Senior Engineering Lead, Identity

Sdui GmbH; Madrid; Presencial; EUR 75.000 - 95.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading education technology provider in Madrid seeks a Senior Dev Lead for Identity to drive the Group Identity & Access Management platform, ensuring secure and scalable user access for millions. Responsibilities include leading a small engineering team, defining the technical roadmap, and hands-on development. The ideal candidate will have significant software engineering experience, proficiency in identity platforms, and strong leadership skills. This position strives for innovation and collaboration within a diverse team.

Servicios

Collaborative work environment

Focus on diversity and inclusion

Opportunities for professional growth

Formación

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering.
• Experience with identity platforms like Keycloak or Auth0.
• Strong knowledge of API Gateway concepts.
• Familiarity with microservices architectures.

Responsabilidades

• Lead the Identity team with a focus on delivery and growth.
• Own the technical roadmap of the Group IAM platform.
• Design and maintain APIs and authentication flows.
• Collaborate closely with Product and Engineering teams.

Conocimientos

Software engineering experience

Identity platforms experience (Keycloak, Auth0, etc.)

API design and architecture

Microservices architecture experience

PHP proficiency

.NET 8 or Node.js experience

Team leadership skills

Understand identity and access standards

Experience with multi-tenant systems

Kubernetes familiarity

English fluency

German language skills

Pragmatic problem-solving approach

Open source contributions

Descripción del empleo

Our mission

Sdui Group is shaping the future of education in Europe. We build digital solutions that help educational institutions work smarter, communicate better and save valuable time. With a growing team of over 300 people across multiple European countries, we are on a clear mission: to become Europe’s leading software provider for education. Driven by courage, collaboration and responsibility, we focus on what matters most: better education for a better tomorrow.

What you’ll bring

• Extensive professional experience in software engineering (ideally 10+ years)
• Deep hands-on experience with identity platforms such as Keycloak, Auth0, Okta, or Azure AD B2C
• Strong background in API Gateway concepts and REST API design
• Solid production experience with microservices architectures
• Proficiency in PHP and at least one of the following: .NET 8 or Node.js
• Experience leading a small engineering team (around 3–5 people)
• Strong understanding of identity and access standards (OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML, SCIM)
• Experience with high-scale, multi-tenant systems and security-critical domains
• Familiarity with Kubernetes and containerized deployments
• Experience working in distributed, cross-functional teams
• Fluent English communication skills; German is a plus
• Curiosity, ownership mindset, and a pragmatic approach to solving complex problems
• Bonus: contributions to open source or experience in EdTech or B2B SaaS environments

Your contact

Maren Besand – Senior Talent Acquisition Manager
We’re excited to get to know you! The best way to apply is directly through our career portal.

Your mission

As Senior Dev Lead for Identity, you own and evolve Sdui’s Group Identity & Access Management platform, built on Keycloak and used by millions of users across Europe. You combine hands-on engineering with technical leadership, ensuring secure, scalable authentication and authorization across all Sdui products. Your work enables schools, teachers, parents, and students to access our ecosystem reliably and safely - every single day.

What we offer

Diversity Statement

At Sdui Group, we believe that diversity drives innovation and inclusion strengthens collaboration. We welcome people of all backgrounds, identities, and perspectives, because transforming education for a better tomorrow starts with equal opportunities today. If you’re excited about this role but don’t meet every requirement, we’d still love to hear from you.

What you’ll do

• Lead the Identity team within Domain Engineering (3–5 engineers) with a strong focus on delivery, quality, and growth
• Own the technical roadmap and architecture of the Group IAM platform (Keycloak-based, 5–10M users)
• Design, build, and maintain APIs, authentication flows, and authorization models at scale
• Drive the migration of legacy identity systems into a unified, multi-tenant platform
• Collaborate closely with Product and Engineering teams to enable seamless integration across products
• Stay hands-on: write production code, review pull requests, and make pragmatic technical decisions
• Mentor engineers, foster knowledge sharing, and continuously raise engineering standards
• Ship value consistently, balancing robust architecture with practical delivery