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
Posted
9 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Nov 24, 2026

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This role $171k
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This role pays less than 61% of similar roles. Most pay $149,500–$199,175 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $171k versus about $174k for comparable roles.

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Cisco Systems is the world''s leading networking technology company, designing and manufacturing networking hardware, telecommunications equipment, and cybersecurity solutions for businesses and governments. Industry: Networking Technology & Cybersecurity

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

Senior Software Engineer (Identity Engineering - SSO) joins the Identity Engineering organization to build a unified foundation for managing and securing identity across various products and enterprise systems. This role focuses on core SSO and identity-brokering capabilities, where you will design and develop secure, scalable services using Python. You will be responsible for building APIs that support authentication, federation, and identity orchestration while solving complex distributed-systems and cross-product integration challenges. The work involves turning ambiguous requirements into technical specifications and utilizing AI-assisted development tools to ensure software quality. Key technologies include Python, REST APIs with OpenAPI specifications, and protocols such as SAML, OpenID Connect, OAuth 2.0, SCIM, or WS-Federation. Additional relevant skills include experience with AWS, SQL, Redis, asynchronous Python, event-driven architectures, React, and TypeScript to manage identity lifecycle management for workforce users and service identities.

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What you'll do

  • Design and develop secure, scalable SSO and identity-broker services using Python.
  • Build APIs to support authentication, federation, and identity orchestration across Cisco products.
  • Own complex software components from initial design through implementation, testing, and delivery.
  • Document technical decisions regarding security, scalability, performance, and extensibility via Architecture Decision Records.
  • Translate ambiguous requirements into clear technical specifications and incremental implementation plans.
  • Utilize AI-assisted development tools while validating the security and correctness of the resulting code.
  • Deliver high-quality software through automated testing and rigorous code reviews.

What we're looking for

  • Must have a Bachelor's degree with 7+ years of experience, a Master's with 4+ years, or a PhD with 1+ year of related experience.
  • Must have professional experience building enterprise or customer-facing backend services and APIs using Python.
  • Must have experience designing components within distributed systems and communicating technical decisions and tradeoffs.
  • Must have experience delivering quality software through automated testing and modern software development practices.
  • Must have experience using AI-assisted development tools while validating the security, correctness, and maintainability of the resulting work.
  • Preferred experience with spec-driven development and building REST APIs using OpenAPI specifications.
  • Preferred knowledge of identity and federation protocols such as SAML, OpenID Connect, OAuth 2.0, SCIM, or WS-Federation.
  • Preferred experience with AWS, SQL, Redis, asynchronous Python, event-driven architectures, React, or TypeScript.

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