Senior Identity Platform Engineer - SSO & Federation Remote

Socket.dev; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 139,000 - 204,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonuses

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k) matching

Job summary

Cisco is hiring for a role focused on building the authentication and federation foundation of its identity platform. You will design and develop secure SSO and identity-broker services using Python, while owning components from design through delivery in a collaborative, cross-functional environment.

You will turn ambiguous requirements into precise specs and incrementally implement solutions, using AI-assisted development tools while ensuring security, correctness, and maintainability across

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 7+ years of related experience or higher degrees.
• Experience building enterprise backend services and APIs in Python.
• Experience designing components within distributed systems and communicating tradeoffs.
• Experience delivering quality software through automated testing and modern software development practices.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools as part of day-to-day software engineering while validating security and maintainability.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop secure, scalable SSO and identity-broker services using Python.
• Own complex components from design through testing and delivery.
• Turn ambiguous requirements into clear technical specifications and incremental implementation plans with AI tools.
• Deliver high-quality software through automated testing and code reviews; collaborate with engineering, product, and architecture partners.

Skills

Python

Distributed design

Automated testing

AI-assisted development

Technical decision communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree + 7+ years

Master’s degree + 4+ years

PhD + 1+ years

Tools

OpenAPI specs

AWS

SQL

Redis

Asynchronous Python

Event-driven architecture

React

TypeScript

Job description

Cisco is hiring for a role focused on building the authentication and federation foundation of its identity platform. You will design and develop secure SSO and identity-broker services using Python, while owning components from design through delivery in a collaborative, cross-functional environment.

You will turn ambiguous requirements into precise specs and incrementally implement solutions, using AI-assisted development tools while ensuring security, correctness, and maintainability across