Frontend Engineer, Auth Systems — Build precise access UX

Nominal; New York, Seattle, Los Angeles, Austin (NY, WA, CA, TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Unlimited PTO and sick leave

Free lunch, snacks, and coffee

Professional Development stipend

Annual company retreat

Job summary

Nominal is seeking a Frontend Software Engineer for the Auth team to design and implement access control interfaces that let admins control who sees what. You will work with product, design, and backend engineers to turn permission models into clear, intuitive experiences and to build scalable frontend systems.

You will own the auth frontend end to end, partner with other teams on workflows, and help ensure the permission model remains legible and powerful across the product.

Qualifications

• 3 to 8 years experience building products for technical users where you’ve been involved in authentication, access control, or similar security domains.
• Strong experience with TypeScript, and modern frontend architecture, along with an understanding of how frontend systems interact with backend services.
• Experience building products involving industry-standard authentication flows or working with open source authorization systems such as AuthZed / SpiceDB.
• Strong product instincts. You naturally ask "Why are we building this?" before "How should I implement it?" and aren't afraid to challenge assumptions when you believe there's a better solution for users.
• A systems mindset. You enjoy reasoning about data models, user workflows, and how complex systems should behave before jumping into implementation.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to explain technical and product tradeoffs clearly across engineering, design, and product teams.

Responsibilities

• Own ambiguous product problems and validate workflows directly with users.
• Build the auth frontend largely end to end, shaping how access control feels across the product.
• Define workflows with product, design, and engineering to turn loosely defined ideas into intuitive user experiences.
• Develop scalable frontend architecture using React, TypeScript, and modern web technologies.

Skills

TypeScript

React

Frontend Architecture

Authentication flows

Authorization systems

Performance engineering

Tools

SpiceDB

OIDC

SAML

Job description

Nominal is seeking a Frontend Software Engineer for the Auth team to design and implement access control interfaces that let admins control who sees what. You will work with product, design, and backend engineers to turn permission models into clear, intuitive experiences and to build scalable frontend systems.

You will own the auth frontend end to end, partner with other teams on workflows, and help ensure the permission model remains legible and powerful across the product.