Software Engineering Technical Leader, Identity Engineering - SSO

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Work type: Remote
Location: Ann Arbor, MIAustin, TX
Salary: $151,600–$222,400 / yr
Posted: 14 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Closes: Oct 28, 2026
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Below market

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This role $187k

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TL;DR · Software Engineering Technical Leader, Identity Engineering - SSO

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As a Software Engineering Technical Leader (Identity Engineering - SSO), you will join the Identity Engineering organization to build a unified foundation for managing and securing identity across diverse enterprise systems. You will serve as a hands-on individual contributor within a squad focused on core SSO and identity-brokering capabilities. Your daily responsibilities include defining technical strategy, designing scalable services, and translating ambiguous requirements into clear architectural designs and specifications. You will develop backend services and APIs using Python and asynchronous programming while integrating various authentication and federation protocols like SAML, OpenID Connect, OAuth 2.0, SCIM, and WS-Federation. The role requires expertise in distributed systems, microservices, and AI-assisted development tools. Technical requirements include experience with REST APIs, OpenAPI specifications, AWS, SQL, Redis, event-driven architectures, React, and TypeScript to solve complex cross-product integration challenges.

Skills

Python SAML OpenID Connect OAuth 2.0 SCIM WS-Federation REST APIs OpenAPI AWS SQL Redis TypeScript React Microservices Event-driven Architecture Distributed Systems

What you'll do

Own the architecture and technical direction for core SSO and identity-broker capabilities.
Design and develop secure, scalable SSO services and APIs using Python.
Establish durable patterns for authentication, federation, and identity orchestration across heterogeneous systems.
Translate ambiguous business needs into clear specifications, architectural designs, and executable plans.
Document consequential decisions through Architecture Decision Records to ensure alignment with intended architecture.
Implement AI-assisted development practices while ensuring high standards for security and maintainability.
Serve as a technical bridge between engineering squads, product management, and platform teams.
Provide mentorship and conduct design and code reviews to raise overall engineering standards.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of experience, Master's with 6+ years, or PhD with 3+ years of related experience.
Experience providing technical leadership for the design and delivery of distributed systems, microservices, or enterprise cloud services.
Professional experience building backend services and APIs using Python, including asynchronous programming patterns.
Experience designing or building identity, authentication, authorization, or security capabilities.
Experience using AI-assisted development tools while maintaining standards for security, correctness, and maintainability.
Deep knowledge of identity and federation protocols such as SAML, OpenID Connect, OAuth 2.0, SCIM, or WS-Federation.
Experience building REST APIs using OpenAPI specifications and related code-generation workflows.
Experience with AWS, SQL, Redis, event-driven architectures, React, or TypeScript.

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