Staff Software Engineer
Location: Remote
Compensation: Salary
Reviewed: Tue, Aug 18, 2026
This job expires in: 28 days
Job Summary
Designing and building core identity and authorization components for AI security, the full-time Staff Software Engineer will work remotely to create identity models, develop authorization engines, and lead technical direction across teams.
Key responsibilities:
- Design the identity model for AI agents, including delegated actions and activity attribution
- Build the authorization engine to determine real-time agent permissions and select underlying policy technologies
- Establish trust in identities from external platforms and define continuous evaluation capabilities
Required qualifications:
- Typically 10 or more years of software engineering experience with expertise in identity, authorization, or distributed systems security
- Hands-on experience with authorization or policy systems such as Cedar, OPA, or similar engines
- Working knowledge of identity and token standards like OAuth and OpenID Connect
- Proven track record of designing scalable systems and interfaces for cross-team use
- Ability to lead technical decisions and communicate effectively across diverse audiences
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