Senior CIAM Engineer (Remote) — Build Secure Identity

Affirm; California (MO); On-site; USD 169,000 - 219,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care coverage

Flexible Spending Wallets

Competitive vacation and holiday schedules

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

A technology company is seeking an experienced backend engineer to design and operate critical customer identity and authentication services. This remote position requires strong expertise in CIAM systems, API design, and backend development using Python. Ideal candidates will have over five years of experience, a solid understanding of security fundamentals, and the ability to collaborate closely with cross-functional teams. Comprehensive benefits include health coverage and flexible spending options.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional backend software engineering experience.
• Strong production experience in Python or a similar backend language.
• Hands-on experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate core CIAM backend services.
• Implement identity standards such as OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML, and SCIM.
• Automate CIAM infrastructure and deployments using Infrastructure as Code.

Skills

CIAM systems design

Python or similar backend language

API design

Cloud-native development

Infrastructure as Code

Security fundamentals

Clear communication

Tools

Terraform

GitHub

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

A technology company is seeking an experienced backend engineer to design and operate critical customer identity and authentication services. This remote position requires strong expertise in CIAM systems, API design, and backend development using Python. Ideal candidates will have over five years of experience, a solid understanding of security fundamentals, and the ability to collaborate closely with cross-functional teams. Comprehensive benefits include health coverage and flexible spending options.