Staff Software Engineer, Identity & Access Management
Remote - United States · Staff+ · Contract
Sponsorship not specified$217k-$304kDetected 14 days ago
TypeScriptPythonJavaGoDistributed SystemsBackend DevelopmentCode ReviewSQLPostgreSQLAWSDockerKubernetesDevOpsOAuthData AnalysisComplianceCollaborationMentoring
About the role
- It's built on shared interests, passion, and trust, and is home to the most open and authentic conversations on the internet.
- Every day, Reddit users submit, vote, and comment on the topics they care most about.
- With 100,000+ active communities and approximately 126 million daily active unique visitors, Reddit is one of the internet's largest sources of information.
Responsibilities
- Engineering & Integration: Develop, scale and maintain Reddit's core IAM internal identity capabilities, platforms and infrastructure. Design and deploy high-quality API integrations and custom enterprise IGA connectivity solutions.
- Observability & Data Analytics: Build proactive monitoring frameworks, executive-friendly dashboards, and advanced alerting.
- Utilize identity data to track license utilization, aid in fiscal planning, and drive platform adoption.
- Process & Compliance: Create and maintain documentation, audit logs, and reports to continuously improve business processes and ensure seamless compliance execution.
- Operations & Support: Troubleshoot complex production incidents, analyze failure conditions, and perform root-cause analysis to support a 24x7 operation.
- Collaboration & Mentorship: Guide global, cross-functional partners on IAM best practices while raising the engineering bar through code reviews, technical standards, and optimized workflows.
- Ability to design and implement complex distributed systems operating under high load.
- Deep understanding of modern authentication protocols (OAuth, OIDC, SAML) and secure-by-design principles.
- Develop, scale and maintain Reddit's core IAM internal identity capabilities, platforms and infrastructure.
- Design and deploy high-quality API integrations and custom enterprise IGA connectivity solutions.
Requirements
- Provide self-service identity management lifecycle and natural language explanation of existing systems in order to improve employee experience with security systems.
- 10+ years of backend development experience across multiple layers of the stack-from databases and networking to efficient computing.
- In-depth knowledge of corporate IAM experience covering the full workforce identity lifecycle (Joiner, Mover, Leaver, Access Requests, and Certifications).
- Familiarity with governance and compliance frameworks (SOC2, SOX, PCI), including driving audit-related access certification reviews.
- Proficiency in our core stack: Go, Python, Java, or TypeScript, with a strong DevOps mindset and end-to-end code ownership (testing, monitoring, deploying, and maintaining).
Skills
- Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, SailPoint, Okta
- Use synthetic transactions and anomaly detection to measure system availability (aiming for multiple 9s).
- Technologies we use
- Our teams leverage a diverse and modern technology stack.
Compensation
- In addition to base salary, this job is eligible to receive equity in the form of restricted stock units, and depending on the position offered, it may also be eligible to receive a commission.
- To provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base salary ranges for all US-based job postings regardless of state.
- We set standard base pay ranges for all roles based on function, level, and country location, benchmarked against similar stage growth companies.
Benefits
- Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits and Income Replacement Programs
- Global Benefit programs that fit your lifestyle, from workspace to professional development to caregiving support
- Mental Health & Coaching Benefits
- Flexible Vacation & Paid Volunteer Time Off
- Generous Paid Parental Leave
- In addition to base salary, this job is eligible to receive equity in the form of restricted stock units, and depending on the position offered, it may also be eligible to receive a commission.
- Additionally, Reddit offers a wide range of benefits to U.S.-based employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) program with employer match, generous time off for vacation, and parental leave.
Company info
- you view challenges as learning opportunities and continuously seek to improve.
- What We are Looking For:
Equal opportunity
- Reddit is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and is committed to building a workforce representative of the diverse communities we serve.
- If, due to a disability, you need an accommodation during the interview process, please let your recruiter know.
Visa & Work Authorization
- You will have the opportunity to opt out of recording, transcription and summarization prior to any scheduled interviews.
This listing is sourced directly from Reddit's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.