Security UI Engineer — Frontend Focus (React/TypeScript)

IBM; Markham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM Software is seeking a frontend-focused software engineer to build security and identity experiences using React, Redux, and TypeScript. You’ll work on authentication, authorization, and related UI components while occasionally touching the identity backend.

The role emphasizes security-first development, collaboration with AppSec and platform teams, and delivering well-scoped tasks with mentorship. A Master’s degree is preferred, and the team operates in a cloud-native, Kubernetes-based

Qualifications

• 1–2+ years of software engineering experience (strong new grads with relevant internships/projects welcome).
• Depth in frontend development with React, Redux, and TypeScript, and comfort across the stack.
• Working proficiency in a backend language (Go/Java/C++ or similar) to modify identity backend.
• Solid CS fundamentals and understanding of distributed systems and cloud-native development.
• Interest in security and identity concepts (authN/authZ, SSO/OIDC/SAML, encryption).
• Strong communication, collaboration, and ownership of tasks.

Responsibilities

• Deliver well-scoped tasks within the Security UI POD on time and with quality, with mentorship from senior engineers.
• Build rich, intuitive frontend experiences for security and identity workflows in React/Redux/TypeScript.
• Make changes in the identity backend as needed to own a feature end-to-end across the stack.
• Learn the design and architecture of a security sub-component and become its go-to expert.
• Write one-pagers for sub-tasks and participate in design and PR reviews.
• Apply a security-first mindset across UI and identity services.

Skills

React

Redux

TypeScript

Frontend

AuthN/AuthZ

Security concepts

CS fundamentals

Communication

Education

Master's Degree

Tools

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

Kafka

Grafana

OpenSearch

AWS

GCP

Azure

Go

Java

Job description

IBM Software is seeking a frontend-focused software engineer to build security and identity experiences using React, Redux, and TypeScript. You’ll work on authentication, authorization, and related UI components while occasionally touching the identity backend.

The role emphasizes security-first development, collaboration with AppSec and platform teams, and delivering well-scoped tasks with mentorship. A Master’s degree is preferred, and the team operates in a cloud-native, Kubernetes-based