Senior Backend Engineer: Secure SaaS & IAM

Cerby; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Cerby is seeking a senior software engineer to help design and scale SaaS products in a security-first, remote-first environment. You will craft scalable backend services, implement robust authentication and authorization patterns, and mentor peers while driving engineering excellence.

Join a team that embraces AI-enabled tooling and modern development workflows across time zones, delivering high-impact security solutions for connected enterprise applications.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience building and scaling SaaS applications.
• 3+ years hands-on experience with authentication and authorization systems.
• Experience mentoring junior developers and conducting security-first code reviews.
• Prior experience in distributed applications and high-growth SaaS startups.

Responsibilities

• Design and Develop scalable SaaS solutions aligning with business goals and user needs.
• Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and UX designers to deliver features.
• Write clean, maintainable, and secure code and promote best practices.
• Engage in code reviews and continuously improve development processes.
• Explore AI integrations to boost efficiency and product evolution.
• Contribute to security-first development and robust threat mitigation.
• Collaborate effectively in a remote-first environment across time zones.
• Mentor engineers and share knowledge across the org.

Skills

Software engineering

SaaS applications

Authentication & Authorization

Mentoring teammates

Tools

Python

Go

Cloud platforms

SQS

MySQL

PostgreSQL

Redis

DynamoDB

OpenTelemetry

Datadog

Job description

Cerby is seeking a senior software engineer to help design and scale SaaS products in a security-first, remote-first environment. You will craft scalable backend services, implement robust authentication and authorization patterns, and mentor peers while driving engineering excellence.

Join a team that embraces AI-enabled tooling and modern development workflows across time zones, delivering high-impact security solutions for connected enterprise applications.