AuthZed
Sr. Software Engineer: Control Plane
United States · Senior
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 186 days ago
Distributed SystemsBackend DevelopmentAWSGCPAzureKubernetesSite Reliability EngineeringOAuthSalesZero TrustCommunicationCollaboration
About the role
- At AuthZed, we're redefining how modern applications think about access control.
- This role sits at the intersection of distributed systems, Kubernetes-native platforms, security-sensitive domains, and billing-critical workflows.
- Engineer distributed systems that behave correctly under partial failure, retries, concurrency, and long-running operations.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain backend services and APIs that power AuthZed Cloud's control plane.
- Build and operate Kubernetes-native systems, including custom operators and controllers, to manage customer environments and infrastructure lifecycle.
- Design durable, idempotent workflows for provisioning, configuration changes, scaling, and deletion.
- Implement and integrate authentication and identity flows (e.g., SSO, SAML, OAuth/OIDC) in a secure, multi-tenant SaaS environment.
- Implement and evolve usage-based billing systems.
- Collaborate closely with frontend engineers to design APIs and workflows that result in clear, reliable user experiences.
- Document APIs, workflows, system behavior, and operational guidelines.
Requirements
- 5+ years of software engineering experience, including 3+ years in cloud computing (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and kubernetes
- Experience with distributed systems and cloud native technologies such as kubernetes
- Experience implementing or integrating authentication systems (e.g., SSO, SAML, OAuth/OIDC).
- Experience working with relational databases and transactional data models.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent education, experience, and training in Computer Science or a related field.
- Strong Kubernetes experience, including designing or operating controllers/operators.
- Ownership mindset, self-direction, and a passion for solving complex problems
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills: proven ability to build alignment across teams
- A supported environment where your ideas lead to real impact.
Skills
- Experience working with or integrating AI-powered systems or tooling
- Familiarity with modern authorization systems and access control models.
- Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in a rapidly growing sector.
- Competitive salary based on experience.
- Stock options at an early-stage startup.
- Comprehensive benefits including healthcare (US-based) and other insurance.
- A full remote and flexible schedule to accommodate different timezones
- proven ability to build alignment across teams
- Our strategic approach to capital-raising has empowered us to efficiently utilize our $3.9M seed fund.
Compensation
- Competitive salary based on experience.
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