Remote Senior CIAM Engineer: Secure Identity Platform

Affirm; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 169,000 - 219,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care coverage

Flexible Spending Wallets

Generous time off

Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Job summary

A leading financial technology company is hiring a backend engineer for its Information Security team. This position focuses on CIAM capabilities, including designing backend services for user registration, login, and lifecycle management across multiple platforms. Candidates should have over 5 years of backend engineering experience, particularly in Python. Affirm promotes a remote-first culture, offering excellent benefits, equity options, and a clear pay structure based on location and experience. Ideal for applicants committed to security and system design.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in relevant backend software engineering.
• Strong understanding of access control models and encryption.
• Experience with CI/CD pipeline construction.

Responsibilities

• Design and operate CIAM backend services for registration and authentication.
• Implement identity standards in code for scalability.
• Monitor and optimize CIAM services in production environments.

Skills

CIAM systems design

OAuth 2.0

Backend software engineering

Python

API design

Infrastructure as Code

Cloud-native development

Tools

GitHub

Buildkite

Terraform

Job description

A leading financial technology company is hiring a backend engineer for its Information Security team. This position focuses on CIAM capabilities, including designing backend services for user registration, login, and lifecycle management across multiple platforms. Candidates should have over 5 years of backend engineering experience, particularly in Python. Affirm promotes a remote-first culture, offering excellent benefits, equity options, and a clear pay structure based on location and experience. Ideal for applicants committed to security and system design.