Software Engineer, Identity & Access Controls

Jobtailor; California (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is hiring for a backend-focused role responsible for building KYC/KYB identity verification and access control systems. You will configure safety thresholds per customer and develop monitoring to detect misuse, while partnering with enforcement and policy teams to ensure consistent access decisions.

The role emphasizes production-grade backend work, strong Python/SQL skills, and the ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders, with a focus on safety

Qualifications

• Experience building and operating backend systems in production.
• Ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Build identity verification and vetting systems (KYC/KYB) that establish who customers are.
• Design and implement access control systems based on approved use cases.
• Configure safety systems and detection thresholds per customer for trusted access programs.
• Develop monitoring to detect misuse of expanded access and tooling for enforcement teams.
• Detect and remediate account takeover.
• Integrate with third-party identity verification and data enrichment vendors.
• Create monitoring dashboards, alerts, and internal admin tooling.
• Collaborate with policy, enforcement, threat intelligence, and go-to-market teams for informed access decisions.

Skills

Python

SQL

Backend development

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Job description

Responsibilities

• Build identity verification and vetting systems (KYC/KYB) that establish who our individual and business customers are
• Design and implement access control systems that grant, scope, and revoke access to advanced capabilities based on approved use cases
• Build infrastructure to configure safety systems and detection thresholds on a per-customer basis for trusted access programs
• Develop monitoring to detect misuse of expanded access, and tooling that enables enforcement teams to act on it
• Detect and remediate account takeover
• Integrate with third‑party identity verification and data enrichment vendors
• Create monitoring dashboards, alerts, and internal admin tooling
• Work closely with policy, enforcement, threat intelligence, and go‑to‑market teams to ensure access decisions are well‑informed and consistently applied

Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or comparable experience
• Experience building and operating backend systems in production
• Proficiency in Python and SQL
• Strong communication skills and ability to explain complex technical concepts to non‑technical stakeholders
• Care about the societal impacts of AI and want your work to make powerful systems safer.