Staff Software Developer, Entrust Agentic Trust

Entrust Corporation; Minnesota; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Entrust is seeking a Staff Software Developer to provide cross-team technical leadership for the Agentic Trust solution. You will own complex, high-impact work spanning services and platform planes, ensuring coherence with architecture and long‑term strategy.

Remain hands-on while elevating quality and judgment across R&D. You will lead architecture reviews, prototype high‑risk approaches, and mentor engineers to strengthen decision-making.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10+ years of professional software development experience building and operating complex distributed or security-sensitive systems.
• Expertise in one or more modern programming languages, cloud-native system design, API contracts, data integrity, and production operations.
• Proven ability to lead large technical initiatives across organizational boundaries without relying on positional authority.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex tradeoffs and create durable technical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical direction and successful delivery of broad initiatives spanning multiple teams, services, or platform planes.
• Partner with the Platform Architect and Software Development leaders to evolve reference designs, interfaces, dependency contracts, and Software Developering standards.
• Design and implement critical platform capabilities involving identity, delegated authority, policy enforcement, trustworthy execution, evidence, or assurance.
• Prototype uncertain or high-risk approaches and convert findings into scalable production designs.
• Lead architecture and design reviews; surface systemic security, reliability, interoperability, and scalability risks.
• Create reusable frameworks, libraries, reference implementations, and Software Developering guidance that improve consistency across teams.
• Diagnose complex production and performance issues and lead cross‑team remediation.
• Mentor Software Developers and strengthen technical decision making through coaching, design feedback, and technical forums.
• Represent R&D in strategic customer, partner, or standards discussions when deep technical expertise is required.

Skills

Distributed systems

Cloud-native design

API contracts

Data integrity

Production operations

Technical leadership

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related field

Job description

Join us at Entrust At Entrust, we’re shaping the future of identity centric security solutions. From our comprehensive portfolio of solutions to our flexible, global workplace, we empower careers, foster collaboration, and build solutions that help keep the world moving safely. Entrust's values are a cornerstone of who we are, our future business growth and how our people grow through it. We model our values by demonstrating that Customer Trust Is Earned, moving with purpose because Speed Is Intentional, taking accountability because We Own the Outcome, and building a collaborative culture where One Entrust Wins Together.

Get to Know Us Headquartered in Minnesota, Entrust is an industry leader in identity-centric security solutions, serving over 150 countries with cutting‑edge, scalable technologies. But our secret weapon? Our people. It’s the curiosity, dedication, and innovation that drive our success and help us anticipate the future.

Position Summary:

The Staff Software Developer is a senior individual contributor who provides cross‑team technical leadership for the Agentic Trust solution. The role owns complex, ambiguous problem areas that span services or build tracks and ensure implementation choices remain coherent with the four‑plane reference architecture and long‑term platform strategy. The Staff Software Developer is expected to remain deeply hands‑on while raising quality and technical judgment across R&D. This role shapes designs, prototypes high‑risk capabilities, resolves systemic issues, and creates reusable patterns that accelerate delivery across multiple teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own the technical direction and successful delivery of broad initiatives spanning multiple teams, services, or platform planes.
• Partner with the Platform Architect and Software Development leaders to evolve reference designs, interfaces, dependency contracts, and Software Developering standards.
• Design and implement critical platform capabilities involving identity, delegated authority, policy enforcement, trustworthy execution, evidence, or assurance.
• Prototype uncertain or high‑risk approaches and convert findings into scalable production designs.
• Lead architecture and design reviews; surface systemic security, reliability, interoperability, and scalability risks.
• Create reusable frameworks, libraries, reference implementations, and Software Developering guidance that improve consistency across teams.
• Diagnose complex production and performance issues and lead cross‑team remediation.
• Mentor Software Developers and strengthen technical decision making through coaching, design feedback, and technical forums.
• Represent R&D in strategic customer, partner, or standards discussions when deep technical expertise is required.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10+ years of professional software development experience building and operating complex distributed or security‑sensitive systems.
• Expertise in one or more modern programming languages, cloud‑native system design, API contracts, data integrity, and production operations.
• Proven ability to lead large technical initiatives across organizational boundaries without relying on positional authority.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex tradeoffs and create durable technical documentation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Deep experience in identity, Key Management, PKI, cryptography, authorization, HSM‑backed services, workload identity, transparency logs, or verifiable systems.
• Experience designing multi‑tenant SaaS platforms and services with demanding latency, availability, and data‑protection requirements.
• Knowledge of agentic AI ecosystems, MCP, agent‑to‑agent interactions, AI governance, or provenance standards such as C2PA.
• Open‑source, patent, standards‑body, or recognized technical community contributions.

Career Growth:

Whether you’re a budding developer or a seasoned expert, we’re invested in your professional journey. With learning‑forward initiatives and exciting challenges, your growth is our priority.

Flexibility:

Life is all about balance. Whether you’re remote, hybrid, or on‑site, we offer flexible options that fit your lifestyle.

Collaboration:

Here, your voice matters. Our teams thrive on sharing ideas, brainstorming solutions, and working together to build a better tomorrow.

Diversity and Inclusion:

We believe in securing identities—but it doesn’t stop there. At Entrust, we’re passionate about valuing all identities. Our culture is built on diversity, inclusion, and respect. From unconscious bias training for our leaders to global affinity groups that connect colleagues across the globe, we’re creating a community where everyone is encouraged to be themselves.

Entrust is an EEO/AA/Disabled/Veterans Employer For US roles, or where applicable: Entrust values diversity and inclusion and we are committed to building a diverse workforce with wide perspectives and innovative ideas.

We welcome applications from qualified individuals of all backgrounds, and we strive to provide an accessible experience for candidates of all abilities.

If you require an accommodation, contact [e-mail].

Entrust supports customers in 150+ countries and works with a global partner network, we are trusted by the world most trusted organizations.