Senior Software Engineer, Identity
Scale AI · San Francisco, CA; New York, NY; Washington, DC · Horizontals EPD · listed July 8, 2026
The shape of it
Seniority
Senior
Experience asked
5+ years
Where
Not stated
Stated pay
$216,000 – $270,000 USD
Requirements listed
5
Length
992 words
In the posting’s own words
At the foundation of these products is the Identity Engineering team. In this role, you will help support the design and development of core software systems specifically focused on identity, access management, authorization, and authentication. You’ll also get widespread exposure to the forefront of the AI race as Scale sees it in enterprises, startups, governments, and large tech companies.
What it asks for · 5
- Strong understanding of Zanzibar-based ReBAC models, relationship tuples, and access control evaluation.
- Extensive experience in software development and a deep understanding of distributed systems and public cloud platforms (AWS preferred).
- Show a track record of independent ownership of successful engineering projects.
- Possess excellent communication and collaboration skills, and the ability to translate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
- Proficiency in integrating IAM solutions with applications built using frameworks such as Java, Python, Node.js, or .NET.
Tools and skills named
Models & research
- Reinforcement learning3×
- LLM2×
- Evaluations
- Fine-tuning
Cloud & infra
- AWS2×
- Azure
- Distributed systems
- GCP
- Terraform
Security & compliance
- IAM2×
- Security
- SOC 2
Languages
- Java
- JavaScript
- Python
Frameworks
- Node.js2×
Ways of working
- Mentorship
Words the posting leans on
- identity7×
- experience6×
- software6×
- access control5×
- authentication5×
- infrastructure5×
- authorization4×
- build4×
- human4×
- models4×
- systems4×
- data3×
- engineering3×
- enterprises3×
- evaluation3×
- large3×
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