Senior Software Engineer, Identity Engineering - SSO

Cisco

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Work type
Remote
Location
Ann Arbor, MIAustin, TX
Salary
$139,300–$203,600 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
13 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Dec 14, 2026

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, Identity Engineering - SSO

The Senior Software Engineer (Identity Engineering - SSO) joins the Identity Engineering organization to build a unified foundation for connecting, managing, and securing identity across diverse enterprise systems. You will join the squad responsible for core SSO and identity-brokering capabilities, focusing on authentication, federation, and identity orchestration across heterogeneous systems. Your daily work involves designing and developing secure, scalable SSO and identity-broker services, building APIs, and owning complex software components from design through delivery. You will utilize Python, AWS, SQL, Redis, and asynchronous Python, while potentially using React and TypeScript. The role requires expertise in distributed systems, automated testing, and protocols like SAML, OpenID Connect, OAuth 2.0, and SCIM. You will solve complex cross-product integration challenges and manage technical tradeoffs involving security, scalability, and performance.

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What you'll do

  • Design and develop secure, scalable SSO and identity-broker services using Python.
  • Build APIs and platform capabilities for authentication, federation, and identity orchestration.
  • Own complex software components from initial design through implementation, testing, and delivery.
  • Evaluate and document technical tradeoffs regarding security, scalability, performance, and extensibility.
  • Convert ambiguous requirements into clear technical specifications and incremental implementation plans.
  • Use AI-assisted development tools while validating the security and correctness of the resulting software.
  • Deliver high-quality software through automated testing and rigorous code reviews.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree with 7+ years of related experience, master’s degree with 4+ years, or PhD with 1+ years of related experience.
  • Professional experience building enterprise or customer-facing backend services and APIs using Python.
  • Experience designing components within distributed systems and communicating technical decisions and tradeoffs.
  • Experience delivering quality software through automated testing and modern software development practices.
  • Experience using AI-assisted development tools while validating the security, correctness, and maintainability of the resulting work.
  • Experience with spec-driven development practices (preferred).
  • Experience building REST APIs using OpenAPI specifications and related code-generation workflows (preferred).
  • Knowledge of identity and federation protocols such as SAML, OpenID Connect, OAuth 2.0, SCIM, or WS-Federation (preferred).

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