Senior IAM Backend Engineer – Secure Data Access

Starburst; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 215,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity (ISOs)

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Starburst is seeking a Backend Software Engineer in Boston to optimize Identity and Access Management for Starburst Galaxy and SEP, leveraging extensive Java experience. You will design, build, and operate security tooling, work cross-functionally with product and security teams, and contribute to CI/CD integrations and platform hardening.

The role requires ownership, a bias for action, and occasional travel.

Qualifications

• 10+ years experience developing distributed systems.
• Extensive software development experience with Java.
• Demonstrated experience with software engineering and design best practices.
• Prior experience with software development in Authentication, Authorization or Audit a huge plus
• While this is primarily a backend development role, full stack experience with ReactJS is a plus!
• Demonstration of ownership, grit, and bias for action - core values at Starburst
• Ability to Travel: This role will require occasional in-person travel for purposes including but not limited to new hire onboarding, team and department offsites, customer engagements, and other company events.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and operate features relating to Identity and Access Management for Starburst Galaxy and SEP.
• Work cross functionally to ensure the best experience for our customers
• Build and implement features across the product lifecycle, such as standalone security tools, CI/CD pipeline integrations, product security features/fixes, etc.
• Provide considerate and timely review of your peers' pull requests and design proposals

Skills

Distributed systems

Java

Backend development

ReactJS

Job description

Starburst is seeking a Backend Software Engineer in Boston to optimize Identity and Access Management for Starburst Galaxy and SEP, leveraging extensive Java experience. You will design, build, and operate security tooling, work cross-functionally with product and security teams, and contribute to CI/CD integrations and platform hardening.

The role requires ownership, a bias for action, and occasional travel.