Staff Software Engineer, Agent Identity Security

ServiceNow; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 167,000 - 291,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

401(k) Plan with company match

ESP P

Flexible time away

Job summary

Veza is seeking a Staff Software Engineer, Backend to design, build, and scale identity security for AI agents. You will work across products and security teams to deliver robust, production‑grade features that secure agent identities and enforce least privilege in dynamic enterprise environments.

You will lead end-to-end development, influence the product roadmap, and leverage AI methods to strengthen the agent security platform while collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS/Engineering.
• 5+ years backend software development experience.
• Proficiency in Go or Java; REST and microservices.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) and IAM.

Responsibilities

• Architect and Build: Design, develop, and scale a comprehensive identity security solution for AI agents, ensuring it can manage a diverse landscape of agents deployed across different applications and systems.
• Strategic Influence: Shape our long-term agent identity security roadmap and help define industry standards for securing agents, providing visibility into rogue agents, and ensuring least privilege access.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with product management, other engineering teams, and security experts to translate complex security challenges into robust, scalable, and production-grade features.
• End-to-End Ownership: Take ownership of the entire feature lifecycle, from initial concept and design through to deployment, monitoring, and maintenance.
• AI-Driven Engineering: Leverage AI techniques and tools to advance and strengthen Agent Security product.

Skills

Backend development

APIs

Microservices Architecture

Distributed systems

Go

Java

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

IAM services

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Job description

Company Description

Veza is the pioneer in identity security, purpose-built to answer the fundamental question enterprises face: who can and should take what action on what data.Veza's Access Graph platform maps an organization's entire identity ecosystem across users, groups, roles, policies, permissions, and resources providing deep visibility and control over human, non-human, and agentic identities across SaaS, cloud, on-prem, and custom applications.With over 30 billion access permissions under management, global enterprises including Blackstone, Expedia, and Wynn Resorts trust Veza to manage privileged access monitoring, non-human identity security, access entitlement management, and next-generation identity governance.

Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, Veza is now part of the ServiceNow family, with the acquisition closing in March 2026.The combination brings together Veza's AI-native Access Graph with ServiceNow's AI Control Tower and agentic workflows, enabling organizations to enforce end-to-end identity security rooted in the principle of least privilege across applications, data, cloud environments, and AI agents.For engineers joining Veza today, this means the scale and resources of an enterprise platform company, with the product velocity and mission-driven focus of a security innovator at a pivotal moment in the industry.

Job Description

About the Team

We are looking for a passionate Staff Software Engineer, Backend who will play a key role in designing, developing, and maintaining the next frontier of Agent Identity Security. The team is advancing Agent Identity Security as AI agents and copilots rapidly expand across enterprise systems. The team drives innovation, defines next-generation IGA for non-human identities and agents, and helps shape new industry standards as the AI agent ecosystem evolves. Its work includes discovering agents, tracking their actions, and defining access management and runtime authorization capabilities to maintain a strong security posture.

Your core focus areas:

In this role, you will tackle the unique access risks posed by AI agents, contributing to a high-impact startup at the cutting edge of Identity and Access Management. This is an exciting opportunity where your key responsibilities will include:

• Architect and Build: Design, develop, and scale a comprehensive identity security solution for AI agents, ensuring it can manage a diverse landscape of agents deployed across different applications and systems.
• Strategic Influence: Shape our long-term agent identity security roadmap and help define industry standards for securing agents, providing visibility into rogue agents, and ensuring least privilege access.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with product management, other engineering teams, and security experts to translate complex security challenges into robust, scalable, and production-grade features.
• End-to-End Ownership: Take ownership of the entire feature lifecycle, from initial concept and design through to deployment, monitoring, and maintenance.
• AI-Driven Engineering: Leverage AI techniques and tools to advance and strengthen Agent Security product.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience: Proven 5+ yrs in backend software development, with a focus on APIs, Microservices Architecture or related areas
• Strong proficiency in one or more programming languages, such as Golang, Java.
• Experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs and Microservices Architectures.
• Experience with cloud platforms, such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform, and familiarity with IAM services and features.
• Innate love for Distributed Systems (designing, developing, debugging, monitoring)

Nice to Have:

• Experience with Containerization and Orchestration technologies, such as Docker and Kubernetes, is a plus.
• Knowledge of database technologies (SQL and NoSQL), caching mechanisms, and distributed systems.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong sense of Product feature Ownership – from Ideation to Deployment

Why join us:

With over 30 billion access permissions under management, global enterprises in Fortune 500 trust Veza to manage privileged access monitoring, non-human identity security, access entitlement management, and next-generation identity governance, we are building the system that uses AI to govern AI.

For positions in this location, we offer a base pay of $166,500 - $291,400, plus equity (when applicable), variable/incentive compensation and benefits. Sales positions generally offer a competitive On Target Earnings (OTE) incentive compensation structure. Please note that the base pay shown is a guideline, and individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies, and work location. We also offer health plans, including flexible spending accounts, a 401(k) Plan with company match, ESPP, matching donations, a flexible time away plan and family leave programs. Compensation is based on the geographic location in which the role is located and is subject to change based on work location.

Additional Information

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