Xero is looking for an Engineer to play a central role in our security landscape. You will oversee the core identity system that manages token and non-human authentication, enabling seamless system-to-system interactions and secure 3rd party embedding. Your work ensures our entire application remains secure and performant.
What You'll Do
- Oversee the core identity system managing token and non-human authentication.
- Enable seamless system-to-system interactions and 3rd party embedding.
- Provide tools and guidance necessary for other teams to integrate with the authentication domain.
- Upgrade the core call system to improve authentication efficiency.
- Manage and refactor the core identity system and token authentication protocols.
- Develop and maintain secure system-to-system and 3rd party embedding solutions.
- Support the tech stack including .NET and C#.
What We're Looking For
- Strong background in backend development, specifically with .NET and C#.
- Passion for technical excellence and ability to solve complex engineering problems at scale.
- Clear and effective communication style for collaboration with various product teams.
- Growth mindset and keen to maintain, grow, and share technical knowledge.
- Experience with, or an interest in, building secure and scalable distributed systems.
- Thrive in an environment where you can contribute to technical design decisions and influence engineering standards.
Technical Stack
- .NET
- C#
Team & Environment
The Identity and Authorisation teams act as a platform for the rest of Xero, ensuring all customers have safe, low-friction access to our products and services. We are a collaborative group of engineers who run mission-critical services and work closely together to provide internal product teams with the tools they need to integrate with our identity platform.
Work Mode
This position follows a local-country work mode and is based in New Zealand.
At Xero, we hire based on your skills, passion, and the unique perspective you can bring to enhance our culture and team.
