Senior Software Engineer (Identity)

Join Scale, a leading company in the AI industry, as a Senior Software Engineer focused on identity and access management. In this role, you will design and develop core software systems for authentication and authorization, ensuring secure access across enterprise systems. You will have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI technology and make a significant impact on how humanity interacts with AI.

- Show a track record of independent ownership of successful engineering projects
- 5+ years of full-time engineering experience, post-graduation with specialities in infrastructure and identity systems
- Strong knowledge of authentication standards such as OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML, and JWT, as well as industry standard IdP solutions like EntraID, Okta, etc
- Hands-on experience working with OpenFGA, Authzed, Cedar, Topaz, or similar authorization frameworks at scale
- Infrastructure expertise – IAM controls, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Pulumi), microservice deployment best practices
- Possess excellent communication and collaboration skills, and the ability to translate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
- Strong understanding of Zanzibar-based ReBAC models, relationship tuples, and access control evaluation
- Extensive experience in software development and a deep understanding of distributed systems and public cloud platforms (AWS preferred)
- Mentorship/leadership experience supporting junior engineers
- Proficiency in integrating IAM solutions with applications built using frameworks such as Java, Python, Node.js, or .NET
- Multi-cloud infrastructure experience – AWS, Azure, GCP, and more
- Experience securing API access and implementing access control mechanisms at the application level