Senior Backend Engineer, IAM

About the role

This is a fully remote role. Reddit has a flexible first workforce.

Responsibilities

• Steer: Work with the team to select, scope, and drive high leverage projects that align with Reddit’s goals.
• Build: Execute on a strategy and create a more performant, more scalable, higher quality architecture around authentication, authorization and identity.
• Amplify: Mentor, coach, and collaborate with other technical contributors
• Collaborate: Work together with a variety of cross functional teams across Reddit Engineering.
• Evolve: Learn and improve your own technical and non-technical abilities.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience designing and developing large-scale distributed backend systems with at least 2+ years focused on security-sensitive domains (IAM, Security, Privacy, or Anti-Abuse).
• Technical understanding of core identity concepts, authentication protocols (OAuth2, OIDC, SAML), session management and/OR Authorization access models (ABAC, RBAC, ReBAC), centralized authorization engines
• Proficiency in one or more general purpose programming languages (preferably Go).
• Experience with (or curiosity to learn about) essential cloud infrastructure (Kubernetes, CI/CD, AWS, GCP).
• Experience identifying and driving high-impact projects that align with the company's strategy.
• High empathy and excellent communication skills to collaborate across the organization.

Qualifications

• Technical understanding of core identity concepts, authentication protocols (OAuth2, OIDC, SAML), session management and/OR Authorization access models (ABAC, RBAC, ReBAC), centralized authorization engines
• Proficiency in one or more general purpose programming languages (preferably Go).
• Experience with (or curiosity to learn about) essential cloud infrastructure (Kubernetes, CI/CD, AWS, GCP).
• Experience identifying and driving high-impact projects that align with the company's strategy.
• High empathy and excellent communication skills to collaborate across the organization.

Skills

• Technical understanding of core identity concepts, authentication protocols (OAuth2, OIDC, SAML), session management and/OR Authorization access models (ABAC, RBAC, ReBAC), centralized authorization engines
• Proficiency in one or more general purpose programming languages (preferably Go).
• Experience with (or curiosity to learn about) essential cloud infrastructure (Kubernetes, CI/CD, AWS, GCP).
• Experience identifying and driving high-impact projects that align with the company's strategy.
• High empathy and excellent communication skills to collaborate across the organization.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits and Income Replacement Programs
• 401k with Employer Match
• Global Benefit programs that fit your lifestyle, from workspace to professional development to caregiving support
• Family Planning Support
• Gender-Affirming Care
• Mental Health & Coaching Benefits
• Flexible Vacation & Paid Volunteer Time Off
• Generous Paid Parental Leave

Pay

The base salary range for this position is: $190,800 - $267,100 USD

Schedule

Full-time, remote position.