AlphaSenseHiring

Staff Engineer

  • Remote, Canada
  • Senior
  • Posted 3 weeks ago
In one line

Staff backend role on a platform team that handles user identity, login and permissions for a large customer base; based in Canada, working with a team in Finland.

About the role

Identity and access sit at the centre of keeping the platform secure, and almost every product team relies on this group for user and entitlement data. The work covers creating users, proving who they are, and deciding what they may do, under SOC2 and GDPR.

At a glance

Pay
Not stated in the posting
Remote scope
Remote, Canada
Seniority
Senior
Skills
Java, Spring Boot, WebFlux, Maven, SQL, GraphQL, gRPC, Kubernetes
Posted
12 Oct 2026
Last checked
3 Nov 2026

What you will do

  • Design and build systems across user management, authentication and authorization
  • Make the identity platform self-serve so other engineering teams can adopt it safely
  • Work with security teams so new systems are secure by design
  • Scale authentication and authorization for a customer base that keeps growing
  • Collaborate closely with the core team in Helsinki across time zones

What they look for

  • Strong backend experience with Java, Spring Boot, WebFlux and Maven
  • Hands-on work with SQL, GraphQL, gRPC and REST APIs
  • Cloud and infrastructure experience with AWS, GCP, Kubernetes and Helm
  • Experience building and running identity, authentication or authorization platforms at scale
  • A senior engineer who can shape a roadmap and then drive it largely on their own

Nice to have

  • Familiarity with identity and security protocols

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The posting lists it as remote for people in Canada.

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What experience is needed?

It is a senior role. The posting asks for: strong backend experience with Java, Spring Boot, WebFlux and Maven; hands-on work with SQL, GraphQL, gRPC and REST APIs; cloud and infrastructure experience with AWS, GCP, Kubernetes and Helm. Skills it names include Java, Spring Boot, WebFlux, Maven.

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