Senior Software Engineer, Authentication & Identity [AQ-24397]

Aquent; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Aquent in Austin, TX, seeks an experienced software engineer to design, develop, test, and support secure enterprise applications and authentication capabilities, including REST APIs and passwordless login.

You will maintain quality, security, CI/CD, and observability standards, mentor engineers, and apply AI-assisted development practices in a structured workflow. Requires 5+ years with Java, JavaScript, and modern web frameworks.

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• + at least five years developing enterprise applications with Java, JavaScript, and modern web frameworks.
• Experience with secure web applications, REST APIs, service architectures, testing, data platforms, CI/CD, observability, identity standards, and practical use of AI coding assistants.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and support secure enterprise applications and authentication capabilities, including passwordless login and risk-based authentication.
• Build and consume REST APIs and reusable services; maintain quality, security, testing, CI/CD, and observability standards; troubleshoot production issues; mentor engineers.

Skills

Java

JavaScript

Angular

Spring Boot

Spring Cloud Gateway

REST APIs

Secure Web Applications

Authentication and Identity

OAuth

SAML

JWT

FIDO2/WebAuthn

Risk-Based Authentication

Automated Testing

CI/CD

Generative AI Coding Assistants

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Design, develop, test, and support secure enterprise applications and authentication capabilities, including passwordless login and risk-based authentication, while building and consuming REST APIs and reusable services. Maintain quality, security, testing, CI/CD, and observability standards; troubleshoot production issues, mentor engineers, and responsibly apply AI-assisted and spec-driven development practices.

Requirements: Requires a bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience, plus at least five years developing enterprise applications with Java, JavaScript, and modern web frameworks. Candidates should have experience with secure web applications, REST APIs, service architectures, testing, data platforms, CI/CD, observability, identity standards, and practical use of AI coding assistants and structured development workflows.

Key Skills: Java, JavaScript, Angular, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud Gateway, REST APIs, Secure Web Applications, Authentication and Identity, OAuth, SAML, JWT, FIDO2/WebAuthn, Risk-Based Authentication, Automated Testing, CI/CD, Generative AI Coding Assistants