Staff Software Development Engineer

Worky; Toronto (OH); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

BeyondTrust is seeking a Staff Software Development Engineer to help lead the evolution of our Pathfinder products within the cloud offering. You will design and build a new platform-native module and scalable services that power our SaaS.

You will own the NHI Governance domain, guiding server-side architecture across cloud and on‑prem environments. As a technical leader, you will mentor engineers, define interfaces, drive cross-team initiatives, and ensure security, reliability, and

Qualifications

• Expertise in architecting microservices and cloud-native solutions.
• Strong programming skills in modern languages and API design.
• Hands-on experience with Claude Code or similar AI coding tools.
• Experience designing systems and interfaces used across teams.
• Strong AWS experience: design/host/operate production apps at scale.
• Knowledge of Terraform or CloudFormation for IaC.
• Proven track record leading cross-team technical initiatives.
• Comfort with observability, testing strategies, and security.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable platform services, APIs, and data pipelines.
• Own architecture for complex, cross-cutting systems and define interfaces.
• Provide technical oversight and lead designs for large projects spanning teams.
• Review requirements, identify gaps, and simplify where possible.
• Mentor engineers and promote security, reliability, and cloud-native practices.
• Drive platform-wide initiatives aligning tech strategy with business goals.
• Improve quality, observability, and performance of services.
• Help resolve ambiguity to properly define and sequence work.

Skills

Microservices

Cloud-native

API design

Leadership

Security

Mentoring

Problem solving

Communication

Tools

AWS

Terraform

CloudFormation

Kubernetes

EKS

CI/CD tooling

TypeScript/Java/Go

Job description

BeyondTrust is a place where you can bring your purpose to life through the work that you do, creating a safer world through our cyber security SaaS portfolio.

Our culture of flexibility, trust, and continual learning means you will be recognized for your growth, and for the impact you make on our success. You will be surrounded by people who challenge, support, and inspire you to be the best version of yourself.

The Role

BeyondTrust is seeking a Staff Software Development Engineer to help lead the evolution of the Pathfinder products within our cloud offering. You will be at the forefront of designing and building a new platform-native module, along with scalable, secure, and extensible services that power our SaaS offerings. As the technical owner of the NHI Governance domain, you will lead the server-side loop – discover, assess, and remediate non-human identities (service accounts, workload identities, secrets and keys, and AI agents) across cloud and on-premise environments. As a technical leader on the team, you will own architecture for complex systems, define the interfaces and contracts that other teams build upon, and drive technical direction across cross-functional efforts, solving complex identity and security challenges at scale.

What You’ll Do

• Design, build, andmaintainhighly scalable and resilient platform services, APIs, and data pipelines.
• Own architecture for complex, cross-cutting systems and define the interfaces and contracts other teams depend on.
• Provide technical oversight and lead design for complex projects that span multiple teams.
• Review functional and technical requirements toidentifygaps and limitations, propose simplifications, and communicate ideas effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Mentor and coach engineers, promoting best practices in security, operational excellence, and cloud-native development.
• Contribute to platform-wide initiatives, aligning technical strategy with business goals across BeyondTrust.
• Drive quality, observability, and performance across the services your team owns.
• Help resolve ambiguity to ensure work is properly defined, scoped, and sequenced.

What You’ll Bring

• Expertisein architecting and developing microservices and cloud-native solutions.
• Strong programming skills in C#, Go, TypeScript, Java, or other modern languages, with deep experience in API design andmicroservicesarchitecture.
• Hands-on experience with Claude Code (or comparable agentic AI coding tools) to design, build, and review software at high velocity, with the judgment toestablisheffective patterns and guardrails for the team.
• Experience designing systems, interfaces, and contracts consumed by multiple teams or products.
• Strong, hands-on AWSexpertisein designing, hosting, and operating production applications at scale, includingcompute(e.g., EKS), networking, IAM, managed data stores, and sound scaling, reliability, and cost trade-offs.
• Understanding ofCICD strategies and hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Familiarity with data modeling, exploration, and visualization at scale.
• Proventrack recordof leading cross-team technical initiatives.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to navigate ambiguity while driving the technical direction.
• Familiarity with modern observability and test strategies in cloud environments.
• Full-stack familiarity (e.g., a modern JavaScript framework such as Angular or React with TypeScript) is a plus.

Nice To Have

• Domain experience in identity security: IAM, NHI/Secrets, cloud IAM (AWS IAM, Microsoft Entra ID), OAuth/OIDC.
• Graph databases, graph data modeling, and analytics at scale.
• Experience building multi-tenant shared services consumed by other engineering teams.

Who You Are

• A technical leader who takes ownership of complex technical challenges and delivers scalable solutions.
• A mentor and collaborator, eager to share knowledge and uplift the engineering team.
• A bar-raiser for delivering results and relentlessly pursuing high quality.
• Someone who balances technical excellence with pragmatic decision-making, ensuring security without unnecessary complexity.
• A strong communicator, able to bridge technical and business needs in cross-team and cross-functional discussions.

Better Together

Diversity. Inclusion. They’re more than just words for us. They are the guiding values of how we build our teams, cultivate leaders, and create a culture where people feel connected.

We take care of our employees so they can take care of our customers. Customers whocome from all walks of life just like us. We hire incredible people from diverse backgrounds because when we are different together, we are stronger together.

About Us

BeyondTrust is the global identity security leader protecting Paths to Privilege™. Our identity-centric approach goes beyond securing privileges and access, empowering organizations with the most effective solution to manage the entire identity attack surface and neutralize threats, whether from external attacks or insiders.

BeyondTrust is leading the charge in transforming identity security to prevent breaches and limit the blast radius of attacks, while creating a superior customer experience and operational efficiencies. We are trusted by 20,000 customers, including 75 of the Fortune 100, and our global ecosystem of partners.

Learn more at www.beyondtrust.com.