interfaces, and contracts consumed by multiple teams or productsExpertise in architecting and developing microservices and cloud-native solutionsStrong programming skills in C#, Go, TypeScript, Java, or other modern languages, with deep experience in API design and microservices architectureStrong, hands-on AWS expertise in designing, hosting, and operating production applications at scale, including compute (e.g., EKS), networking, IAM, managed data stores, and sound scaling, reliability, and cost trade-offsUnderstanding of CICD strategies and hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation)Proven track record of leading cross-team technical initiativesFamiliarity with data modelling, exploration, and visualization at scaleGraph databases, graph data modeling, and analytics at scaleDomain experience in identity security: IAM, NHI/Secrets, cloud IAM (AWS IAM, Microsoft Entra ID), OAuth/OIDCExperience building multi-tenant shared services consumed by other engineering teamsA technical leader who takes ownership of complex technical challenges and delivers scalable solutionsA bar-raiser for delivering results and relentlessly pursuing high qualityA strong communicator, able to bridge technical and business needs in cross-team and cross-functional discussionsA mentor and collaborator, eager to share knowledge and uplift the engineering teamSomeone who balances technical excellence with pragmatic decision-making, ensuring security without unnecessary complexity