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Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Identity Data)

  • Remote, United States
  • Senior
  • Posted 9 days ago
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Backend engineering role on a team that runs sign-up, login and identity checks for every customer, working remotely across US time zones.

About the role

Identity data systems sit on the critical path of every product, so the work is about keeping them fast and always up. The person in this seat sets the technical direction for their team and helps others grow.

At a glance

Pay
Not stated in the posting
Remote scope
Remote, United States
Seniority
Senior
Skills
Python, Kotlin, AWS, MySQL, Kubernetes
Posted
20 Oct 2026
Last checked
27 Oct 2026

What you will do

  • Own the team's quarterly goals and steer engineers through open-ended problems
  • Work with product, design and analytics on trade-offs and technical limits
  • Watch over uptime with metrics and on-call, and push fixes for process or tech gaps

What they look for

  • Four or more years building and shipping large-scale backend systems in Python or Kotlin
  • Track record with distributed systems on AWS, MySQL and Kubernetes
  • Able to plan a big feature end to end and change a large codebase safely
  • Clear written and spoken communication for a global engineering team
  • Practical experience or a bachelor's degree in a related field

Benefits

  • Base pay plus equity, health, wellness and tech stipends
  • Medical coverage fully paid for you and dependents, plus dental and vision

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Is this job fully remote, and from where?

Yes, it is listed as remote, aimed at candidates in the United States.

What does this job pay?

No pay range is stated in the posting.

What experience is needed?

It is a senior role. The posting asks for: four or more years building and shipping large-scale backend systems in Python or Kotlin; track record with distributed systems on AWS, MySQL and Kubernetes; able to plan a big feature end to end and change a large codebase safely. Skills it names include Python, Kotlin, AWS, MySQL.

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