Senior IAM Engineer — Backend Auth & Access (OAuth, SSO)

Socket.dev; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 126,000 - 248,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

equity

employee stock purchase program

flexible paid time off

20 weeks parental leave

fertility and adoption assistance

401(k) plan

mental health counseling

transgender-inclusive health insurance

health benefits

Job summary

MongoDB is seeking a Senior Engineer to join the Atlas Identity and Access Management (IAM) team in New York City. The role focuses on authentication, authorization, and scalable IAM services, with hybrid work options in NYC.

The candidate will design and deliver core IAM components, mentor teammates, and drive complex projects while advancing best practices and system design across the platform.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience of software engineering, primarily focused on backend systems.
• Proficient in a modern compiled programming language (Java, Go, C#, C++, etc.)
• Willingness to learn JavaScript and/or TypeScript along with modern frontend technologies (React, Redux, etc.); prior experience a plus
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Desire to collaborate with colleagues and mentor fellow engineers
• Is curious, collaborative, empathetic, and intellectually honest
• Has a passion for problem solving and learning new things in the domains of computer science and software engineering
• Experience building identity and access management systems such as authentication (OAuth, SSO), authorization (RBAC, ABAC, ReBAC), and login and registration systems a plus

Responsibilities

• Design, architect, build, and deliver core pieces of IAM
• Lead projects from specification to delivery
• Mentor and grow other team members
• Improve our codebase, best practices, and design principles
• Define your top priorities and focuses, communicate them, and execute against them
• Lead and contribute to complex technical projects and initiatives

Skills

Backend systems

Java

Go

C#

C++

JavaScript

TypeScript

React

Communication

Mentoring

Job description

MongoDB is seeking a Senior Engineer to join the Atlas Identity and Access Management (IAM) team in New York City. The role focuses on authentication, authorization, and scalable IAM services, with hybrid work options in NYC.

The candidate will design and deliver core IAM components, mentor teammates, and drive complex projects while advancing best practices and system design across the platform.