engineering
Posted 2 hours agoStaff Software Engineer, Identity & Access Management
at Redditinc
United StatesRemote
Responsibilities
- Integrate Reddit’s corporate identity stack across a variety of protocols like SCIM and SAML, and across a variety of use cases (MCP and Agentic, resource automation that includes identity requirements) and increase Reddit’s maturity with “just-in-time” access and advanced identity constructs. What You'll Do:
- Design and deploy high-quality API integrations and custom enterprise IGA connectivity solutions.
- Observability & Data Analytics: Build proactive monitoring frameworks, executive-friendly dashboards, and advanced alerting.
- Utilize identity data to track license utilization, aid in fiscal planning, and drive platform adoption.
Requirements
- With 100,000+ active communities and approximately 126 million daily active unique visitors, Reddit is one of the internet’s largest sources of information.
- In this role, you will design, deliver, and support the lifecycle of digital identities, authentication, and access across Reddit.
- We operate in a dynamic, ambiguous problem space—meaning you’ll work across multiple domains and technology stacks to keep Reddit secure.
- Provide self-service identity management lifecycle and natural language explanation of existing systems in order to improve employee experience with security systems.
- Languages: Go, Python, Java, TypeScript, SQL
- Datastores: Postgres, Directory architectures (e.g., LDAP)
- Tools: Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, SailPoint, Okta What We are Looking For:
- experience across multiple layers of the stack—from databases and networking to efficient computing.
- In-depth knowledge of corporate IAM
- experience covering the full workforce identity lifecycle (Joiner, Mover, Leaver, Access Requests, and Certifications).
- Ability to design and implement complex distributed systems operating under high load.
- Proficiency in our core stack: Go, Python, Java, or TypeScript, with a strong DevOps mindset and end-to-end code ownership (testing, monitoring, deploying, and maintaining).
- Deep understanding of modern authentication protocols (OAuth, OIDC, SAML) and secure-by-design principles.
- Hands-on familiarity with enterprise identity solutions including IGA, MFA, PAM / PIM, JIT and Directory architectures (e.g., Okta, LDAP, SailPoint).
- Familiarity with governance and compliance frameworks (SOC2, SOX, PCI), including driving audit-related access certification reviews.
- Additionally, Reddit offers a wide range of
- In select roles and locations, the interviews will be recorded, transcribed and summarized by artificial intelligence (AI).
Experience
- 10+ years of backend development
Benefits
- Benefits and Income Replacement Programs
- 401k with Employer Match
- Gender-Affirming Care
- Flexible Vacation & Paid Volunteer Time Off
- Generous Paid Parental Leave Pay Transparency:
- In addition to base salary, this job is eligible to receive equity in the form of restricted stock units, and depending on the position offered, it may also be eligible to receive a commission.
- benefits to U.S.-based employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) program with employer match, generous time off for vacation, and parental leave.
- To provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base salary ranges for all US-based job postings regardless of state.
- We set standard base pay ranges for all roles based on function, level, and country location, benchmarked against similar stage growth companies.
- The base salary range for this position is: $217,000 — $303,900 USD
Contact
- For more information, visit www.redditinc.com .
- For more information, visit redditinc.com .
- To learn more, please visit https://www.redditinc.com/careers/ .
Additional details
- It’s built on shared interests, passion, and trust, and is home to the most open and authentic conversations on the internet.
- Our mission is to bring community and belonging to everyone in the world.
- Reddit is a community of communities where people can dive into anything through experiences built around their interests, hobbies, and passions.
- With more than 50 million people visiting 100,000+ communities daily, it is home to the most open and authentic conversations on the internet.
- From pets to parenting, skincare to stocks, there’s a community for everybody on Reddit.
- You will partner closely with cross-functional teams to build creative, scalable solutions that align with business priorities and strict regulatory standards.
- Some of our present and future challenges include:
- Modernizing our identity infrastructure by replacing legacy systems with a tailored governance platform.
- Engineering & Integration: Develop, scale and maintain Reddit’s core IAM internal identity capabilities, platforms and infrastructure.
- Use synthetic transactions and anomaly detection to measure system availability (aiming for multiple 9s).