Staff Software Engineer, Identity & Authorization (Remote)

Ladders; United States; Remote; USD 135,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work flexibility

Growth opportunities

Learning culture

Diversity & inclusion

Job summary

Ladders is seeking a Staff Software Engineer, Identity and Authorization to join a leader in IT. This remote role shapes secure identity and access capabilities for the engineering org and drives architectural decisions for authorization systems.

You will guide migrations from legacy approaches, establish patterns to boost velocity, and mentor engineers on identity challenges while promoting ownership and delivery quality.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of experience evolving enterprise-grade authorization systems under production traffic.
• Proven track record designing new authorization systems and migrating from legacy approaches.
• Experience supporting platform teams within larger engineering organizations.
• Background in companies focused on authentication or authorization products is a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to improve engineering practices, designs, and velocity.
• Hands-on experience with relationship-based or fine-grained authorization systems.
• Solid understanding of identity protocols such as OIDC and SAML.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement secure, scalable identity and access solutions.
• Communicate architectural decisions clearly to align the engineering team.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for authorization-related questions from engineers.
• Lead design reviews and help unblock engineers facing technical challenges.
• Improve architecture to reduce technical debt and increase shipping speed.
• Establish patterns for AI-assisted development that maintain code quality.
• Foster a culture of ownership and urgency within the team.

Skills

OIDC

SAML

Authorization design

Platform collaboration

Job description

Ladders is seeking a Staff Software Engineer, Identity and Authorization to join a leader in IT. This remote role shapes secure identity and access capabilities for the engineering org and drives architectural decisions for authorization systems.

You will guide migrations from legacy approaches, establish patterns to boost velocity, and mentor engineers on identity challenges while promoting ownership and delivery quality.