Senior Software Engineer, Identity & Access Management

United States Digital Space LLC; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 126,000 - 248,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Senior Engineer to join the Atlas Identity and Access Management (IAM) team in New York. You will design, architect, and deliver core IAM components enabling secure, scalable authentication and authorization for Atlas customers.

Based in New York City with a hybrid work model, you will mentor engineers, drive key initiatives, and raise the bar on code quality and architecture while collaborating across teams to build resilient identity services.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in software engineering, focused on backend systems.
• Proficiency in a modern compiled language (Java, Go, C#, C++, etc.).
• Willingness to learn JavaScript/TypeScript with React/Redux.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Interest in IAM and security concepts; team collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Design, architect, build, and deliver core IAM components.
• Lead projects from specification to delivery.
• Mentor and grow other team members.
• Improve codebase, practices, and design principles.
• Define priorities, communicate, and execute against them.
• Lead complex technical projects and initiatives.

Skills

Backend systems

Java/Go/C++

Communication

Mentoring

Collaboration

Job description

The the company Atlas team is a diverse group of contributors working together to help our users manage the company at global scale. We are responsible for the company Atlas: our database as a service offering and fastest growing product which allows users to deploy fault-tolerant, globally distributed the company clusters in just minutes.

We're seeking a Senior Engineer to join the Atlas Identity and Access Management (IAM) team. IAM is a platform and a product team. We serve internal engineers by providing them a secure and durable suite of services, and we serve external customers by providing them user facing features and products. We are the owners of Atlas’ authentication (OAuth, SSO, Federated Identity) and authorization (RBAC, ABAC) systems, along with many others. The IAM team’s mission is to enable customers to securely build their applications with Atlas through our best in class user experience.

We are looking to speak to candidates who are based in New York City, NY for our hybrid working model.

Role 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

Candidate Profile

• 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

Success Measures

• In 1 week you'll have completed your first pull request

• In 3 months, you'll have contributed to a large project

• In 6 months, you’ll be leading the design and execution of your own project

About the company

the company is built for change, empowering our customers and our people to innovate at the speed of the market. We have redefined the data platform for the AI era, enabling builders to create, transform, and disrupt industries with software. the company’s unified data platform, the most widely available, globally distributed data platform on the market, helps organizations modernize legacy workloads, embrace innovation, and unleash AI. Our cloud-native platform, the company Atlas, is the only globally distributed, multi-cloud data platform and is available across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.

With offices worldwide and over 67,000 customers, including 75% of the Fortune 100 and AI-native startups, relying on the company for their most important applications, we’re powering the next era of software.

Our compass at the company is our Leadership Commitment, guiding how and why we make decisions, show up for each other, and win. It’s what makes us the company.

To drive the personal growth and business impact of our employees, we’re committed to developing a supportive and enriching culture for everyone. From employee affinity groups, to fertility assistance and a generous parental leave policy, we value our employees’ wellbeing and want to support them along every step of their professional and personal journeys. Learn more about what it’s like to work at the company, and help us make an impact on the world!

the company is committed to providing any necessary accommodations for individuals with disabilities within our application and interview process. To request an accommodation due to a disability, please inform your recruiter.

the company, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and makes all hiring decisions without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

the company’s base salary range for this role is posted below. Compensation at the time of offer is unique to each candidate and based on a variety of factors such as skill set, experience, qualifications, and work location. Salary is one part of the company’s total compensation and benefits package. Other benefits for eligible employees may include: equity, participation in the employee stock purchase program, flexible paid time off, 20 weeks fully-paid gender-neutral parental leave, fertility and adoption assistance, 401(k) plan, mental health counseling, access to transgender-inclusive health insurance coverage, and health benefits offerings. Please note, the base salary range listed below and the benefits in this paragraph are only applicable to U.S.-based candidates.

the company’s base salary range for this role in the U.S. is:

$126,000—$248,000 USD