Senior Software Engineer

Job Description

About the Team :

This hiring is for the User Authentication team within the Platform Security organization . The team focuses on authentication mechanisms, including local login using username / password and SSO (Single Sign-On) logins using SAML and OIDC. Additionally, the team owns features such as Certificate Based Authentication, Adaptive Authentication, Zero Trust Access, eSignature, Custom URL, Web Embeddable. This role offers a great learning opportunity for the candidate.

We are looking for a team member with strong coding skills (primarily Java, with some exposure to JavaScript). Experience in the security or authentication domain is a plus, as it will help in ramping up quickly, but it is not mandatory. The ideal candidate should be a team player, have good communication skills, and be able to work independently on tasks after an initial guidance period. Maintaining a healthy team culture and demonstrating strong behavioral skills are also critical for this role.

What you get to do in this role :

• Build high-quality, clean, scalable and reusable code by enforcing best practices around software engineering architecture and processes (Code Reviews, Unit testing, etc.)
• Work with the product owners to understand detailed requirements and own your code from design, implementation, test automation and delivery of high-quality product to our users.
• Implement software that is simple to use to allow customers to extend and customize the functionality to meet their specific needs
• Contribute to the design and implementation of new products and features while also enhancing the existing product suite
• Be a mentor for colleagues and help promote knowledge-sharing

Qualifications

To be successful in this role you have :

Knowledge of Authentication, Identity management, or security systems is a plus.

Candidates with experience in protocols and standards such as OpenID Connect (OIDC), SAML, Certificate Based Authentication or familiarity with MFA, Adaptive Authentication will have an advantage, though it is not mandatory.

Analytical and design skills

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