Senior Software Engineer - Open-Source Authorization Systems

Authzed

Northern (KY)

Hybrid

USD 140,000 - 210,000

Full time

4 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

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Healthcare (US team)
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Offsite team events

Job summary

AuthZed is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to build SpiceDB and the OSS ecosystem, tackling distributed systems, databases, and cloud infrastructure. You will own features across SpiceDB and AuthZed projects, collaborate with a high-performing team, and contribute to open-source initiatives and community discussions.

You will ship robust, scalable software with end-to-end ownership, participate in on-call rotations, and help advance the company’s open-source authorization solutions for

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field or equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years of experience in programming (Go, Python, Java).
  • Strong systems engineering background (distributed systems, operating systems, databases).
  • Experience building and debugging complex production systems where correctness, reliability, and performance matter.
  • Experience with cloud infrastructure and managing distributed databases in cloud-native environments.
  • Experience with CI/CD, Docker, and Git.
  • Excellent communication skills for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Thrives in remote-first, cross-time-zone teams.
  • Experience building Kubernetes controllers or operators.
  • Familiarity with database concepts: indices, query planning, optimization, materialized views, etc.
  • Familiarity with modern authorization systems and access control models.

Responsibilities

  • Build SpiceDB and the AuthZed OSS ecosystem: research, design, implement, test, and release features across SpiceDB and other open-source AuthZed projects.
  • Champion of Quality: drive best practices in software development, testing, and CI/CD for robustness and scalability.
  • Operate what you build: end-to-end ownership from development to production operations, including on-call rotation.
  • Troubleshoot correctness, stability, or performance issues in a distributed system.
  • Work in the open: collaborate with users and contributors, review contributions, participate in discussions.
  • Continuously identify opportunities to optimize processes and elevate team performance.
  • Collaborate with engineers, product, and support teams; mentor others.
  • Share progress through technical docs, blogs, and talks to position AuthZed as an industry thought leader.

Skills

Go
Python
Java
Distributed systems
Cloud infrastructure
CI/CD
Docker
Kubernetes
Git

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker
Git
Kubernetes

Job description

AuthZed is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to build SpiceDB and the OSS ecosystem, tackling distributed systems, databases, and cloud infrastructure. You will own features across SpiceDB and AuthZed projects, collaborate with a high-performing team, and contribute to open-source initiatives and community discussions.

You will ship robust, scalable software with end-to-end ownership, participate in on-call rotations, and help advance the company’s open-source authorization solutions for

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