Staff Identity & Access Engineer — Hybrid + Remote Up to 4 Weeks

Neobankbeat; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 240,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Brex in Seattle, WA is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for Identity and Access Management to design, build, and operate backend services and APIs for authentication, authorization, and audit trails. You will lead cross-functional projects, drive secure-by-default patterns, and elevate the reliability and developer experience of IAM platforms for customers and partners.

You’ll collaborate with Brex engineers across teams, mentor teammates, and help evolve the identity platform with scalable,

Qualifications

• Experience building production backend systems.
• Experience leading complex projects and mentoring engineers.
• Strong API design, testing, and documentation.
• Knowledge of IAM concepts: authentication, authorization, MFA, SSO, OAuth, SAML, OIDC, RBAC.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate backend systems and APIs for authentication, authorization, identity context, and audit workflows.
• Lead engineers on initiatives end-to-end, from design to rollout and operational support.
• Improve login and access experiences across SSO, MFA, and delegation flows.
• Build and extend authorization systems for custom roles and secure defaults.
• Lead creation of durable identity-aware audit trails and attribution.

Skills

Backend systems

API design

Leadership

IAM concepts

Security

Tools

Okta

OAuth 2.0

OIDC

Job description

Brex in Seattle, WA is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for Identity and Access Management to design, build, and operate backend services and APIs for authentication, authorization, and audit trails. You will lead cross-functional projects, drive secure-by-default patterns, and elevate the reliability and developer experience of IAM platforms for customers and partners.

You’ll collaborate with Brex engineers across teams, mentor teammates, and help evolve the identity platform with scalable,