Senior Identity Platform Engineer (C++/Go)

Cisco Systems; Kraków; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

The Cisco Systems Platform Identity team is building a scalable, secure IAM platform powering authentication, authorization, and user lifecycle management across Cisco products. You will architect and operate core identity services, influence long-term strategy, and explore AI/ML to improve automation and protection.

Join a highly collaborative engineering group working across product, security, and infrastructure teams to deliver reliable services and secure user experiences at scale.

Qualifications

• Strong, hands-on C++ and Go production experience.
• Deep knowledge of OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML, and token/session lifecycles.
• Experience designing secure, distributed, fault-tolerant systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate core identity services powering authentication and authorization.
• Architect scalable, secure APIs and unify identity across Cisco products.
• Lead technical design, diagnose production issues, and drive security-focused trade-offs.

Skills

C++

Go

OAuth 2.0

OpenID Connect

SAML

RBAC/ABAC

CI/CD

Distributed systems

Security

Job description

The Cisco Systems Platform Identity team is building a scalable, secure IAM platform powering authentication, authorization, and user lifecycle management across Cisco products. You will architect and operate core identity services, influence long-term strategy, and explore AI/ML to improve automation and protection.

Join a highly collaborative engineering group working across product, security, and infrastructure teams to deliver reliable services and secure user experiences at scale.