Senior MTS Software Engineer, Identity

eBay

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Work type
On-site
Location
San Jose, CA
Salary
$217,600–$290,500 / yr
Posted
10 days ago
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TL;DR · Senior MTS Software Engineer, Identity

The Sr. MTS Software Engineer - Identity joins the Identity Domain to provide senior technical leadership for identity services across the platform. This role involves defining enterprise-wide identity and access management architecture, engineering standards, and reference implementations. The engineer will architect and implement OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML 2.0, and SCIM while driving adoption of FIDO2, WebAuthn, and Passkeys. Key responsibilities include designing API authorization patterns using JWT and mTLS, managing identity lifecycles, and mentoring engineers on security engineering. The position requires extensive experience building large-scale distributed systems and identity protocols in hybrid, multi-cloud, and SaaS environments. The work focuses on establishing consistent, secure platform capabilities, including adaptive, context-aware authorization models aligned with Zero Trust principles and cross-domain trust models.

What you'll do

  • Define and evolve enterprise-wide IAM architecture and engineering standards across the platform.
  • Design and maintain reference implementations for core identity capabilities.
  • Architect and implement OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, and SAML 2.0 for SSO and federation.
  • Drive adoption of phishing-resistant, passwordless authentication methods like FIDO2 and Passkeys.
  • Define API authorization patterns using JWT and mTLS for service-to-service communication.
  • Lead the transition to adaptive, context-aware authorization models aligned with Zero Trust principles.
  • Implement automated identity lifecycle management using SCIM.
  • Mentor engineers across teams to raise the bar for identity and security engineering.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
  • 12+ years of experience building large-scale distributed systems.
  • 5+ years as a technical lead or architect in the identity management domain owning end-to-end system design.
  • Extensive experience designing and building identity and access management systems.
  • Strong knowledge of identity protocols and standards including OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML, and SCIM.
  • Experience with federated and unified identity architectures in distributed environments.
  • Proven ability to influence technical direction across multiple teams and platforms.
  • Experience with identity verification, risk-based authentication, or trust signals (preferred).

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