Job description

• US, Remote A high-growth, remote-first SaaS company building an AI-powered platform that helps small businesses manage and grow their operations is hiring a Senior or Staff Backend Engineer to take significant ownership of identity and access management across a rapidly scaling product. This is a hands-on IC role for someone who enjoys solving complex authentication, authorization, and permissions problems while influencing broader technical direction. What you’ll do • Design and build authentication, authorization, and identity infrastructure • Develop SSO, access-management, and permissions services at scale • Own complex backend projects from architecture through production • Improve the reliability, security, and scalability of business-critical systems • Partner with product and engineering teams to translate customer needs into durable technical solutions • Provide technical leadership through design reviews, mentorship, and thoughtful decision-making What they’re looking for • 5+ years of backend, platform, or infrastructure engineering experience • Hands-on experience building authentication, authorization, or identity systems • Experience with SSO, access management, or authorization services at scale • Strong distributed-systems fundamentals • Proficiency with TypeScript or JavaScript; Node.js experience is highly relevant • A track record of increasing ownership and technical scope • Comfort operating in a fast-moving, high-accountability environment Details • Remote within the United States or Canada, excluding Quebec • $210,000-250,000 base salary, depending on level and experience • Meaningful equity • Candidates must already be authorized to work in the U.S. or Canada Apply Now Share This Job

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What you’ll do
Design and build authentication, authorization, and identity infrastructure
Develop SSO, access-management, and permissions services at scale
Own complex backend projects from architecture through production
Improve the reliability, security, and scalability of business-critical systems
Partner with product and engineering teams to translate customer needs into durable technical solutions
Provide technical leadership through design reviews, mentorship, and thoughtful decision-making
What they’re looking for
5+ years of backend, platform, or infrastructure engineering experience
Hands-on experience building authentication, authorization, or identity systems
Experience with SSO, access management, or authorization services at scale
Strong distributed-systems fundamentals
Proficiency with TypeScript or JavaScript; Node.js experience is highly relevant
A track record of increasing ownership and technical scope
Comfort operating in a fast-moving, high-accountability environment
Remote within the United States or Canada, excluding Quebec
$210,000-250,000 base salary, depending on level and experience
Meaningful equity
Candidates must already be authorized to work in the U.S. or Canada
Apply Now Share This Job

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