Remote (Global)

AuthZed is hiring a Sr. Software Engineer: Control Plane

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain backend services and APIs that support the control plane of a cloud-based authorization platform.
  • Create and manage Kubernetes-native components such as custom operators and controllers to handle infrastructure and environment lifecycle operations.
  • Design reliable, repeatable workflows for system provisioning, configuration updates, scaling actions, and resource deletion.
  • Integrate secure authentication and identity management protocols like SSO, SAML, and OAuth/OIDC in a multi-tenant SaaS setting.
  • Build and refine systems that track and process usage data for billing purposes.
  • Develop distributed systems capable of handling partial failures, retries, concurrent operations, and extended processes.
  • Work closely with frontend teams to define APIs and user workflows that deliver intuitive and dependable experiences.
  • Ensure system observability through structured logs, monitoring metrics, and alerting mechanisms.
  • Diagnose and resolve production issues related to orchestration, identity verification, or state consistency.
  • Take part in on-call duties and contribute to resolving incidents and improving post-mortem processes.
  • Maintain clear documentation for APIs, operational procedures, system behaviors, and workflows.

Benefits

  • Engage with advanced technologies in a high-growth industry.
  • Contribute ideas that directly influence product and process decisions.
  • Receive a market-competitive salary aligned with experience level.
  • Be granted stock options as part of an early-stage startup compensation package.
  • Access comprehensive health and insurance benefits, including healthcare for US-based employees.
  • Work fully remotely with a flexible schedule accommodating global time zones.
  • Attend in-person team gatherings twice a year focused on collaboration, team development, and shared experiences.

Compensation

Competitive salary based on experience, stock options, and comprehensive benefits including healthcare for US-based employees.

Work Arrangement

Remote (Worldwide)

Team

Fully remote team with global members and biannual in-person offsites.

Other

Twice-yearly travel for team offsites focused on team bonding, collaboration, and having fun!

Not specified

Required Skills
KubernetesAWSMicrosoft AzureGCPOAuthDistributed SystemsGoCloud Infrastructure
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AuthZed
We are the creators and maintainers of SpiceDB and the authorization infrastructure that companies around the world depend on. We are a Series A company, fixing broken access control with products that eliminate complex permission management while delivering enterprise-scale performance and consistent access control.
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Job Details
Category backend
Posted 5 months ago